Chris Georgopoulos, who oversaw $400 million at Merrill Lynch in Palm Beach, Florida, and Thomas McKeown, who oversaw $400 million at Fidelity Investments, respectively have joined the West Palm Beach and Chicago offices of Cresset Asset Management.
Cresset, headquartered in Chicago, is a registered investment adviser and multifamily office with more than $23 billion in assets under management.
Insiders say the Wall Street giant is looking to let clients count certain crypto holdings as collateral or, in some cases, assets in their overall net worth.
The two wealth tech firms are bolstering their leadership as they take differing paths towards growth and improved advisor services.
“We think this happened because of Anderson’s age and that he was possibly leaving,” said the advisor’s attorney.
The newly appointed leader will be responsible for overseeing fiduciary governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management at Cetera's trust services company.
Certain foreign banking agreements could force borrowers to absorb Section 899's potential impact, putting some lending relationships at risk.
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