Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

10 years experience1,025,285 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

Leo's specialty topics

RIAs Alternative investments Fintech Mutual funds Practice management

Leo Almazora is the resident US news writer at InvestmentNews, a role he has held since February 2024. He covers a broad range of topics central to the financial advisory industry, including broker-dealer news, registered investment advisor (RIA) activity, advisor recruitment and moves, retirement planning, elder fraud, and wealth technology across the United States. Leo brings nearly a decade of financial journalism experience to his reporting, having developed deep expertise in equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), alternative investments, and wealthtech through extensive conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry executives.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“After a decade of covering wealth management from the Canadian and US perspectives, I've chosen to see this space as a rich industry filled with motivated individuals working against forces that go against their clients' best interest. It's been encouraging to watch the industry from purely focusing on investment products to a more holistic approach that includes financial planning, risk management, retirement planning, charitable giving, and legacy conversations.”

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Featured content from Leo

Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff 'This came out of the blue': Why firms are pushing back against New Jersey's proposed independent contractor rule From breakaways to breakouts: How Altruist's Jason Wenk sees next-gen RIAs moving forward

Previous experience

  • Key Media — US News Writer
  • Key Meda — Canada editor
  • Key Media — News editor
  • Key Meda — Business journalist

Education

  • Masters in Applied Business Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific
  • Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines

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Move over, Musk: Larry Ellison takes over as world's richest person
EQUITIES SEP 10, 2025
Move over, Musk: Larry Ellison takes over as world's richest person

The co-founder of Oracle's net worth is now nearly $400 billion.

Bernstein Private Wealth taps former UBS and Northern Trust leaders for key US roles
RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2025
Bernstein Private Wealth taps former UBS and Northern Trust leaders for key US roles

Gregory Kadet and Cecily Bolding have been given managing director roles at the firm's private wealth offices in the Rocky Mountains and Dallas, Texas.

Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star RIA firms for 2025
RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2025
Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star RIA firms for 2025

From a performance-first mindset to high-touch service and talent development, the inaugural report on top-performing firms shows how top firms achieve significant asset and client growth.

Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations
ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2025
Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations

The former Colorado resident allegedly caused private funds his firms advised to make detrimental short-term loans without investors' knowledge, among other fiduciary breaches.

Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2025
Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit

The approved compensation would be on top of an even larger $133 million fair fund set up in a related SEC settlement, according to lawyers for the aggrieved investors.

Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 09, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS

An ex-Ameriprise duo has also joined LPL in Virginia, while Raymond James welcomes advisors from Edward Jones and Oppenheimer to its network.

Revealed: The $100M top female advisors of 2025
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2025
Revealed: The $100M top female advisors of 2025

From next-gen advisors to firm leaders and CEOs, these professionals are raising their voices and helping to drive change in the wealth industry.

BLS revises jobs growth data downward by 911,000, raising more question marks around labor market
FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2025
BLS revises jobs growth data downward by 911,000, raising more question marks around labor market

The annual revision, indicating 76,000 fewer jobs added per month across sectors, marks one of the largest negative adjustments in years.

RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2025
RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm

Also, a triple-deal propels Beacon Pointe to reach a $48 billion asset milestone, and Bluespring merges in another Kestra firm.

State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 08, 2025
State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says

Annual snapshot shows registration failures, fees, and fiduciary shortfalls as top enforcement issues, with California, Texas, and Florida hosting the most state-level RIAs.