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Private placement executives from GPB Capital, guilty of fraud, get seven and six years in prison
ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2025
Private placement executives from GPB Capital, guilty of fraud, get seven and six years in prison

Last summer, the two, David Gentile and Jeff Schneider, were found guilty of fraud in federal court in Brooklyn and received their sentencing today.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisory firm moms share high satisfaction but report early parenthood hurdles
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2025
Advisory firm moms share high satisfaction but report early parenthood hurdles

Early parenthood linked to lower fulfillment and fewer leadership roles, despite otherwise strong industry-wide support.

By Leo Almazora
Creative Planning CIO warns of short-term private equity flips
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2025
Creative Planning CIO warns of short-term private equity flips

"It's the Golden Age, we're all blessed that this is where we are, what we do for a living, and that the sun is shining on the transition towards the RIA space," Creative Planning CIO Jamie Battmer said at a forum hosted by Goldman Sachs.

By Andrew Cohen
Munis poised to outshine fixed income in coming summer redemption season
FIXED INCOME MAY 09, 2025
Munis poised to outshine fixed income in coming summer redemption season

Strategists expect municipal bonds to best Treasuries during the four-month window from May until August, following a historical trend.

By Bloomberg
Advisor moves: Veteran UBS ensemble managing $2B splits to Sanctuary
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2025
Advisor moves: Veteran UBS ensemble managing $2B splits to Sanctuary

Elsewhere, Raymond James adds two advisors from Edward Jones and LPL, forming an LGBTQ+ focused practice in New Hampshire.

By Leo Almazora
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com and Vestwell strike new integration partnerships
FINTECH MAY 09, 2025
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com and Vestwell strike new integration partnerships

Leading estate-planning tech provider Vanilla has also unveiled key AI upgrades to help its advisor users.

By Leo Almazora
C-suite roundup: Crewe Advisors hires new CIO as Callan Family Office appoints chief tax strategist
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2025
C-suite roundup: Crewe Advisors hires new CIO as Callan Family Office appoints chief tax strategist

Meanwhile, Bellevue, Washington-based Parcion Private Wealth strengthens its leadership with two C-level additions.

By Leo Almazora
Staten Island's Malliotakis signals support for $30k SALT cap
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2025
Staten Island's Malliotakis signals support for $30k SALT cap

A statement highlighting benefits of a threefold increase in the deduction adds the Republican's voice to thorny tax debate.

By Bloomberg
LPL's Steinmeier is on his bicycle convincing Commonwealth advisors to join up
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2025
LPL's Steinmeier is on his bicycle convincing Commonwealth advisors to join up

Led by its CEO, LPL is engaging in what sounds like a charm offensive with some Commonwealth advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
President Trump looking at raising top tax rate in 'political death wish'
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2025
President Trump looking at raising top tax rate in 'political death wish'

New proposal could mean some would pay a total of more than half of what they earn.

By Matthew Sellers
Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2025
Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will

Gaps revealed in knowledge about employer-sponsored caregiving programs.

By Steve Randall
LPL reports strong first quarter with assets up to $1.8T, earnings above consensus
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2025
LPL reports strong first quarter with assets up to $1.8T, earnings above consensus

Recruited assets, organic growth both powered ahead.

By Steve Randall
Goldman Sachs: RIA M&A market defies corporate slowdown
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2025
Goldman Sachs: RIA M&A market defies corporate slowdown

Goldman Sachs' Padi Raphael, Global Co-Head of Third-Party Wealth, said the "door is always open" regarding a potential RIA referral program, as the firm looks to serve the "mega trend" of growing wealth from independent advisors.

By Andrew Cohen
HNW women face hurdles in great wealth transfer, report suggests
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2025
HNW women face hurdles in great wealth transfer, report suggests

UBS research finds lack of planning and communication as key challenges for high-net-worth widows and next-generation women in navigating inheritances.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington fire first joint shot into interval fund space
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2025
Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington fire first joint shot into interval fund space

The proposed "all markets" fund is structured to enable quarterly redemptions, driven by investments in public equities, fixed income, and private market assets.

By Leo Almazora
LPL faces states' regulatory actions on emails, chat app snafus
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2025
LPL faces states' regulatory actions on emails, chat app snafus

The firm has been dogged by compliance issues for years, resulting in multiple fines by various regulatory bodies.

By Bruce Kelly
Billions in fees at risk over SEC's dual-share shift, Cerulli says
ETFS MAY 08, 2025
Billions in fees at risk over SEC's dual-share shift, Cerulli says

Wirehouses and broker dealers stand to lose up to $30 billion a year if mutual fund managers are allowed to add ETF share classes to their current strategies, according to a new analysis.

By Bloomberg
Private credit fund results point to pockets of weakness
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2025
Private credit fund results point to pockets of weakness

Preliminary earnings reports reveal softness among BDCs, with some expecting challenges to leak in from tariff tensions.

By Bloomberg
SEC shuts probe into Morgan Stanley cash sweep program with no enforcement action
WIREHOUSES MAY 08, 2025
SEC shuts probe into Morgan Stanley cash sweep program with no enforcement action

Wall Street giant avoids penalties as regulator ends yearlong review of interest treatment on idle client cash.

By Leo Almazora
Corient selects Vestmark for portfolio management tech
FINTECH MAY 08, 2025
Corient selects Vestmark for portfolio management tech

Canadian-owned RIA firm to unify investment operations using Vestmark's trading and portfolio management system amid ongoing national expansion.

By Leo Almazora