Article: Advanced Equities to Acquire First Allied Securities, Unit of Wells Fargo.

CHICAGO & SAN FRANCISCO -- Advanced Equities Financial Corp. ("Advanced Equities") and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today they have signed a definitive agreement for Advanced Equities to acquire FAS Holdings, Inc. and First Allied Securities, Inc. which are currently subsidiaries of Wells Fargo.

First Allied is a leading provider of full-service brokerage and investment services to retail clients through independent-contractor financial consultants and broker/dealers. It has 92 team members and 465 contracted representatives operating in all 50 states. Advanced Equities said that First Allied would be operated as a separate broker-dealer within its ...

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