Wells Fargo Securities has brought in five analysts for its growing research team. Peter Stabler arrives from Credit Suisse, where he was a senior media analyst, to cover the internet, digital media and advertising sectors in the equities team. Chris Manuel also joins the equities team, covering the packaging sector, arriving from KeyBanc Capital Markets, while Cameron McKnight joins from The Buckingham Research Group and will cover the gaming sector. Frank Mitsch has joined from BB&T Capital Markets, and will cover the commodity, specialty, and agricultural chemicals sectors.

In addition, George Huang has joined the firm's municipal bond research team, focussing on the healthcare sector. He arrives from Assured Guaranty, and has previous experience at Mizuho and Moody's Investor Services.