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Fintech bytes: Altruist launches new subscription service for RIA custody
FINTECH AUG 05, 2025
Fintech bytes: Altruist launches new subscription service for RIA custody

Also, Nitrogen has added Indivisible Partners to its integration network, while Wealthtender unveiled an AI-focused update to help boost advisors' online presence.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina

The giant hybrid RIA's latest East Coast move adds $175 million in recruited assets as it looks to offset broader advisor attrition.

By Leo Almazora
CFTC explores letting futures exchanges trade spot crypto
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 05, 2025
CFTC explores letting futures exchanges trade spot crypto

Regulator is asking for feedback on how this might work.

By Bloomberg
Trump to name new Fed governor, jobs data head in coming days
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 04, 2025
Trump to name new Fed governor, jobs data head in coming days

President says he has a ‘couple of people in mind’ for central bank role.

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan’s asset management arm targets Europe retail investors in active ETF tie-up
WIREHOUSES AUG 04, 2025
JPMorgan’s asset management arm targets Europe retail investors in active ETF tie-up

Wall Street firm partners with Dutch online broker to fuel push into EU market.

By Bloomberg
UBS to settle outstanding Credit Suisse RMBS case with $300M payment
WIREHOUSES AUG 04, 2025
UBS to settle outstanding Credit Suisse RMBS case with $300M payment

Agreement with the US Department of Justice comes eight years after settlement.

By Steve Randall
GeoWealth secures $38M in funding round led by major alternative investment manager
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2025
GeoWealth secures $38M in funding round led by major alternative investment manager

Series C funding will accelerate unification of TAMP’s model portfolios.

By Steve Randall
No succession plan? No worries. Just practice in place
OPINION AUG 01, 2025
No succession plan? No worries. Just practice in place

While industry statistics pointing to a succession crisis can cause alarm, advisor-owners should be free to consider a middle path between staying solo and catching the surging wave of M&A.

By Andrew Evans
Research highlights growing need for personalized retirement solutions as investors age
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2025
Research highlights growing need for personalized retirement solutions as investors age

New joint research by T. Rowe Price, MIT, and Stanford University finds more diverse asset allocations among older participants.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo

With its asset pipeline bursting past $13 billion, Farther is looking to build more momentum with three new managing directors.

By Leo Almazora
Insured Retirement Institute urges Labor Department to retain annuity safe harbor
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2025
Insured Retirement Institute urges Labor Department to retain annuity safe harbor

A Department of Labor proposal to scrap a regulatory provision under ERISA could create uncertainty for fiduciaries, the trade association argues.

By Leo Almazora
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors

"We continue to feel confident about our ability to capture 90%," LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier told analysts during the firm's 2nd quarter earnings call.

By Bruce Kelly
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team
RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2025
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team

It's the mega-RIA firm's third $1B+ acquisition in just three months.

By Steve Randall
WisdomTree to acquire $1.85B AUM specialist asset manager
ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2025
WisdomTree to acquire $1.85B AUM specialist asset manager

The deal marks a strategic entry into private asst markets for the ETP, ETF innovator.

By Steve Randall
Trump asks bank CEOs to pitch Fannie, Freddie stock offering
WIREHOUSES AUG 01, 2025
Trump asks bank CEOs to pitch Fannie, Freddie stock offering

Wall Street leaders propose ways to monetize the mortgage giants.

By Bloomberg
Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 01, 2025
Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA

Changes in legislation or additional laws historically have created opportunities for the alternative investment marketplace to expand.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2025
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships

A Texas-based bank selects Raymond James for a $605 million program, while an OSJ with Osaic lures a storied institution in Ohio from LPL.

By Leo Almazora
Bessent backpedals after blowback on 'privatizing Social Security' comments
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2025
Bessent backpedals after blowback on 'privatizing Social Security' comments

The Treasury Secretary's suggestion that Trump Savings Accounts could be used as a "backdoor" drew sharp criticisms from AARP and Democratic lawmakers.

By Leo Almazora
Financial advisors often see clients seeking to retire early; Here's what they tell them
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2025
Financial advisors often see clients seeking to retire early; Here's what they tell them

Wealth managers highlight strategies for clients trying to retire before 65 without running out of money.

By Gregg Greenberg
Robinhood beats Q2 profit estimates as business goes beyond YOLO trading
FINTECH JUL 31, 2025
Robinhood beats Q2 profit estimates as business goes beyond YOLO trading

Shares of the online brokerage jumped as it reported a surge in trading, counting crypto transactions, though analysts remained largely unmoved.

By Leo Almazora