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WIREHOUSES

James Wang has moved to Smith Barney in Manhasset, N.Y., from Merrill Lynch in Garden City, N.Y. Wang generated $500,000 over the past year, with $120 million in assets.

Robert M. Fierson, a broker formerly with Smith Barney in Washington, D.C., has jumped to Wachovia Securities' branch at 15th Street Northwest in the city. Fierson, who produced $170,000 in the past year, manages $18 million in assets.

HIGH-NET-WORTH FIRMS

John M. Dowd is the new head of the private bank for The Bank of New York. Dowd oversees BONY's new pri