Category Archive : News

In other RIA news, Merchant stakes an investment banking firm, Focus partner firm Transform Wealth buys fellow Denver business Custom Portfolio Group, and Cetera's employee RIA acquires an Austin-based practice with $185 million in assets.

The Canell Group includes the sibling advisory duo Jay and Neil Canell. They’re joining Wells Fargo’s Private Client Group along with four advisors and support staff.

The two Wall Street heavyweights have struck an exclusive partnership to arrange financings for corporate and private equity clients.

Once complete and available, the Intelligent Agent should help relieve the burden of manual communications review on compliance officers.

The deal values the RIA integrator at around $1 billion, according to a Reuters report.  

Financial advisors’ confidence in the current state of the economy sank last month to its lowest point year-to-date, while optimism in the stock market continued to rise.

Justin Berman details the thinking behind his move from Goldman Sachs to independence in 2010, followed by the merger with Cresset Asset Management.

Diamond will also serve as Chief Growth Officer for Gries’ parent company, The 4100 Group Financial Services.

Carson Wealth establishes its second Billings, Mont. location with the acquisition of True North Financial.

More than 99% of stockholders agreed to the deal, which valued the technology giant to advisors at $4.5 billion.