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UBS to Expand Lineup of No-Fee SMAs
By Janet LevauxPlus, the firm is opening its asset management platform to outside vendors to better align its offerings with SEC Reg BI.
October 16, 2019
Merrill Takes Comp Changes 'Off the Table'The growth grid that was rolled out about two years ago is staying around as is, a senior executive says.
October 11, 2019
M&A Deals for RIAs, IBDs Up 43% From a Year Ago: FidelityThe number of deals and size of assets through Sept. 30 already exceed the totals for all of last year.
October 10, 2019
RIA Captrust Adds $1.5B Boston Advisors' GroupThe deal comes less than two months after the purchase of South Texas Money Management, which has assets of $3.7 billion.
October 08, 2019
Financial Services Firms Struggle With Data ManagementIn a survey, most firms said they were considering a centralized data hub, though none had one currently.
September 24, 2019
The RIA Business Is Changing in a Big WaySEC-registered advisory firms just reported a 26% jump in clients to 43 million, boosted partly by digital advice.
September 19, 2019
Keel Point Locks Onto Organic GrowthThe wealth management firm is "not driven to just grow for the sake of growing," an exec tells ThinkAdvisor.
September 19, 2019
RBC, Merrill Tap New Execs: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, Wells Fargo FiNet says it has added more than 87 advisors with $11.5 billion of client assets this year.