Wealthmanagement.com, Christine M. Conboy, VP and assistant general counsel at J.P. Morgan, sought to make those internal divisions clearer. She wrote that the bank's participation in the agreement applies only to “registered representatives in the J.P. Morgan Advisors line of business” with the title of “wealth partner” or “wealth advisor.”
“No other divisions, businesses or employees of JPMS or its corporate affiliates or parents are covered by the Protocol,” the letter read. “That means that registered representatives working in Chase Wealth Management, JPMorgan Private Bank, or JPMorgan Chase & Co. are not covered by the Protocol.”
The letter comes several weeks after the company filed several complaints in federal court against former branch-based advisors allegedly soliciting clients. It's not clear the "clarification" letter is in reaction to those cases.