Hightower, the Chicago-based stakeholder in several wealth management firms, has made an investment in Altium Wealth Management, a Purchase, New York-based registered investment adviser managing $2.7 billion.
The specifics of Hightower's investment were not disclosed.
Altium specializes in low-cost, tax-efficient investing and offers a proprietary direct indexing tool which will be made available to Hightower advisers.
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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