Following Cetera's announcement that it was going to buy Avantax, two ratings agencies put the debt of Cetera's parent, Aretec Group Inc., on review.
Since its launch in 2009, CAIS has facilitated over $25 billion in transactions involving financial advisors.
Berthel Fisher has been known to sell a variety of alternative investments, which at times can be expensive and volatile.
The price tag Cetera paid for Avantax was 180% of its revenues last year, an unthinkable sum for a broker-dealer just a few years ago.
YieldStreet failed to disclose heightened risk, according to the SEC.
Barclays set a price target of $275 per share as it initiated coverage of LPL.
Deal affects almost 3,000 advisors working with $83.8 billion in client assets.
Morgan Stanley’s CEO, InvestmentNews' 2023 Icon, has upset advisors at times with his policies but is revered for leading spectacular growth and his Smith Barney ‘master stroke.’
'We maintain our view that this represents an overly generous payment to the manager,' Institutional Shareholder Services says of the fee resulting from the deal.
Labor Day weekend is a traditional time for financial advisors to leave one firm and be recruited by another.
