Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora is a senior journalist at InvestmentNews. Having been with IN since February 2024, he covers the full spectrum of wealth management — equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology — drawing on nearly a decade of reporting experience built through direct conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry insiders.

Before joining InvestmentNews, Leo spent years developing deep fluency in the language of financial professionals, giving him an instinct for what matters to advisors and their clients alike.

Outside the newsroom, he's a runner (one marathon down, one more on the horizon), a singer, a dance enthusiast, a cyclist, and an audiobook devotee – sometimes all at once.

Connect with Leo on LinkedIn or reach him at [email protected].

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Capital Group enhances multi-asset shelf with blended target-date series
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2024
Capital Group enhances multi-asset shelf with blended target-date series

Combining CITs and ETFs, the firm's newest offerings include index-based passive exposures from State Street and BlackRock.

Cerity Partners taps Todd Cassler as first-ever growth chief
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2024
Cerity Partners taps Todd Cassler as first-ever growth chief

The RIA is harnessing the veteran's 20-plus years of experience, most recently at Mariner Wealth Advisors, to accelerate its strategic growth.

LPL expands in North Dakota with Cetera advisor duo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 09, 2024
LPL expands in North Dakota with Cetera advisor duo

The broker-dealer's latest addition, an outdoors-focused planning practice, previously managed $225M in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Luma forges alts alliance with Arete Wealth
ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2024
Luma forges alts alliance with Arete Wealth

The strategic partnership promises to help advisors at the hybrid RIA grow their business around annuities and structured products.

Massachusetts investment advisor fined over undisclosed WeChat communications
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 09, 2024
Massachusetts investment advisor fined over undisclosed WeChat communications

The general securities representative formerly with LPL had broken with firm policy by engaging with customers via the unapproved Chinese messaging platform.

Cresset hires First Republic alum Amy Hong for compliance chief role
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2024
Cresset hires First Republic alum Amy Hong for compliance chief role

Hong comes to the multi-family office and private investment firm with 25 years of experience, most recently at JPMorgan.

IRS sweep for high-income back taxes hits $1.3B milestone
RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2024
IRS sweep for high-income back taxes hits $1.3B milestone

Over the first six months of one targeted initiative, the agency scooped $172M from 21,000 wealthy individuals who've been delinquent on their tax filings since 2017.

Father-daughter advisor duo splits from Morgan Stanley
RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2024
Father-daughter advisor duo splits from Morgan Stanley

The Pennsylvania-based team led by a nearly 40-year veteran of the industry is launching their own independent firm in affiliation with Sanctuary Wealth.

Morgan Stanley to pay $2M fine over First Republic stock sales
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 06, 2024
Morgan Stanley to pay $2M fine over First Republic stock sales

"Monitoring officers incorrectly concluded, after only one minute, that there was no relationship between the customer and First Republic."

Former RIA ordered to pay more than $1.8M over fee disclosure failures
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 06, 2024
Former RIA ordered to pay more than $1.8M over fee disclosure failures

The Arizona-based firm charged an estimated 59 clients $1.3M more than they'd agreed to pay, according to an SEC complaint filed in court.