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David Fortunato: In line for a nine-figure payout after successful IPO.
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM

Joseph Alonso: Key affidavit 'contains no single shred of actual admissible evidence."

Merrill Lynch faces 'significant hurdles' to convince judge to restrain its former $129 billion team from pursuing life as Schwab RIA, attorney says

The New York City wirehouse faces a 'high burden of proof,' especially if OpenArc shows it is making a 'legitimate business' move to avoid 'staggering losses' it alleges Merrill caused, attorney adds

September 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Erik Bjerke: I always thought it could be amazing to get every product in one place.

Charles Schwab and Dynasty pull off record-shattering -- and previously unthinkable -- lift-out of $129-billion AUA Merrill Lynch team, but the thundering herd has furiously stampeded to court to block the move

The Westlake, Texas brokerage and the St. Petersburg, Fla. RIA platform took the wirehouse's crown jewel with bold plan to compete nationally with Fidelity et al for Fortune 500-level 401(k), RSU, stock benefit, and other retirement and equity plans

September 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM

Tim Oden: Kevin Monaco [is] a critical asset as we expand our presence in the western U.S

Dynasty Financial makes 'critical' hire as it prepares nationwide quick-strike forces to make its 55 RIA clients tuck-in magnets for a 'not obvious' growth opportunity

The St. Petersburg, Fla., RIA support platform gets Kevin Monaco in Los Angeles as puzzle piece ahead of flooding the time zome with people across discipline spectrum that can close breakaways to join RIAs

September 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM

Vivek Ramaswamy plans to extend anti-ESG ETF theme to an RIA seem to be already over.

Strive invested $4 million to start up RIA in 2024 but may pull plug this year because of 'de minimis' success -- and a bigger fish to fry, a filing shows

A bigger deal to create a Bitcoin treasury sank the Dallas startup, which was to be the first 'pro-capitalism' wealth manager 'focused on true financial freedom.'

September 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM

Jeannie Bidner: Our branch network is without a doubt a competitive differentiator.

After 2,300 hires in six months, Schwab makes decisive, with risk, RIA move to 'build out' 40 branch offices in swank winter enclaves -- staffed by 400 consultants -- to serve ultra-high-net-worth clients

The Westlake, Texas, firm blew past $11 trillion in AUA and is now fulfilling 'branch' and 'wealth manager' promises with first big post-TD Ameritrade push into redoubts like Monarch Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Aventura and Marco Island.

September 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM

Fidelity's executives are 'conservative' on AI, according to an analyst. [Photo by Southall]

Fidelity touts renewed Wealthscape, but departs from the AI hype with low-key launch; it's 'part of the larger story, not necessarily the story,' company says

Boston $16T giant is using the technology but as a building block, not in promotional headlines -- with a seeming backstory

September 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM

Steve Lockshin: Has a stake in bettering Betterment and Vanilla.

Betterment moves closer to larger RIA needs by potentially making assets of 19,000 high-net-worth robo accounts referrable and by reactivating an old stakeholder, Steve Lockshin

Betterment investor and Vanilla co-founder Steve Lockshin was instrumental in a deal that could dovetail neatly with Betterment's 2026-slated RIA referral scheme.

September 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Brian Hamburger is being targeted online for employing somebody who was never on his staff.

MarketCounsel ambushed by hackers and online haters after Trump 'threat' by Jim Pavia -- mistakenly identified as an employee -- gets firm drawn into a right-wing whirlwind

Online Trump acolyte Ryan Fournier incited attacks on Brian Hamburger's firm without fact-checking connection or reaching out for comment. .

September 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM

Natalie Lamarque: Praised for being a "seasoned executive with exceptional legal expertise."

Vanguard quietly makes two definitive moves -- replacing its rookie chief legal officer after a year of legal scrapes, and naming leaders of its 'parallel' plan to split fund management into two teams

The Malvern, Pa. firm poached Principal's CLO, Natalie Lamarque, while Glenn Booraem and Carolyn Cross will head the newly created investment management teams

September 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM

John Plansky: The partnership 'augments our wealth services capabilities.'

John Plansky oversees State Street's purchase of Apex stake in play for 'wealth custody' -- and a way to revitalize expensive 2018 Charles River acquisition

State Street has sought a 'wealth' path and Apex a liquidity event and expansion of its back-end reach, and this deal offers a chance to achieve all

September 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM

Mike Sha: The SigFig brand will continue as the face of our direct to consumer robo-advisory product.

SigFig has a pulse and added a non-robo brand - Tandems - as it sharply pivots to larger bet on 'AI'-izing three product lines to look more like Orion -- and set up the decades deferred 'exit' for investors

The San Francisco robo-advisor with $60 billion of AUA did not tap VC markets for fresh funds, relying instead on its balance sheet and cash flow to fund its latest revamp, relaunch, and revitalization.

September 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM

Jeff Pinksa: Will again be central to high-profile secondaries exchange for RIAs.

iCapital makes second attempt to create 'secondary' alts market, after Nasdaq deal never took off, buying a stake in startup venture where Addepar's 'secondary' guy landed

The New York City alts platform wealth manager got valued at $7.5 billion in July, an $820 million raise, and is now putting proceeds to work to become an exchange brokering marooned private equity.

September 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM

Robert Sharps: We are excited to collaborate with Goldman Sachs.

T. Rowe Price shares retreat following one-day euphoria over Goldman Sachs' $1 billion stake, after T. Rowe CEO nixes possible sale, draining analysts' enthusiasm

The 88-year-old Baltimore firm says it's not seeking the New York bank as white knight despite share weakness and net outflows for 17 consecutive quarters.

September 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Randy Bullard: It's part of a larger strategic shift under the new CEO.

Randy Bullard won the job to build Hightower’s first centralized investment platform but winning RIAs may be bigger challenge

The Chicago rollup's new, $324 billion platform is for 'it-can't-won't-be-forced on' advisors, but the ex-Charles River executive is ready to take on the challenge.

September 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM

Kurt MacAlpine: I didn't want to do it in dabble where I'm adding complexity.

Kurt MacAlpine tells RIABiz in an exclusive interview how he managed to buy Europe's two biggest wealth managers, simultaneously, and integrate pre-closing without a penny of debt

The Corient CEO added $200 billion-plus in AUA with two pen strokes, an 'equity' raise and months wiring the deal -- in a leap to London and international markets, a green, green pasture.

September 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Kevin Knull: If [you] wanted to build a dream team -- this is it.

Startup that feeds RIAs tax data -- directly from the IRS -- has analysts calling it a 'holy crap,' 'game-changer,' and made believers out of Eric Clarke, Ric Edelman and Randy Bullard

TaxStatus Founder Charles Almond has seemingly made the impossible possible -- though questions linger about how long it can hold off competitors and whether RIA clients will sign off on data

September 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM

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