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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Osaic deepens RISR partnership as advisors race to serve aging business owners
FINTECH JUL 23, 2026
Osaic deepens RISR partnership as advisors race to serve aging business owners

Expanded deal pairs succession-planning software with a broker-dealer network already logging rapid AI adoption among 11,000 advisors.

Advisor moves: &Partners reels in $524M RayJay team, Focus firm Eton Advisors welcomes Northern Trust alum
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2026
Advisor moves: &Partners reels in $524M RayJay team, Focus firm Eton Advisors welcomes Northern Trust alum

Elsewhere, Ameriprise added a $470 million Wells team in New York, while an ex-Morgan Stanley advisor bolsters UBS' Austin, Texas office.

Dynasty-backed Americana Partners expands into sports and entertainment wealth management
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2026
Dynasty-backed Americana Partners expands into sports and entertainment wealth management

The $11.5 billion Houston-based RIA has tapped a JPMorgan alum and former Division I soccer player to lead the buildout of its specialized services.

Advisors pile into alternatives, but liquidity fears limit appetite
ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2026
Advisors pile into alternatives, but liquidity fears limit appetite

Ninety-five percent of advisors now use alternative investments, a new survey finds, even as illiquidity remains their top concern.

SEC moves to make electronic delivery the default for investor disclosures
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 16, 2026
SEC moves to make electronic delivery the default for investor disclosures

The proposal would end decades of paper-first delivery rules, but keeps a paper opt-out and draws early praise from fund and annuity industry groups.

Creative Planning bolsters commercial insurance arm with Lovell deal
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2026
Creative Planning bolsters commercial insurance arm with Lovell deal

The Kansas-based RIA giant's latest purchase extends a run of specialized acquisitions that has defined its growth strategy through 2026.

CFP Board selects Richard Shaw as its 2027 chair-elect
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2026
CFP Board selects Richard Shaw as its 2027 chair-elect

Bessemer Trust veteran Richard Shaw joins the credential-granting body's leadership succession line.

Wealth Enhancement expands Houston footprint with Trippon acquisition
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2026
Wealth Enhancement expands Houston footprint with Trippon acquisition

Deal adds a $299 million tax-and-wealth practice as the RIA aggregator advances acquisition strategy around integrated financial and tax planning.

Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise, and Janney announce additions in Florida
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise, and Janney announce additions in Florida

The war for talent continues in the Sunshine State with as Truist and RayJay teams managing a collective $1 billion in client assets defect to other firms.

Can mega RIAs go public? Integration may decide it, veteran leaders say
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2026
Can mega RIAs go public? Integration may decide it, veteran leaders say

Crewe Advisors' Ryan Halliday and Accelerated Wealth Partners' Eric Amar suggest mega RIA's readiness to integrate — not just scale — will determine whether an IPO exit actually works.