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  • August 1, 2023

Another summer rebrand: CI Private Wealth is now Corient

'It's a weird little portmanteau,' one marketing executive said.

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Jury’s out as market rejects mega RIAs

IPOs may still be a road to riches for giant aggregators, but critics say hurdles remain.

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  • July 10, 2023

RIA M&A stumbles in the second quarter

Acquirers say the highest-quality firms still command high valuations, while the rest are seeing new deal structures.

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CI equity sale seen as endorsement of higher wealth management valuations

The sale of the 20% equity stake values the US wealth unit, CI Private Wealth, at $5.3 billion, and it postpones the planned IPO.

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Bain, Abu Dhabi purchase 20% stake in CI Financial’s US wealth unit

The transaction allows CI to pay down some of the debt it accumulated as it acquired wealth management firms across the US.

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S&P cuts CI Financial to junk

The downgrade reflects S&P’s expectation that CI will operate with debt of 4 to 5 times EBITDA over the next year.

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  • April 28, 2023

CI Financial cashes in big with sale of stake in Boston RIA

CI claims to have tripled its return on its original minority investment in Congress Wealth Management.

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  • January 19, 2023

CI Financial’s U.S. RIA enterprise continues to separate from Canadian mother ship

The firm's stock took a beating last year but is up 15% so far this year as the company navigates its U.S. growth strategy.

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  • December 19, 2022

Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says

Despite Dynasty's sales of minority ownership stakes to Schwab and a private equity investor, a public stock offering is still the best long-term strategy for the platform, the CEO says.

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  • November 11, 2022

CI Financial to separate US, Canada units as debt concerns rise

The Toronto-based firm said it will use the proceeds of the planned IPO of its US wealth management unit to improve its balance sheet.

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  • August 30, 2022

CI Financial shares lose value amid US deal spree 

CEO’s radical remake was accompanied by the exodus of 13 portfolio managers, traders and analysts to the Bank of Montreal.

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So your RIA has gone mega. Is it time to go public?

The wave of IPOs among mega RIAs has been building for years, but some in the industry wonder how many firms can weather the challenges of being a public company.

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  • August 11, 2022

CI Financial sees slowdown in M&A as it eyes US IPO

The Canadian firm expects to file the registration for an initial public offering of a portion of its US wealth management business during the fourth quarter.

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CI Private Wealth applies for trust company charter in South Dakota

The move will allow CI Financial to provide trust solutions to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

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  • April 7, 2022

CI Financial will file to take US business public

The US IPO will give the Canadian financial conglomerate another method to pay for its purchases of registered investment advisers, says CEO Kurt MacAlpine.

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  • March 31, 2022

Morgan Stanley spins off $15 billion RIA business

The asset sale suggests Morgan Stanley won't be following some competing Wall Street firms that are migrating toward the RIA space.

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  • February 22, 2022

CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results

The Canadian financial conglomerate acquired Newport Beach, California-based Corient Capital, while its earnings show its U.S. operations now represent its largest business segment.

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CI Financial’s US expansion is a Canadian success story

The Toronto-based company's business operations in the United States represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of the $304 billion financial conglomerate.

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  • January 20, 2022

Dynasty Financial IPO raises questions about future of platform

While private equity investors have an unquenchable thirst for wealth management, the public markets haven't always been kind to wealth management companies.

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  • December 15, 2021

CI Financial notches 29th and 30th deals in record buying spree

The Toronto aggregator announced a twofer that combines for $10 billion in assets under management. The deals push CI’s U.S. footprint to $115 billion in assets.