Upward-bound: Tracking M&A deals among RIAs in 3 charts
By Warren S. HerschThe survey pegs the value of mergers and acquisitions among RIA firms in 2014 at $47.4 billion, up marginally from 2013.
March 31, 2015
LPL Adds $2B RIA to Custody PlatformCenter for Wealth Planning has used the firms corporate RIA and broker-dealer for 10 years.
March 30, 2015
RIA Rolls Out Uber-Like AppThe mobile financial planning tool is intended to help clients 24/7 an anti-robo-advisor of sorts.
March 27, 2015
Scared Straight: Simple Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Your FirmAppropriate security processes at the enterprise level are not as ubiquitous as one might think. Heres why thats a problem.
March 26, 2015
IRI: VA Summary Prospectus Rule From SEC May Finally Be ComingIRI, the annuity trade group, also sees the DOL's fiduciary plan advancing in early April.
March 25, 2015
Lovell Minnick Sells Mercer Advisors to GenstarThe $6 billion RIA based in Santa Barbara, California, is set to have a new private equity owner.
March 25, 2015
United Capital’s Duran: Wealth Management Is Dead. Long Live Life Management!Wall Street is out of step with the public in promising to make people richwhen their real goal is to have rich lives.
March 19, 2015
Captrust, Pensionmark Partner to Create New RIAThe new jointly owned entity will use Captrust's broker-dealer, back-office support and a sizeable capital investment.