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Focus Financial acquires Australian advisory firm
Melbourne-based Mediq specializes in working with members of the medical profession
Franklin Resources agrees to buy Legg Mason
The deal will create an active management giant with $1.5 trillion in assets
Schwab pledges to play nice with smaller RIAs
Ahead of its planned merger with TD, Schwab says it's committed to working with independent advisers
Captrust acquires $654 million Fountain Financial
The acquisition will be the firm’s fourth location in North Carolina
The strategy behind Creative Planning’s private equity deal
CEO Peter Mallouk says he's building a cash reserve as a defensive play
Experience pays dividends in wealth management deals
Research shows repeat deal-makers have had more success in a surging M&A market
Frontier acquires $180 million Highwater Wealth
The deal provides a second Denver location for the Kansas City, Mo.-based RIA
Private equity firm takes stake in $50 billion Creative Planning
General Atlantic is becoming a minority owner as Creative Planning continues to expand
Cresset Capital takes minority stake in True Capital
The Chicago-based RIA says it will help grow the firm, which serves ‘sudden wealth’ clients like pro athletes
DiMeo Schneider picks up $84 billion RIA
The Chicago-based firm is acquiring Fiduciary Investment Advisors, creating a company with $180 billion in combined assets under administration
Retirement plan adviser M&A stays hot with OneDigital deal for Resources
OneDigital's acquisition of Resources Investment Advisors includes $45 billion in assets under administration
OneDigital buys $45 billion RIA Resources
The deal brings the massive benefits broker into the retirement plan market
Morningstar picks up Hueler’s stable value intel
The data and ratings firm is acquiring an index and information service that could be of interest to retirement plan advisers
TD Ameritrade addresses the elephant in the room at annual conference
Tom Nally shares what he can about the pending merger with Schwab; tells advisers they won't need to repaper client accounts
Fiduciary Trust hunting for more wealth managers
The company's deals to buy The Pennsylvania Trust and Athena Capital Advisors are just the beginning, execs said
As Voya Financial sells off insurance groups, attention turns to its broker-dealer
Voya Financial Advisors faces questions about its future as parent restructures
8 predictions for IBDs in 2020
This year, independent broker-dealers will be watching such trends as merger madness, competitive recruiting costs and the arrival of Reg BI
Not ready to retire? Consider the sell-and-stay approach
If RIA founder/owners want to keep working but worry the red-hot M&A market will run out of steam, there's a third option
Mercer acquires $350 million First Ohio Planning
RIA based in Columbus, Ohio, serves 280 households with staff of five
Perigon, RLP merge to create $1.8 billion RIA
The combined firm, headquartered in San Francisco, will operate under the Perigon name
