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Cerity Partners invests in Nasdaq Private Market, gains exclusive access to tender participants
ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2025
Cerity Partners invests in Nasdaq Private Market, gains exclusive access to tender participants

Cerity’s $10 million stake gives its advisors a front-row role in NPM-run liquidity programs, with planning support tied to employee tender proceeds.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Lido adds $500M Palos Verdes firm focused on defined outcomes
RIA NEWS DEC 11, 2025
RIA moves: Lido adds $500M Palos Verdes firm focused on defined outcomes

Mercer also expanded in Portland with Thompson Advisory’s $260 million book, while Waverly picks up a $257 million Pennsylvania shop.

By Leo Almazora
SEC accuses unregistered adviser of stealing $6.3 million from Discord investors
RIA NEWS DEC 11, 2025
SEC accuses unregistered adviser of stealing $6.3 million from Discord investors

Regulator says Nathan Gauvin fabricated credentials and doctored statements for 40+ investors

By Tez Romero
Creative Planning eyes overseas expansion
RIA NEWS DEC 10, 2025
Creative Planning eyes overseas expansion

Firm already manages over $5 billion for clients living beyond the U.S., and CEO Peter Mallouk says demand in the UK, Switzerland, and EU could lead to multiple European offices.

By Andrew Cohen
Blue Owl faces investor suit over BDC redemptions, liquidity, merger
RIA NEWS DEC 10, 2025
Blue Owl faces investor suit over BDC redemptions, liquidity, merger

A New York filing claims Blue Owl downplayed BDC redemptions, liquidity and a merger’s risks

By Tez Romero
Disney investors allege Disney+ hype misled market, drove stock losses
RIA NEWS DEC 10, 2025
Disney investors allege Disney+ hype misled market, drove stock losses

Two asset managers allege Disney misled Wall Street on Disney+ metrics

By Tez Romero
Advisor moves: Teams managing $1.45B head into 2026 under new banners
RIA NEWS DEC 10, 2025
Advisor moves: Teams managing $1.45B head into 2026 under new banners

IFP, Prudential, Avantax pick up established advisors from rival firms

By Steve Randall
Merit doubles assets in 2025 and plots 15-deal M&A spree next year
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
Merit doubles assets in 2025 and plots 15-deal M&A spree next year

Citing a 10% organic growth rate, executives Rick Kent and Kay Lynn Mayhue say Merit is now positioned to chase a “transformational” M&A deal.

By Andrew Cohen
$580B RIA Wealthspire builds out C-suite following PE-backed unification
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
$580B RIA Wealthspire builds out C-suite following PE-backed unification

The freshly announced roles across finance, people, marketing and legal aim to support a larger, more complex organization serving clients in three countries.

By Leo Almazora
NewEdge taps ex-ICONIQ, Morgan Stanley executive as new CEO
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
NewEdge taps ex-ICONIQ, Morgan Stanley executive as new CEO

Five years since its inception, the fast-growing RIA platform with $80 billion in assets is bringing in James Jesse to steer its next phase of expansion.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth Enhancement adds $2.2B hybrid RIA in Ohio as 2025 deal streak continues
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
Wealth Enhancement adds $2.2B hybrid RIA in Ohio as 2025 deal streak continues

The mega-RIA and serial consolidator now has more than $131 billion in assets as it adds a veteran-led practice in the Midwest.

By Leo Almazora
RIA M&A’s real scorecard: Who’s winning the race for scale?
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
RIA M&A’s real scorecard: Who’s winning the race for scale?

New research shows serial acquirers gaining massive ground while non-dealmakers fall behind.

By Steve Randall
Is wealth industry tech FOMO setting firms up for a data reality check?
TECHNOLOGY DEC 08, 2025
Is wealth industry tech FOMO setting firms up for a data reality check?

Advisors racing to add on new platforms may find their legacy plumbing can't support the next wave, warns one expert.

By Leo Almazora
SEC charges hedge fund driver with posing as money manager
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2025
SEC charges hedge fund driver with posing as money manager

Adviser’s driver posed as a money manager and left three investors with steep losses, SEC says

By Tez Romero
LPL Financial takes victory lap, celebrates 15 years as a public company
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2025
LPL Financial takes victory lap, celebrates 15 years as a public company

Shares of LPLA were trading Monday morning close to $370 for an increase of 918% in 15 years.

By Bruce Kelly
MAI expands mid-Atlantic reach with $527M Lowe Wealth Advisors
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2025
MAI expands mid-Atlantic reach with $527M Lowe Wealth Advisors

The deal in Maryland adds a decades-old planning practice, led by a father-son tandem, to MAI Capital Management's network

By Leo Almazora
Seventh Circuit: investors outrank lender in SEC EquityBuild Ponzi unwind
RIA NEWS DEC 05, 2025
Seventh Circuit: investors outrank lender in SEC EquityBuild Ponzi unwind

A later-recording win isn't guaranteed. The court sided with earlier investors in EquityBuild's Ponzi unwind

By Matthew Sellers
SEI moves closer to full ownership of $37B hybrid RIA Stratos Wealth
RIA NEWS DEC 05, 2025
SEI moves closer to full ownership of $37B hybrid RIA Stratos Wealth

$1.8 trillion asset manager SEI completed the first stage in its planned takeover, with company executive Michael Lane highlighting its belief in "the sustainability of the revenues related to financial advice."

By Andrew Cohen
Yieldstreet, now Willow Wealth, racks up more losses for investors: report
ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2025
Yieldstreet, now Willow Wealth, racks up more losses for investors: report

"They had to change their name," a business professor told CNBC.com. "Their old name had negative value to it."

By Bruce Kelly
Northern Trust tweaks wealth leadership as new CIO steps in
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2025
Northern Trust tweaks wealth leadership as new CIO steps in

Coming from US Bank, Eric Freedman takes charge of Northern Trust’s private client investment engine as his predecessor in the C-suite shifts into a key Northeast role.

By Leo Almazora