Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

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

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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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Cresset CEO Susie Cranston speaks out on AI, talent and scaling family offices
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 13, 2026
Cresset CEO Susie Cranston speaks out on AI, talent and scaling family offices

Three months into the job, the former COO of JPMorgan says AI and disciplined talent-building — not size alone — will decide which firms can serve the coming wave of ultra-wealthy families

Summitry names co-CEOs as Higgins steps back after two-decade run
RIA NEWS JUL 13, 2026
Summitry names co-CEOs as Higgins steps back after two-decade run

Alex Katz and Conor Wilkes take the reins as Aspen Standard Wealth's $4 billion affiliate accelerates its growth strategy.

Merrill lands four advisor teams as May recruiting data shows firm's two-way churn
WIREHOUSES JUL 10, 2026
Merrill lands four advisor teams as May recruiting data shows firm's two-way churn

Merrill's latest hires span Colorado to Louisiana, even as industry-wide recruiting data suggests the firm is losing almost as many advisors as it gains.

&Partners draws Upstate New York team with $864 million in assets
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 10, 2026
&Partners draws Upstate New York team with $864 million in assets

New York advisory practice Foothills Legacy Wealth Management joins hybrid RIA &Partners, extending a recruiting run built on Wells Fargo departures.

F.L. Putnam buys Seascape Capital, deepens New Hampshire footprint
RIA NEWS JUL 10, 2026
F.L. Putnam buys Seascape Capital, deepens New Hampshire footprint

Deal marks firm's 11th acquisition, pushes AUM above $11 billion as Seascape's Portsmouth team joins the RIA.

SEC's quarterly reporting retreat meets an investor revolt
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 10, 2026
SEC's quarterly reporting retreat meets an investor revolt

The Investment Adviser Association, CFP Board, and the CFA Institute warn semiannual filings would widen information gaps and raise costs for advisors and clients.

MSCI and UBS join forces to fix private markets' data gap
ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2026
MSCI and UBS join forces to fix private markets' data gap

The tie-up, arriving days after BlackRock's own push to introduce new benchmarking tools, pairs MSCI's index expertise with UBS's alternatives book.

Advisor moves: FiNet practice Merrit Point tucks in $1B Truist team in Florida debut
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 09, 2026
Advisor moves: FiNet practice Merrit Point tucks in $1B Truist team in Florida debut

Elsewhere, a Commonwealth team in Massachusetts converts to Cetera, while Janney draws four former Wells Fargo advisors to its Radnor, Pennsylvania office.

OnePoint BFG taps RISR as advisors chase business-owner clients
FINTECH JUL 09, 2026
OnePoint BFG taps RISR as advisors chase business-owner clients

The partnership arrives as most small business owners near retirement age still don't have a formal succession plan in place.

Carson Group adds $236 million California team in latest deal
RIA NEWS JUL 09, 2026
Carson Group adds $236 million California team in latest deal

Omaha-based RIA expands Northern California footprint with Roseville acquisition amid record annual pace for wealth management M&A.