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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Vestmark's RIA arm hits $50B in assets under management
RIA NEWS JUN 18, 2026
Vestmark's RIA arm hits $50B in assets under management

The Massachusetts-based wealth tech firm announced the quick AUM milestone just as it leans harder into AI with a recently appointed leader.

Salesforce launches Agentic Advisor as AI notetakers threaten CRM dominance
FINTECH JUN 18, 2026
Salesforce launches Agentic Advisor as AI notetakers threaten CRM dominance

The new AI workspace rollout promises to automate the full advisor workflow just as third-party tools wage a turf war for central control of wealth firms' tech stacks.

RIA moves: Oxford strengthens Ohio presence with dual managing director hires
RIA NEWS JUN 18, 2026
RIA moves: Oxford strengthens Ohio presence with dual managing director hires

Meanwhile, Dynasty partner RIA SageSpring adds five advisors to its equity ownership stack, and NewEdge Wealth continues its expansion in Nashville.

Franklin Templeton opens Canvas tax tools to rival active managers
FINTECH JUN 17, 2026
Franklin Templeton opens Canvas tax tools to rival active managers

New Preferred Partner Program lets third-party asset managers including Federated Hermes and T. Rowe Price offer tax-managed separately managed account strategies through Franklin's platform.

Morningstar enters public-private model portfolio race
ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2026
Morningstar enters public-private model portfolio race

Morningstar Wealth partners with Apollo, Franklin Templeton and J.P. Morgan Asset Management to give advisors a multi-manager private markets solution.

Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal

Smithfield Trust marks the Birmingham RIA's first dedicated trust company acquisition, pushing total assets well past $35 billion.

Securities-based lending gets a new push at AE Wealth Management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 17, 2026
Securities-based lending gets a new push at AE Wealth Management

The Kansas-based RIA has added an SBL solution for its 500 advisors, expanding beyond investments to address client liquidity needs

Top female financial advisors 2026: Meet the $100M club
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Top female financial advisors 2026: Meet the $100M club

With $34 trillion in wealth projected to be controlled by women by 2030, these female advisors are building practices that will define the American wealth industry's next chapter.

Next-gen advisors are ready to work – are RIA firms ready for them?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 17, 2026
Next-gen advisors are ready to work – are RIA firms ready for them?

A new student survey from FP Transitions and the FinServ Foundation reveals eager, career-ready talent are waiting at the door — but firms risk losing them before they begin.

Fidelity is boarding the ETF share class express
ETFS JUN 16, 2026
Fidelity is boarding the ETF share class express

Fidelity adds ETF share options to three existing mutual fund strategies, joining a fast-moving industry shift after SEC cleared the way.