LPL Financial is a bellwether for the broader financial advice marketplace.
The San Francisco-based startup's Series A funding, with support from Schwab and Edward Jones Ventures, will reinforce its role in the coming $124 trillion wealth transfer.
The quartet of deals across New York, Florida, Ohio, and New Mexico reinforces the fast-growing integrator's leading position in the independent space.
UBS and Wells Fargo have made their own additions in the Northeast, including a Massachusetts duo defecting from Commonwealth.
Goldman Sachs' new private credit fund aims to bring alternatives to 401(k) plans, joining a wave of asset managers targeting the DC market.
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With 102 transactions logged in the three-month period up to June, Echelon Partners is projecting a new banner year for dealmaking across the industry.
Rajesh Markan earlier this year pleaded guilty to one count of criminal fraud related to his sale of fake investments to 10 clients totaling $2.9 million.
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"The outcome is correct, but it's disappointing that FINRA had ample opportunity to investigate the merits of clients' allegations in these claims, including the testimony in the three investor arbitrations with hearings," Jeff Erez, a plaintiff's attorney representing a large portion of the Stifel clients, said.
Chair also praised the passage of stablecoin legislation this week.
Maridea Wealth Management's deal in Chicago, Illinois is its first after securing a strategic investment in April.
A new PitchBook analysis unpacks sticking points relating to liquidity, costs, and litigation risk for would-be investors and plan sponsors.
The collaboration will give RIAs yet another access point into the alternatives space through a new unified managed account capability.
A drop in interest rates and easier access to capital has reignited appetite among private equity-backed consolidators, who accounted for 53% of RIA deals so far this year- their highest share since 2021 according to DeVoe & Company.
"Unless he has to leave for fraud".
Hardliners give way to pressure to approve consideration of bills.
Financial resilience is at risk as cost of living strains budgets.
Also, Advisor CRM announces a new data integration partnership to ease the pain of client onboarding.
Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch intends to continue building its alternative investment platform for wealthy clients.
