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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

VANESSA NICOLE ELKINS

Advisor at INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

MIAMI, FL | Beverly Hills, CA | Los Angeles, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 26, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 19, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 19, 2001
First registration: Mar 26, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: VANESSA NICOLE VILLARREAL|VANESSA NICOLE VILLARREAL-SHU|VANESSA NICOLE VILLARREAL
IAPD individual key: 4464748

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Mixed wealth	Jun 4, 2026	n/a	yes	MIAMI, FL\|Los Angeles, CA\|Beverly Hills, CA	Current employment
VECTORGLOBAL IAG, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 4, 2024	Jun 4, 2026	no	MIAMI, FL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Apr 1, 2016	Nov 18, 2024	no	Beverly Hills, CA	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2010	Apr 11, 2016	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|WEEHAWKEN, NJ\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Previous registration
UBS INTERNATIONAL INC.	n/a	Oct 13, 2003	Jan 1, 2010	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA\|BEVERLY HILLS, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 14, 2003	Oct 21, 2003	no	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Mar 26, 2002	Dec 17, 2002	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
VECTORGLOBAL IAG, INC.	INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Jun 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	VECTORGLOBAL IAG, INC.	Nov 18, 2024	Nov 4, 2024	-14	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Apr 11, 2016	Apr 1, 2016	-10	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
UBS INTERNATIONAL INC.	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Jan 1, 2010	Jan 1, 2010	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	UBS INTERNATIONAL INC.	Oct 21, 2003	Oct 13, 2003	-8	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 17, 2002	Jan 14, 2003	28	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
149777:147129:CA:2024-11-05	Nov 18, 2024	Nov 4, 2024	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Firm change
8174:149777:CA:2016-04-11	Apr 11, 2016	Apr 1, 2016	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 4, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VECTORGLOBAL IAG, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2024 to Jun 4, 2026factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2016 to Nov 18, 2024factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2010 to Apr 11, 2016factForm ADV
→ UBS INTERNATIONAL INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 13, 2003 to Jan 1, 2010factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2003 to Oct 21, 2003factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 26, 2002 to Dec 17, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 18, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Vanessa Nicole Elkins left Morgan Stanley for Vectorglobal Iag, Inc. (registered 2024-11-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago