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Two Merrill Lynch advisers with a combined $300 million in assets under management go independent as a HighTower franchise
HighTower debuts fee-for-service platform for independent wealth managers after signing its first client, an advisory firm with $19.9 billion under advisement.
Deal part of custodian's integration initiative with tech product providers.
Boston Private Bank is paying $60M for Florida RIA Banyan Partners, a $4.3B firm, creating a new wealth management behemoth.
Year-old RIA backed by Raymond James making a splash with former Morgan Stanley brokers
Agency's annual report reveals higher percentage of adviser exams, and priorities for next year.
2014 M&A activity is on track for its first year-over-year increase since 2010, and a recent major RIA deal should be enough to alert well-run advisory firms that it's a seller's market.
More than one-third of firms have doubled AUM and revenue since market lows of '09.
Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.
The SEC must find a way to increase adviser examinations, otherwise American investors face a grave threat.
At <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=Events&eventID=Pershing2014&playlistID=3603510948001">Pershing's Insite 2014</a>, BNY exec Brian Shea says bigger Wall Street players continue to face economic and regulatory challenges, opening the door for smaller firms.
Wirehouses outpace the rest of the industry in making the shift to charging fees.
HighTower chief executive Elliott Weissbluth says adding new platforms will help the firm achieve a business model and scale comparable to that of Raymond James. Mason Braswell has the story.
After 18 years, David Tittsworth is leaving the Investment Adviser Association, a group he led during a period of expanding regulation.
Chicago-based team has moved to LPL's hybrid RIA platform.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin: Why there's no excitement for this stock rally. </i>Plus: Fee-only RIAs in the catbird seat but they can't relax; the active ETF world heating up; what QE has wrought; on Phil Mickelson and insider trading; and Apple's big day.
Low-cost index funds capturing 25% of new assets but drive just 5% of revenue.
New unit will influence product selections for 15,000 advisers managing $1.6 trillion in assets.
