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Real estate investors gain as rents stay higher for longer
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2024
Real estate investors gain as rents stay higher for longer

US, Canada among markets where rents are likely to be last to fall.

By Bloomberg
Jay-Z's no 'Cowboy Carter' as Pendulum investment deal nears
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2024
Jay-Z's no 'Cowboy Carter' as Pendulum investment deal nears

Marcy Venture Partners in advanced talks for 'California merge 'em'.

By Bloomberg
$585M Wells Fargo team hops to Ohio-based RIA
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
$585M Wells Fargo team hops to Ohio-based RIA

Advising high-net-worth families and individuals, the two veterans are breaking away from the wirehouse giant to join the $2.5B independent.

By Leo Almazora
LPL expands in the Northeast with $830M team
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
LPL expands in the Northeast with $830M team

Serving multigenerational clients, the three former Janney Montgomery Scott advisors in Connecticut include a 46-year industry veteran.

By Leo Almazora
After losing arbitration, brokers file bankruptcy
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 07, 2024
After losing arbitration, brokers file bankruptcy

"Another schlocky broker-dealer gets hit with an arbitration award and the owner and everyone else declare bankruptcy," said one attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
Breaking the $90K college barrier
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
Breaking the $90K college barrier

University costs are eye-watering for parents, but the new stratospheric prices offer advisors an opportunity to provide real value to clients and their families.

By Gregg Greenberg
InvestmentNews' 5-Star Research Platforms revealed
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 07, 2024
InvestmentNews' 5-Star Research Platforms revealed

From data accuracy to active listening and a focus on efficiency and simplicity, the best research platforms for financial advisors lead on several fronts.

By Leo Almazora
Want your firm to thrive? Focus on growth and relationship strategies
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
Want your firm to thrive? Focus on growth and relationship strategies

President of Crestwood Advisors says how a company thinks about growth is key to achieving it over the long term.

By Josh Welsh
S&P 500 sees best three-day rally since November
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
S&P 500 sees best three-day rally since November

Hopes of Fed rate cuts boosted equities again Monday.

By Bloomberg
Private credit is growing as a financing option, outperforming for investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 07, 2024
Private credit is growing as a financing option, outperforming for investors

American Investment Council says the market continues to expand.

By Steve Randall
Asset managers face rising costs, sluggish revenues but AI might save the day
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
Asset managers face rising costs, sluggish revenues but AI might save the day

BCG report urges firms to seize the opportunity from tech innovations.

By Steve Randall
High-tech market makers push deeper into fixed income
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
High-tech market makers push deeper into fixed income

Firms such as Citadel, Jane Street aim to disrupt Wall Street domination.

By Bloomberg
Wealth management unit helps propel UBS back to profit
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
Wealth management unit helps propel UBS back to profit

Net income smashed analysts’ expectations for first quarter.

By Bloomberg
Medicare fund will pay full benefits for extra five years
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2024
Medicare fund will pay full benefits for extra five years

Strong economy means the fund should be in a solid position until 2036.

By Bloomberg
Osaic seals deal for Lincoln’s wealth advisor business
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2024
Osaic seals deal for Lincoln’s wealth advisor business

The wealth management giant has gotten even more colossal as it welcomes $115 billion in assets and some 1,400 advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Trump Media's banned accountant had 20 B-D clients
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 06, 2024
Trump Media's banned accountant had 20 B-D clients

"These firms have to go back, hire a new accounting firm and restate financials," said one senior industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman bolsters alts commitment with new lending solution
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2024
Goldman bolsters alts commitment with new lending solution

Extended to eligible RIA clients, the new offering takes the staid practice of securities lending to the alternative investment space.

By Leo Almazora
MAI extends acquisition streak with Harbor Wealth deal
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2024
MAI extends acquisition streak with Harbor Wealth deal

The high-net-worth RIA has added $321M to its network with the addition of a women-owned and operated practice in Colorado.

By Leo Almazora
Change continues at Focus with Colony-Buckingham merger plan
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2024
Change continues at Focus with Colony-Buckingham merger plan

“Transformational” combination will see Adam Birenbaum lead a wealth giant with nearly 1,200 employees across more than 90 locations.

By Leo Almazora
Snowden Lane’s CEO is out to win the war for wirehouse talent
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2024
Snowden Lane’s CEO is out to win the war for wirehouse talent

The former Merrill executive has an insider’s view of what advisors want – and don’t want.

By Gregg Greenberg