Schwab plan to purchase TD Ameritrade will be boon to fortunes of both companies

Schwab plan to purchase TD Ameritrade will be boon to fortunes of both companies
The transaction would create a firm with roughly $5 trillion in combined assets.
NOV 21, 2019
By  Bloomberg
Charles Schwab Corp.'s plan to buy TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. for $26 billion is proving a boon for the fortunes anchored by two of America's biggest brokerages. [More: Charles Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade for $26 billion, reports say] TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts is set to add $400 million to his $2.4 billion net worth after his firm's shares rose 21% in Thursday. Charles Schwab's $8.8 billion fortune will increase by about $500 million based on his company's gains. The deal is worse news for Thomas Peterffy, chairman of rival Interactive Brokers Group Inc., whose net worth was down about $100 million at 11:50 a.m. in New York. [Recommended video: Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz: Power of creating financial accessibility The transaction could be announced as early as Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. It would create a firm with roughly $5 trillion in combined assets, consolidating an industry under pressure from a price war that escalated when Schwab last month announced plans to eliminate commissions for U.S. stocks, exchange traded funds and options. The combination may pose a threat to fund managers such as Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc., according to Bill Capuzzi, chief executive at Apex Clearing, a custodian that focuses on fintech firms. "It signals Schwab is going to continue to lean really hard into the advisory side," he said. "A gigantic percentage of the advisory world will be leveraging one firm for passive custody and clearing services." [More: Schwab's next target? Financial advisers] For Schwab, the net worth gain may be particularly sweet. In an October interview, he criticized wealth taxes like those proposed by Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as a "negative reward for success." Other winners from the potential acquisition include Toronto-Dominion Bank, which owns 43% of TD Ameritrade, and Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. with a 3.9% position as of Sept. 30. Generation Investment Management, the firm co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, owned a 2% stake in Schwab at the end of the third quarter. Register nowfor our ESG & Impact Forum at the U.N. on Dec. 5.

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