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Advisor moves: Cetera lures 12-person team from LPL, Raymond James reels in Commonwealth duo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Advisor moves: Cetera lures 12-person team from LPL, Raymond James reels in Commonwealth duo

The latest team to join Cetera, led by a 29-year veteran professional, arrives with roughly $380 million in AUA from OSJ Private Advisor Group.

By Leo Almazora
LPL names Emily Field as chief people officer amid Commonwealth integration push
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
LPL names Emily Field as chief people officer amid Commonwealth integration push

The McKinsey veteran brings her expertise as LPL targets a lofty 90% advisor retention rate from its acquisition and integration of the $300 billion RIA.

By Leo Almazora
Court rejects Perfection Bakeries' $2M pension credit in key ERISA case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 05, 2025
Court rejects Perfection Bakeries' $2M pension credit in key ERISA case

An appeals court sided with a pension fund, ruling Perfection Bakeries must apply a $2M credit earlier in its withdrawal liability calculation.

By Matthew Sellers
Milton seeks Sanctuary in break for independence, reunites with former Merrill colleague
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Milton seeks Sanctuary in break for independence, reunites with former Merrill colleague

Veteran advisor managing $400M launches firm through strategic partnership.

By Steve Randall
Fintech bytes: Altruist launches new subscription service for RIA custody
FINTECH AUG 05, 2025
Fintech bytes: Altruist launches new subscription service for RIA custody

Also, Nitrogen has added Indivisible Partners to its integration network, while Wealthtender unveiled an AI-focused update to help boost advisors' online presence.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina

The giant hybrid RIA's latest East Coast move adds $175 million in recruited assets as it looks to offset broader advisor attrition.

By Leo Almazora
UBS to settle outstanding Credit Suisse RMBS case with $300M payment
WIREHOUSES AUG 04, 2025
UBS to settle outstanding Credit Suisse RMBS case with $300M payment

Agreement with the US Department of Justice comes eight years after settlement.

By Steve Randall
GeoWealth secures $38M in funding round led by major alternative investment manager
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2025
GeoWealth secures $38M in funding round led by major alternative investment manager

Series C funding will accelerate unification of TAMP’s model portfolios.

By Steve Randall
No succession plan? No worries. Just practice in place
OPINION AUG 01, 2025
No succession plan? No worries. Just practice in place

While industry statistics pointing to a succession crisis can cause alarm, advisor-owners should be free to consider a middle path between staying solo and catching the surging wave of M&A.

By Andrew Evans
Research highlights growing need for personalized retirement solutions as investors age
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2025
Research highlights growing need for personalized retirement solutions as investors age

New joint research by T. Rowe Price, MIT, and Stanford University finds more diverse asset allocations among older participants.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo

With its asset pipeline bursting past $13 billion, Farther is looking to build more momentum with three new managing directors.

By Leo Almazora
Insured Retirement Institute urges Labor Department to retain annuity safe harbor
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2025
Insured Retirement Institute urges Labor Department to retain annuity safe harbor

A Department of Labor proposal to scrap a regulatory provision under ERISA could create uncertainty for fiduciaries, the trade association argues.

By Leo Almazora
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors

"We continue to feel confident about our ability to capture 90%," LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier told analysts during the firm's 2nd quarter earnings call.

By Bruce Kelly
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team
RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2025
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team

It's the mega-RIA firm's third $1B+ acquisition in just three months.

By Steve Randall
WisdomTree to acquire $1.85B AUM specialist asset manager
ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2025
WisdomTree to acquire $1.85B AUM specialist asset manager

The deal marks a strategic entry into private asst markets for the ETP, ETF innovator.

By Steve Randall
Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 01, 2025
Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA

Changes in legislation or additional laws historically have created opportunities for the alternative investment marketplace to expand.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2025
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships

A Texas-based bank selects Raymond James for a $605 million program, while an OSJ with Osaic lures a storied institution in Ohio from LPL.

By Leo Almazora
Bessent backpedals after blowback on 'privatizing Social Security' comments
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2025
Bessent backpedals after blowback on 'privatizing Social Security' comments

The Treasury Secretary's suggestion that Trump Savings Accounts could be used as a "backdoor" drew sharp criticisms from AARP and Democratic lawmakers.

By Leo Almazora
Financial advisors often see clients seeking to retire early; Here's what they tell them
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2025
Financial advisors often see clients seeking to retire early; Here's what they tell them

Wealth managers highlight strategies for clients trying to retire before 65 without running out of money.

By Gregg Greenberg
Robinhood beats Q2 profit estimates as business goes beyond YOLO trading
FINTECH JUL 31, 2025
Robinhood beats Q2 profit estimates as business goes beyond YOLO trading

Shares of the online brokerage jumped as it reported a surge in trading, counting crypto transactions, though analysts remained largely unmoved.

By Leo Almazora