Vince Curtin lifts the lid on the East Coast RIA's fiduciary focus, its employee ownership structure, and how it seeks opportunities "even in a very crowded marketplace.”
A 12% drop in aggregate art sales last year, which brought total transactions worldwide to $57.5 billion, belies generational and demographic shifts supporting the collectibles space.
The multimillion-dollar settlement follows findings that First Trust exceeded industry limits on non-cash perks and misled client firms about the extent of its spending.
Elsewhere, &Partners adds another Wells Fargo team in Texas, while MAI finalizes its acquisition of Evoke Advisors in LA.
Experience financial planner and educator D. Crystal Alford-Cooper is stepping in as the FPA names three new members for three-year terms.
The fast-growing fintech startup is deepening its RIA presence as it taps top execs from Mission Wealth and Cerity to further scale its advisor outreach and engagement capabilities.
Plus, the Commonwealth advisor diaspora continues with more conversions to Cetera, Osaic, and Raymond James.
The deal marks AssetMark’s eighth acquisition since 2014 as the $158 billion firm continues to build scale in the RIA channel.
Providers target wirehouses and RIAs as active ETF assets top $1 trillion, but distribution and education concerns remain.
The former advisor's conviction follows a multi-year scheme built on fraudulent financial statements, ending in the collapse of investment partnership.
