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Captrust acquires $654 million Fountain Financial
The acquisition will be the firm’s fourth location in North Carolina
Adviser trade associations tell SEC to rework proposal to modernize advertising rule
Concerns raised in comment letters include the expanse of the new rule and compliance costs
Former chief compliance officer guilty of aiding and abetting fraud
His Northbrook, Ill.-based RIA misappropriated client assets while layering on fees
Trump administration budget would extend expiring income, estate tax cuts
Capitol Hill Democrats are set to resist the spending proposal; the SEC requests a budget bump
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
Brokerage groups spend more on lobbying than adviser organizations
The top issues that groups targeted for Capitol Hill influence were the SECURE Act and a financial transactions tax
Private equity firm takes stake in $50 billion Creative Planning
General Atlantic is becoming a minority owner as Creative Planning continues to expand
Raymond James to make a run at advisers who custody with TD
Schwab’s Bernie Clark says the company expects to face “fierce competition” for small advisers
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance
Curi Capital taps into a market of thousands of doctors
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
OneDigital buys $45 billion RIA Resources
The deal brings the massive benefits broker into the retirement plan market
Trade associations plan to step up political spending in campaign year
The Financial Services Institute and an insurance group are among those varying from their pace in previous cycles
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
Goldman Sachs rebrands United Capital
The newly named Personal Financial Management will play a key role in Goldman's plans to expand its high net worth business
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
M&A in 2019 hits record for RIAs, but many sellers overvalue firms
The number of deals increased by more than 30% last year, and it's a seller's market
