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Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors promotes four executives in leadership shakeup
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors promotes four executives in leadership shakeup

Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors tapped four executives for expanded leadership roles as the firm sharpens its focus on investment strategy and regional wealth management.

By Hallie Diamant
Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Waverly Advisors acquires $3B Pittsburgh trust company in landmark deal

Smithfield Trust marks the Birmingham RIA's first dedicated trust company acquisition, pushing total assets well past $35 billion.

By Leo Almazora
Securities-based lending gets a new push at AE Wealth Management
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Securities-based lending gets a new push at AE Wealth Management

The Kansas-based RIA has added an SBL solution for its 500 advisors, expanding beyond investments to address client liquidity needs

By Leo Almazora
Top female financial advisors 2026: Meet the $100M club
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Top female financial advisors 2026: Meet the $100M club

With $34 trillion in wealth projected to be controlled by women by 2030, these female advisors are building practices that will define the American wealth industry's next chapter.

By Leo Almazora
Creative Planning broadens reach in southwest with accounting, advisory firm acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Creative Planning broadens reach in southwest with accounting, advisory firm acquisition

Overland Park-based RIA agrees to acquire MarkhamNorton, deepening its Southwest Florida footprint.

By Steve Randall
Why direct indexing stopped being optional
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2026
Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.

By Manal Ali
$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2026
$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal

The fee-only integrator is adding $311.6 million in assets and specialized planning expertise to its presence in the Sunshine State.

By Leo Almazora
ASN names Fidelity veteran Stephen Peters to lead business development push
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
ASN names Fidelity veteran Stephen Peters to lead business development push

Former platform sales director brings 19 years of custodial and transition expertise to Atlanta-based RIA platform.

By Steve Randall
Merit Financial taps Prizm to bring digital insurance into its wealth management offer
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
Merit Financial taps Prizm to bring digital insurance into its wealth management offer

The RIA aims to close the gap between financial planning and personal insurance coverage.

By Steve Randall
$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners
WIREHOUSES JUN 15, 2026
$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners

Wirehouse vets target founders navigating liquidity events with a new fiduciary firm in San Francisco.

By Leo Almazora
OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant

The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch retirement chief joins the RIA nine months after the team's landmark breakaway from the wirehouse.

By Leo Almazora
RIAs trail other wealth channels in advisor pay, CFP Board finds
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2026
RIAs trail other wealth channels in advisor pay, CFP Board finds

The CFP Board says its certificate carries an 11% compensation premium, and recruiter Louis Diamond says the credential has become increasingly vital for young advisors entering the profession.

By Andrew Cohen
Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 11, 2026
Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition

Dynasty Financial Partners is formalizing its consulting arm as it moves to acquire a 46-year-old branding and marketing firm to serve independent RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth

Utah RIA with $3.3B in AUM teams with WPCG and HGGC's Aspire Holdings platform in deal expected to close this month.

By Steve Randall
Choreo lands SpaceX employee cohort as mega-RIAs vie for IPO windfall
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
Choreo lands SpaceX employee cohort as mega-RIAs vie for IPO windfall

A group of 100 current and former SpaceX employees is reportedly turning to Chicago-based RIA Choreo to manage billions in anticipated wealth around Friday's IPO, with advisory fees below 0.5%.

By Andrew Cohen
RIA consolidation heats up as market approaches $4T mark
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
RIA consolidation heats up as market approaches $4T mark

Cerulli research shows advisor retirements and breakaway movement fueling record M&A demand across the wealth management industry.

By Leo Almazora
SEI makes back-to-back leadership moves across AI and wealth management
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
SEI makes back-to-back leadership moves across AI and wealth management

SEI expanded its AI leadership with three senior appointments, highlighting the growing role of artificial intelligence in the wealth industry.

By Hallie Diamant
Integrated Insurance Solutions acquires Appel Insurance Advisors
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
Integrated Insurance Solutions acquires Appel Insurance Advisors

The deal adds veteran David Appel and 30 years of advanced planning expertise, expanding insurance services for RIAs and independent advisors nationwide.

By Leo Almazora
Rockefeller taps Anthropic's Claude to build AI-enabled wealth management platform
FINTECH JUN 10, 2026
Rockefeller taps Anthropic's Claude to build AI-enabled wealth management platform

The 140-year-old firm catering to ultra-high-net-worth clients joins a growing roster of wealth managers and tech providers plugging Claude into advisor workflows.

By Leo Almazora
Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets
RIA NEWS JUN 09, 2026
Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets

RIA dealmaking holds its pace in mid-2026 as two firms announce moves targeting first responders and West Coast growth

By Steve Randall