Beacon Pointe Advisors, a Newport Beach, California-based registered investment adviser managing $20 billion, has acquired another RIA in its hometown, Pacific Edge Advisors, which manages $678 million.
David Emmes and Heidi Benavidez of Pacific Edge will join Beacon Pointe, along with two staffers.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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UBS has also regained some ground as it recruited an experienced Merrill advisor in New York.
The ex-Bay Area broker reportedly continued to peddle fake bond investments, promising rates of returns exceeding 20%, even after FINRA suspended his license in 2014.
Predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity are now high on compliance officers' lists as off-channel communications are relegated down the rankings.
Latest deal further expands the RIA acquirer’s footprint in Texas.
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