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RIA moves: True North adds $353M California RIA as SageView grows North Carolina presence
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 14, 2025
RIA moves: True North adds $353M California RIA as SageView grows North Carolina presence

Plus, a $400 million Commonwealth team departs to launch an independent family-run RIA in the East Bay area.

By Leo Almazora
Top Commonwealth advisor to recruiters: Stop with the cold calls already!
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 14, 2025
Top Commonwealth advisor to recruiters: Stop with the cold calls already!

"I respectfully request that all recruiters for other BDs discontinue their efforts to contact me," writes Thomas Bartholomew.

By Bruce Kelly
Blue Owl Capital, Voya strike private market partnership for retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2025
Blue Owl Capital, Voya strike private market partnership for retirement plans

The collaboration will focus initially on strategies within collective investment trusts in DC plans, with plans to expand to other retirement-focused private investment solutions.

By Leo Almazora
Why AI notetakers alone can't fix 'broken' advisor meetings
FINTECH JUL 14, 2025
Why AI notetakers alone can't fix 'broken' advisor meetings

Wealth tech veteran Aaron Klein speaks out against the "misery" of client meetings, why advisors' communication skills don't always help, and AI's potential to make bad meetings "100 times better."

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Wells Fargo to settle Archegos trades lawsuit
WIREHOUSES JUL 14, 2025
Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Wells Fargo to settle Archegos trades lawsuit

The proposed $120 million settlement would close the book on a legal challenge alleging the Wall Street banks failed to disclose crucial conflicts of interest to investors.

By Bloomberg
Fintech bytes: Envestnet taps Quackenbush for C-suite role, TIFIN unveils global LLM hub
FINTECH JUL 14, 2025
Fintech bytes: Envestnet taps Quackenbush for C-suite role, TIFIN unveils global LLM hub

Sue Quackenbush brings more than 25 years of leadership experience to "align people strategies with a growth-oriented culture" at Envestnet.

By Leo Almazora
Senator Warren presses Empower for more details on PE in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2025
Senator Warren presses Empower for more details on PE in 401(k) plans

The Democrat from Massachusetts is pushing the retirement plan giant to explain how it would protect participants from risks linked to private markets.

By Leo Almazora
Small business owners feeling pressure from economy, succession gaps and AI stress
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2025
Small business owners feeling pressure from economy, succession gaps and AI stress

More than one-third of small business owners plan to sell in the next year, as inflation concerns and tariff pressures compound exit planning gaps.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan tells fintech firms to start paying for customer data
FINTECH JUL 11, 2025
JPMorgan tells fintech firms to start paying for customer data

The move to charge data aggregators fees totaling hundreds of millions of dollars threatens to upend business models across the industry.

By Bloomberg
FINRA snapshot shows concentration in largest firms, coastal states
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2025
FINRA snapshot shows concentration in largest firms, coastal states

The latest snapshot report reveals large firms overwhelmingly account for branches and registrants as trend of net exits from FINRA continues.

By Leo Almazora
Why advisors to divorcing couples shouldn't bet on who'll stay
OPINION JUL 11, 2025
Why advisors to divorcing couples shouldn't bet on who'll stay

Siding with the primary contact in a marriage might make sense at first, but having both parties' interests at heart could open a better way forward.

By Jamie Lima
SEC spanks closed Osaic RIA for conflicts, over-charging clients on alternatives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2025
SEC spanks closed Osaic RIA for conflicts, over-charging clients on alternatives

With more than $13 billion in assets, American Portfolios Advisors closed last October.

By Bruce Kelly
William Blair taps former Raymond James executive to lead investment management business
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2025
William Blair taps former Raymond James executive to lead investment management business

Robert D. Kendall brings decades of experience, including roles at DWS Americas and a former investment unit within Morgan Stanley, as he steps into a global leadership position.

By Leo Almazora
Fintech bytes: Pontera and Opto Investments expand RIA reach with new tech partnerships
FINTECH JUL 11, 2025
Fintech bytes: Pontera and Opto Investments expand RIA reach with new tech partnerships

Snowden Lane taps Pontera for held-away retirement account management, while Opto Investments enhances an Indiana-based independent RIA's private markets offering.

By Leo Almazora
Credent Wealth Management debuts in Detroit with TFG Advisors deal
RIA NEWS JUL 11, 2025
Credent Wealth Management debuts in Detroit with TFG Advisors deal

The $420 million RIA in Auburn Hills and Ann Arbor gives Credent its second and third Michigan locations while pushing it closer to $4 billion in AUM.

By Leo Almazora
Investor anxiety hits six-year high amid market turmoil, Allianz finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2025
Investor anxiety hits six-year high amid market turmoil, Allianz finds

New survey reveals heightened investor concern over market volatility, retirement readiness, and the impact of tariffs on living costs.

By Leo Almazora
Stifel star broker, Chuck Roberts, leaves firm under cloud of investor complaints
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 11, 2025
Stifel star broker, Chuck Roberts, leaves firm under cloud of investor complaints

Stifel – so far - is on the hook for more than $166 million in damages, legal fees and settlements in investor complaints involving Roberts, a 35-year industry veteran.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA moves: The Mather Group, Brand Asset Management announce deals
RIA NEWS JUL 11, 2025
RIA moves: The Mather Group, Brand Asset Management announce deals

Consolidation continues in US wealth management industry.

By Steve Randall
US broker-dealer fintech aims for global footprint as it acquires international firm
FINTECH JUL 10, 2025
US broker-dealer fintech aims for global footprint as it acquires international firm

Tech company democratizes access to US trading infrastructure.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: RBC swipes $1.7B UBS team, Baird duo departs for LPL's Linsco channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 10, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC swipes $1.7B UBS team, Baird duo departs for LPL's Linsco channel

RBC Wealth Management's latest move in New York adds an elite eight-member team to its recently opened Westchester office.

By Leo Almazora