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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SIFMA urges SEC to modernize recordkeeping rules for broker-dealers and RIAs
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 20, 2025
SIFMA urges SEC to modernize recordkeeping rules for broker-dealers and RIAs

The industry group says current rules are outdated and overly broad, urging reforms to better reflect modern communication channels.

&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2025
&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group

Drawing scores of breakaways with $50 billion in prehire assets, the hybrid RIA co-founded by former Wells Fargo leaders has officially hit the ambitious target set at its inception two years ago.

RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2025
RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe

With M&A deals poised to exceed 300 this year, sub-acquisitions now account for nearly one-third of all RIA transactions thanks to a "maturing" ecosystem.

Advisor moves: Raymond James bags more LPL, Commonwealth defectors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2025
Advisor moves: Raymond James bags more LPL, Commonwealth defectors

LPL's W-2 channel, Linsco, also added a $330 million team from Janney, while Ameriprise's independent unit lassoed advisors from LPL and Wells Fargo.

Aboon secures $17.5M seed funding to streamline 401(k) plans for advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2025
Aboon secures $17.5M seed funding to streamline 401(k) plans for advisors

The investment led by Bain Capital, with participation from Edward Jones, comes as new research points to the rising role of 401(k)s for younger generations' retirement security.

RIA moves: Captrust snaps up $3.1B RIA in New York
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2025
RIA moves: Captrust snaps up $3.1B RIA in New York

Also this week, NorthRock Partners added a $2.7 billion advisory firm in California, while Carnegie Investment Counsel deepened its footprint in Florida.

Schwab posts Q3 earnings beat estimates as client assets, trading surge
EQUITIES OCT 16, 2025
Schwab posts Q3 earnings beat estimates as client assets, trading surge

The brokerage giant added over one million new brokerage accounts for the fourth straight quarter, while total client assets reached a record $11.59 trillion.

Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2025
Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff

An open letter from the fintech to the 401(k) giant has sparked a fierce debate over how retirement savers ought to be able to engage third-party advisors.

Morgan Stanley, BofA post strong Q3 earnings as markets boost wealth units
WIREHOUSES OCT 15, 2025
Morgan Stanley, BofA post strong Q3 earnings as markets boost wealth units

Wealth management units post standout results, powered by rising client balances and increased trading.

Blackstone muscling into 401(k) space with new DC plan unit
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2025
Blackstone muscling into 401(k) space with new DC plan unit

The move to enter the $13 trillion DC plan market follows recent regulatory shifts, with Blackstone joining other asset managers seeking to bring private assets to workplace retirement plans.