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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BlackRock's Aladdin, RedBlack unveil updates targeting alts gaps
FINTECH MAY 06, 2026
BlackRock's Aladdin, RedBlack unveil updates targeting alts gaps

BlackRock's platform is providing richer private credit analytics on Preqin, while RedBlack engages CAIS to bolt alts trading into its rebalancing engine.

Americans feel prosperous – but retirement readiness tells a different story
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2026
Americans feel prosperous – but retirement readiness tells a different story

New studies from Northwestern Mutual and Guardian Life point to a widening gap between financial optimism and actual preparedness as lifespans grow longer.

Reckoning comes for private credit as SEC, global watchdogs sharpen their focus
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2026
Reckoning comes for private credit as SEC, global watchdogs sharpen their focus

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are scrutinizing a nearly $2 trillion market that has thrived in the shadows – and the pressure is mounting.

As Anthropic deepens its push into finance, RIA execs draw lines on AI use
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2026
As Anthropic deepens its push into finance, RIA execs draw lines on AI use

Anthropic's new financial agents can build pitch decks and screen client files. Two leaders close to the technology say that's the easy part.

Ken Griffin sounds alarm on tax creep as more states target the wealthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2026
Ken Griffin sounds alarm on tax creep as more states target the wealthy

Arguing New York under Mayor Zohran Mamdani "doesn't welcome success," Citadel's billionaire CEO warns punishing fiscal policies are reshaping where wealth — and business — plants its flag.

Anthropic rolls out financial services agents as arms race with OpenAI heats up
FINTECH MAY 05, 2026
Anthropic rolls out financial services agents as arms race with OpenAI heats up

The reveal of 10 agent templates for banks, asset managers, and insurers comes just after its announced $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and other Wall Street heavy-hitters.

RIA beat: Wealthspire doubles down on Indianapolis with $1.2B boutique firm
RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2026
RIA beat: Wealthspire doubles down on Indianapolis with $1.2B boutique firm

Elsewhere, a multigenerational team overseeing $650 million strengthens Apollon's Midwest presence, and Merit plants another stake in the Pacific Northwest.

Wirehouse watch: Citi taps UBS vet to lead retirement division
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2026
Wirehouse watch: Citi taps UBS vet to lead retirement division

UBS is also expanding its Manhattan complex with a trio of defectors from Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo's billion dollar-team binge continues with an ultra-high-net-worth practice in Texas.

People moves: Lido Advisors names president, lifts founder Ken Stern to co-CEO
RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2026
People moves: Lido Advisors names president, lifts founder Ken Stern to co-CEO

Meanwhile, Rise-backed OnePoint BFG brings on a NorthRock alum as its new chief strategy officer, and Bogart Wealth adds its first-ever director of corporate development.

Musk's trust to pay $1.5M to settle SEC's Twitter disclosure case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 04, 2026
Musk's trust to pay $1.5M to settle SEC's Twitter disclosure case

The penalty, a steep discount from what the SEC originally demanded, resolves claims that Musk's late filing let him purchase shares at artificially low prices before his $44 billion takeover.