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RIA moves: Focus Financial, Cerity Parners notch firsts with latest additions
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2025
RIA moves: Focus Financial, Cerity Parners notch firsts with latest additions

Focus gets back to external M&A after its January rebrand, while Cerity enters the Arizona market with a veteran planning-focused team.

By Leo Almazora
SEC seeking sanctions for former Florida investment advisor over alleged $17M client fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2025
SEC seeking sanctions for former Florida investment advisor over alleged $17M client fraud

Complaint details near decade-long scheme raising almost $40 million from dozens of clients, including Venezuelan nationals, Catholic dioceses, and elderly individuals.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera taps Envestnet alum to head RIA growth platform
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2025
Cetera taps Envestnet alum to head RIA growth platform

A veteran with more than two decades of experience, Andina Andreson represents the latest in a string of recent leadership changes at the firm.

By Leo Almazora
$1.6B UBS superteam decamps to RBC Wealth Management
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2025
$1.6B UBS superteam decamps to RBC Wealth Management

The latest additions to RBC's long history of attracting billion-dollar UBS teams have bolstered its presence in Boise, Idaho.

By Leo Almazora
SEC wins court battle against Revered Father Emmanuel Lemelson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2025
SEC wins court battle against Revered Father Emmanuel Lemelson

The controversial hedge fund manager fails to stop the SEC from moving forward with a potential industry ban, after a federal judge rejects constitutional claims.

By Matthew Sellers
JPMorgan eyes European expansion with key M&A exec hire
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS MAY 29, 2025
JPMorgan eyes European expansion with key M&A exec hire

Former HSBC mergers supremo joins firm as a vice chair of M&A.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley denies $1B tax evasion charge
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2025
Morgan Stanley denies $1B tax evasion charge

Wall Street titan rebuffs allegations by Dutch prosecutors.

By Bloomberg
Ohio court revives Corpus Christi pension fund's lawsuit over Big Lots activist investors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2025
Ohio court revives Corpus Christi pension fund's lawsuit over Big Lots activist investors

A public pension fund’s legal fight with activist investors over a $34.6 million Big Lots share sale isn’t over yet. Here’s why the court hit pause on the dismissal.

By Matthew Sellers
Why the off-channel comms problem is far from solved
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2025
Why the off-channel comms problem is far from solved

Despite a lighter regulatory outlook and staffing disruptions at the SEC, one compliance expert says RIA firms shouldn't expect a "free pass."

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Carson Group marks deal milestone as Simon Quick continues slow-growth strategy
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS MAY 28, 2025
RIA moves: Carson Group marks deal milestone as Simon Quick continues slow-growth strategy

Carson has fully acquired another firm in Florida, while Simon Quick Advisors finds its third perfect-fit partner in a Las Vegas-based boutique.

By Leo Almazora
FINRA penalizes another broker dealer for social media miscues
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2025
FINRA penalizes another broker dealer for social media miscues

FINRA has been focused on firms and their use of social media for several years.

By Bruce Kelly
Fintech bytes: Zocks lands Commonwealth partnership, Visory powers cybersecurity for Modern Wealth
FINTECH MAY 28, 2025
Fintech bytes: Zocks lands Commonwealth partnership, Visory powers cybersecurity for Modern Wealth

The two wealth tech firms are continuing to expand their reach among firms as they support advisor productivity and client data protection.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL recruits Merrill alum, Raymond James adds defectors from Edward Jones and Janney
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL recruits Merrill alum, Raymond James adds defectors from Edward Jones and Janney

RayJay's latest additions bolster its independent advisor channel's presence across Pennsylvania, Florida, and Washington.

By Leo Almazora
Cantor Fitzgerald to acquire hedge fund unit from UBS
WIREHOUSES MAY 28, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald to acquire hedge fund unit from UBS

The deal ending more than 30 years of ownership by the Swiss bank includes six investment strategies representing more than $11 billion in AUM.

By Bloomberg
Fresh off Robinhood acquisition, TradePMR unveils AdvisorEngine partnership
FINTECH MAY 28, 2025
Fresh off Robinhood acquisition, TradePMR unveils AdvisorEngine partnership

Advisor platform integration offers RIAs unified access to portfolio tools, CRM, and customizable client experience.

By Leo Almazora
Is it time to accept that Wall Street is not the future of financial services?
FINTECH MAY 28, 2025
Is it time to accept that Wall Street is not the future of financial services?

Report says traditional banks are at risk of being sideline in evolving industry.

By Steve Randall
Financial advisor access is really important to employees, Morgan Stanley reveals
WIREHOUSES MAY 28, 2025
Financial advisor access is really important to employees, Morgan Stanley reveals

Research finds contributions to 401(k)s are dropping due to economic fears.

By Steve Randall
Navigating life’s big transitions for women clients
OPINION MAY 27, 2025
Navigating life’s big transitions for women clients

Divorce, widowhood, and retirement are events when financial advisors may provide stability and guidance.

Rethink cybersecurity disclosure rule, SIFMA urges SEC
FINTECH MAY 27, 2025
Rethink cybersecurity disclosure rule, SIFMA urges SEC

The industry group and other financial associations called out risks from premature disclosures, overreporting, and bad actors weaponizing the rule's requirements.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone, Wellington Management, and Vanguard Group to run new interval fund; face big questions
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2025
Blackstone, Wellington Management, and Vanguard Group to run new interval fund; face big questions

In regards to the new fund, called WVB All Markets Fund, Morningstar analysts wrote that, "despite the brand-name pedigree of the asset managers involved, most of these strategies are untested."

By Bruce Kelly