Steve Randall

 
   

InvestmentNews

   

Steve Randall

   

Senior Financial Journalist

   
30+ years experience   386,794 views on InvestmentNews in 2025
     
 
   
     
       

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          Retirement planning           ETFs           Practice management           Wealth technology        
     
     
       

Steve Randall is a senior financial journalist at InvestmentNews, covering equities, fixed income, retirement planning, regulatory enforcement, fintech, and alternative investments for financial advisors and wealth management professionals across the United States. He is the author of the Morning Briefing newsletter, which reaches thousands of financial professionals daily. Steve brings more than three decades of media experience across digital, print, radio, and podcasting to his reporting, and has covered the financial services industry since 2014. His work spans Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement trends, Federal Reserve policy, RIA mergers and acquisitions, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in wealth management.

     
     

How I think about writing for this industry…

     
       

“The evolving investment and advisory space is an exciting one, especially with technology and changing client demand. Keeping advisors updated and sharing their insights is a unique honor.”

     
     
       

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Nuveen to acquire Schroders in $13.5 billion cash deal to create $2.5T AUM business
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS FEB 12, 2026
Nuveen to acquire Schroders in $13.5 billion cash deal to create $2.5T AUM business

US asset manager buying the UK-based firm is one of the largest cross-border deals in active asset management in recent years.

People moves: Wells Fargo, KeyBank, Equitable signal focus on markets, families, tech
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2026
People moves: Wells Fargo, KeyBank, Equitable signal focus on markets, families, tech

Leadership moves reshape strategy, wealth and digital leadership across major firms.

RBC, PNC enhance platform offerings at both ends of the wealth management spectrum
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2026
RBC, PNC enhance platform offerings at both ends of the wealth management spectrum

Wealth managers widen services from lifestyle perks for the ultra-rich to integrated solutions for mass affluent.

Financial services leaders see strong 2026 growth ahead as AI returns surprise on the upside
FINTECH FEB 12, 2026
Financial services leaders see strong 2026 growth ahead as AI returns surprise on the upside

CEOs anticipate solid revenue, profitability and productivity gains for 2026 with AI returns outpacing forecasts.

Women’s capital isn’t retreating, it’s evolving, but advice has a key role to play
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY FEB 12, 2026
Women’s capital isn’t retreating, it’s evolving, but advice has a key role to play

Survey shows disciplined, values-aligned deployment and a strong future pipeline among female investors.

Advisors can’t wait too long for muni yields opportunity, warns Franklin Templeton’s Barber
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2026
Advisors can’t wait too long for muni yields opportunity, warns Franklin Templeton’s Barber

Holding out for perfect clarity could mean a missed chance, municipal bonds director tells InvestmentNews.

Midlife women’s financial confidence plummets as cost pressures bite
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2026
Midlife women’s financial confidence plummets as cost pressures bite

New survey reveals over half of women 50+ feel less secure financially than a year ago.

Tax deferral proposal could narrow mutual funds’ long-standing disadvantage, says ICI
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2026
Tax deferral proposal could narrow mutual funds’ long-standing disadvantage, says ICI

Proposed GROWTH Act may add up to $1,340 in returns, reshaping taxable-account planning.

Date-flation meets the ‘single’s tax’ debate, reshaping advice conversations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 11, 2026
Date-flation meets the ‘single’s tax’ debate, reshaping advice conversations

Two new reports show singledom’s trade-offs and why couples’ cost-sharing isn’t a cure-all.

How structured notes are entering a new phase of advisor adoption
ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2026
How structured notes are entering a new phase of advisor adoption

Halo’s co-founder and president Jason Barsema tells InvestmentNews that these investment vehicles are moving from niche to core.