Leo Almazora

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.

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Advisor moves: RBC reels in $646M veteran-led team in Florida
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 08, 2026
Advisor moves: RBC reels in $646M veteran-led team in Florida

Also, a Rhode Island-based UBS team hops to another wirehouse, and another LPL veteran has defected to Cetera in Connecticut.

$1.8B Merrill team hops to Wells Fargo's FiNet
WIREHOUSES JAN 07, 2026
$1.8B Merrill team hops to Wells Fargo's FiNet

The move adds an 11-person ensemble to Wells Fargo’s independent network in Long Island as it continues to court elite advisory teams.

Anthropic reportedly lining up $10B financing as AI funding race accelerates
FINTECH JAN 07, 2026
Anthropic reportedly lining up $10B financing as AI funding race accelerates

Underwritten by a $350 billion valuation, the potential fresh backing from GIC and Coatue would add to pre-existing commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia to invest in the startup.

Cetera COO Tom Gooley to retire in planned leadership transition
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 07, 2026
Cetera COO Tom Gooley to retire in planned leadership transition

The veteran executive who helped oversee Cetera’s multicustodial buildout and deal-driven expansion will step aside after a yearlong succession process.

Envestnet taps industry leader Sue Burton as new marketing chief
FINTECH JAN 07, 2026
Envestnet taps industry leader Sue Burton as new marketing chief

The veteran marketer brings deep financial services and digital experience, including roles at Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Fidelity, to the advisor-focused tech giant.

RIA moves: Mercer Advisors adds nearly $1B with New York, Wyoming partnerships
RIA NEWS JAN 07, 2026
RIA moves: Mercer Advisors adds nearly $1B with New York, Wyoming partnerships

Meanwhile, Integrated Partners deepened its presence further in Connecticut, and Cerity Partners executed a merger of its own in the Lone Star State.

Mariner adds $1.8B in double-deal to start 2026 growth push
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2026
Mariner adds $1.8B in double-deal to start 2026 growth push

Dental, medical and multigenerational planning teams in Greater Boston and Pittsburgh bolster the $609 billion mega-RIA’s push for sector depth and regional scale.

Jackson Financial, TPG strike strategic private credit partnership
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 06, 2026
Jackson Financial, TPG strike strategic private credit partnership

The two-way agreement, which has TPG overseeing an initially $12 billion mandate, makes Jackson the latest insurance player to tap external expertise in asset-based lending.

Rhode Island weighs new tax on highest earners as Trump policy pressures mount
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2026
Rhode Island weighs new tax on highest earners as Trump policy pressures mount

The proposed new income levy would build on the state’s “Taylor Swift tax,” adding to a growing web of state-level measures impacting affluent households.

Carson Group, EP Wealth kickstart 2026 dealmaking calendars
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2026
Carson Group, EP Wealth kickstart 2026 dealmaking calendars

Carson’s first full-office purchase of the year and EP’s latest Southwest partnership spotlight their continuing growth-by-acquisition strategies.