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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Texas court tosses Biden-era DOL fiduciary rule, handing win to industry groups
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2026
Texas court tosses Biden-era DOL fiduciary rule, handing win to industry groups

Ruling vacates Labor Department’s 2024 fiduciary package and related exemptions, keeping existing Reg BI and state best-interest standards in place.

Fintech bytes: iCapital integrates annuity, insurance pipelines with Hexure deal
FINTECH MAR 17, 2026
Fintech bytes: iCapital integrates annuity, insurance pipelines with Hexure deal

Elsewhere, Nitrogen claims a wealth tech first with AI governance certification, while Intellebox.ai forges a strategic partnership with a leading macro investment research provider.

RIA moves: Waverly extends Pacific Northwest push with McBride Financial Advisors
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2026
RIA moves: Waverly extends Pacific Northwest push with McBride Financial Advisors

Meanwhile, Carson added an independent office in New York led by a mother-son duo, and Maridea gets a second location in Phoenix.

SEC proposal on ‘small’ RIAs draws support from planning groups
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 17, 2026
SEC proposal on ‘small’ RIAs draws support from planning groups

Planning organizations including CFP Board and the FPA support updating the SEC’s small-entity yardstick while pressing for an employee-based standard.

Northern Trust hires former auction house chief to lead advisor relationships
ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2026
Northern Trust hires former auction house chief to lead advisor relationships

Alyssa Quinlan's 25-year professional and leadership record includes a blend of fine art credentials and Wall Street training at JPMorgan Chase and Citi.

Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2026
Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up

Bernstein Private Wealth is taking an intentional approach to mentorship, sponsorship, and leave policies as women move into control of trillions in assets.

JPMorgan weighs prediction market rules as regulators tighten oversight
WIREHOUSES MAR 16, 2026
JPMorgan weighs prediction market rules as regulators tighten oversight

Big banks and watchdogs are racing to catch up as the action on prediction platforms blurs lines between market intelligence and personal bets.

Active ETF assets on track to hit $10 trillion by 2033, BBH survey suggests
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2026
Active ETF assets on track to hit $10 trillion by 2033, BBH survey suggests

Study shows investors planning to fund higher active ETF exposure by trimming mutual funds, while also signaling strong interest in private equity and private credit ETFs.

Markets misread AI's impact on brokerages, Morgan Stanley says
EQUITIES MAR 16, 2026
Markets misread AI's impact on brokerages, Morgan Stanley says

Analysis finds scale and sweep‑balance edge position firms such as Schwab and LPL to benefit as AI boosts advisor capacity and trims costs.

Envestnet brings interval funds onto UMA platform as focus sharpens on private credit
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2026
Envestnet brings interval funds onto UMA platform as focus sharpens on private credit

Move aims to bundle semi-liquid private markets into everyday portfolio workflows while Envestnet handles research, trading and rebalancing behind the scenes.