Articles tagged "LPL Financial"
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Robert Moore's first big move as chief executive and stakeholder at $49-billion AUA LPL OSJ is to strip LPL of its exclusivity as broker-dealer
The Ex-LPL executive just upped the 'coopetition' stakes by pulling Private Advisor Group closer to custodians like Fidelity and Schwab and broker-dealers like Triad Advisors.
June 3, 2021 at 2:28 AM
How LPL Financial is executing a big RIA-like pivot through the acquisition of Blaze Portfolio, founded by an Advent Software breakaway engineering troupe
The Fort Mill, S.C., broker-dealer just took the leap to 'personalized' portfolios by paying $12 million for the Chicago trading automation firm.
November 24, 2020 at 2:23 AM
Mark Casady completes IPO of Lefteris 10 years after LPL Financial's initial public offering and plans to use the SPAC's $200 million raised to lift mom-and-pop fintechs
The former LPL CEO has a team for his Boston-based special purpose acquisition company that includes Chip Roame, April Rudin and Edelman, E*Trade and LPL alumni.
October 24, 2020 at 5:01 AM
After a decade of 'hybrid' RIA mish-mash, LPL Financial has a double-barreled '100%' RIA plan that is presumed to include 'Schwabitrade' style asset custody and a 'Dynasty' style premium back office offer
The nation's largest independent broker-dealer is finally going on RIA offense, which may prove to be a good defense upmarket and downmarket.
February 13, 2020 at 4:33 AM
After finally knocking down a wall at LPL, Envestnet takes a minority stake in Dynasty Financial, puts Bill Crager on the board and prepares for future upmarket
The Chicago outsourcer hopes to go deeper with big RIAs and enterprises -- starting with an exchange of B2B loans and other wares from Shirl Penney's firm.
January 10, 2020 at 2:33 AM
Dan Arnold is ready to meet 'zero' commission challenge -- albeit only for RIAs at LPL Financial
The LPL CEO says the move is part of his company's 'prioritization stack; the impact on us is more of around where we custody assets for RIAs,' he says
October 26, 2019 at 9:54 PM
Executive shake-up and staff hiring binge change Dynasty Financial Partners' talent mix, with Todd Thomson, Scott Welch, Ed Friedman and 12 women as headliners
The St. Petersburg-based producer of 'synthetic RIA scale' will continue to aggressively hire and adjust its talent ranks as it readies for next growth push.
September 24, 2019 at 2:02 AM
LPL Financial tries to solve two 'digital' problems with one new hire; the broker-dealer admits high 'friction' with clients for onboarding and matching them to the right annuity
Ashish Braganza puts LPL in to the data game but critics wonder whether the belated hire comes with too small a budget and team
July 25, 2019 at 6:18 PM
LPL Financial jumps into the full-service brokerage business via acquisition -- with help from Raymond James' Silver Lane Advisors
The San Diego-based independent broker-dealer will pilot captive model with purchase of $3-billion, 30-broker Allen & Co. as launching pad
May 22, 2019 at 2:31 AM
LPL shares skyrocket 13% to record gain, topping out at $83.60, after CEO proclaims 'cultural' revolution, reveals plan to squeeze ETF providers and gets $30B of recruited assets 'digitally'
LPL Financial adds near $1B in market cap after Dan Arnold says ETF commissions will drop 80% with revenue made up by selling shelf space to ETF makers
May 6, 2019 at 3:56 PM
CEO Robert Moore's abrupt departure from Cetera for 'health reasons' throws dark clouds over ambitious expansion plans for star-crossed broker-dealer
The official version is health concerns but people close to the firm cite Moore cross swords with Genstar; ex-Schwabbie Ben Brigeman steps in as CEO search launches
February 20, 2019 at 7:24 PM
LPL Financial shares zoom to all-time high of $77, after new CEO lets brokers sell like hell, and RIA custody and OSJ contracts achieve new balance
Dan Arnold steers Fort Mill, S.C. IBD giant on walk-and-chew-gum course that allows for juicing annuity sales, rebuilding RIA fee platform and squeezing more profits from less revenue
February 7, 2019 at 12:13 AM
LPL Financial's $28 million cash purchase of AdvisoryWorld solves one big problem: Now it can make sure the proposal software includes annuities in its proposals
The Fort Mill, S.C.-based IBD is the No. 1 annuity distributor in the United States but it still cranks out proposals focused on stock/bond allocations
December 4, 2018 at 10:46 PM
With his CEO hell-bent for election, Bronfman Rothschild president Michael LaMena reunites Fortigent's terrible two with a key poach
Neal Simon is running for U.S. Senate as an independent, an unusual risk; he also took precautions to make sure his $6.1B RIA roll-up finds its feet regardless of the mood of the Maryland electorate
November 5, 2018 at 8:06 PM
LPL Financial markets itself as a savior to reps at 14 IBD firms under the 'precarious' spell of private equity investors, despite its own private equity past
Recruiters pan rhetoric of the Fort Mill, S.C.-based independent broker-dealer for willfully talking past the heavy hand of private equity in their pre-IPO years -- and their own retention and service challenges
