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Captrust adds $427 million hybrid RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 10, 2018
Captrust adds $427 million hybrid RIA

Morton Wealth Management is Captrust's 30th deal since 2006.

SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave
NEWS RIAS SEP 06, 2018
SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave

Report provides a glimpse of the RIA universe under the SEC's new disclosure rules

Financial adviser pleads guilty in NCAA basketball corruption case
NEWS RIAS SEP 05, 2018
Financial adviser pleads guilty in NCAA basketball corruption case

Munish Sood attempted to win the business of student-athletes with bribes.

Live Oak Bank starts its own RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Live Oak Bank starts its own RIA

North Carolina bank, which makes loans to RIAs, launches Live Oak Private Wealth with $400 million under management

Securities America snags $650 million hybrid from LPL
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Securities America snags $650 million hybrid from LPL

Patriot Financial Group has 33 advisers operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice

'Banana peel month' has seen some big market slips

Apex will soon custody cryptocurrency assets
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Apex will soon custody cryptocurrency assets

Online brokerages and digital advisers using Apex will be able to open accounts to buy and trade bitcoin for clients.

Ken Fisher, famous annuity hater, invested in annuity companies
NEWS RIAS AUG 31, 2018
Ken Fisher, famous annuity hater, invested in annuity companies

Mr. Fisher's company formerly held tens of millions of dollars in the stock of major companies selling indexed and variable annuities.

Wells Fargo to combine bank and wirehouse reps under one roof
NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2018
Wells Fargo to combine bank and wirehouse reps under one roof

Internal memo shows first stages of a $4 billion cost-cutting plan, but critics argue that blending the two divisions will be difficult.

Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2018
Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts

As interest rates climb, advisers are forced to rethink the cash management fund links to brokerages and custodians.

Focus Financial sees 500 more RIAs as potential acquisitions
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2018
Focus Financial sees 500 more RIAs as potential acquisitions

In its first quarterly earnings call, CEO Rudy Adolf said the roll-up company had access to $825 million in cash and credit to buy more firms.

Transamerica entities to pay $97 million to investors over model portfolio snafus
NEWS RIAS AUG 27, 2018
Transamerica entities to pay $97 million to investors over model portfolio snafus

SEC says that Transamerica units failed to inform investors that certain investment models were flawed and did not work as planned.

Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers

Growing pressure on fees and disclosures drives fund industry limits on C-share investing.

Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk

Financial advisers reduce allocations to stocks, but keep aggressive buying on track

The new knights of the roundtable
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
The new knights of the roundtable

Together, we're better-equipped to tackle the issues facing our profession as a whole.

Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2018
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs

Tapping into a market of registered investment advisory firms that want to sell at the top

Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors
NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2018
Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors

The acquisition is Sequoia's third since 2016 and adds $776 million to its AUM.

Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models

Brian Hamburger: The SEC is not proposing harmony; it's proposing equalization

HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman

Move is latest in Chicago-based RIA consolidator's effort to expand senior leadership team.

What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything
NEWS RIAS AUG 18, 2018
What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything

Trust Company of America is gone, and there's big buzz over the name change. But turning the custodian into an industry powerhouse will take a lot longer — if it happens at all.