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Raymond Chun: We are very pleased with the strong return we are generating on the Schwab shares we acquired in 2020

TD Bank is selling $15 billion of Schwab shares high, buying its own TD shares low, but killing the old (TD) Waterhouse goose that laid gold eggs

Toronto-Dominion bought Waterhouse Securities for about $525 million in 1996 and will cash out of a rolled-over position worth $15 billion at a near three-year Schwab high of $82 -- then buy its own struggling shares at about $60.

February 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM

Margaret A. Chan: KSFB's claim is premised on the fact that defendants 'profited handsomely ... [but] the CD&R transaction is not, alone, a basis to conclude ... they were unjustly enriched.

Briefs: Focus Financial gets second happy Hollywood ending in LA lawsuit • Orion closes deal in record 14 days • iCapital buys ID shop • VC milestones & raises • People moves at Apex, Dynasty & Wealthfront

A Hollywood RIA took on Focus and Goldman, and lost • Reed Colley is already in the house • The SEC dings Robinhood, Schwab and Vanguard Group, and FINRA dings Fidelity • Vanguard & Schwab launch ETFs • BlackRock plots mixing alts & annuities in a TDF • Dynasty adds golf exec in HR hire • iCapital buys 'AI' KYC shop • Larry Shumbres start-up off to the races • Wealthfront's media guru departs.

January 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Rick Wurster:  While the newcomers are growing fast, the biggest, Robinhood, has less than $200 billion.

Charles Schwab will renew branch-building in retiree spots like Florida, relocate storefronts to 'high-traffic' areas, and dedicate staff to $10-million-plus accounts, new Schwab CEO says ahead of Tuesday earnings

Rick Wurster underscores that Robinhood has just 2% of Schwab assets, and his firm will direct more personnel toward $10-million-plus brokerage accounts

January 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Rich Steinmeier took the CEO reins at LPL in wild one-off that still fit a huge RIA business trend.

2025 will be the year of 'Under New Management' in RIA business, after 2024 brought profusion of CEO-level fires, hires and deals

First seven CEOs were replaced, then myriad big HR dominoes fell as Vanguard, Schwab, Envestnet, InvestCloud, LPL, Cetera and Orion all switched out CEOs and presidents

January 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Michael Verdeschi: We do have an analysis.

Schwab's chief financial officer explains to Goldman Sachs analyst that 'headline risk' makes unviable the tempting path to pay down $65 billion of burdensome loans -- and ring up 'instant earnings,' a second analyst says

Michael Verdeschi says wryly Schwab's balance sheet is a 'popular topic,' but company will stay the course despite the costs of carrying expensive liquidity loans.

October 17, 2024 at 2:27 AM

Rick Wurster: These are all areas that we are exploring as it relates to a custody fee.
October 16, 2024 at 2:02 AM

Lawrence Calcano: 'Should [Schwab] be a big lift for us? Absolutely, yes.'

iCapital hits $203 billion of 'platform assets,' but Schwab could boost prospect big-time in a marriage of convenience that would benefit both

The New York City alternatives hub grew asset total $37 billion or about 22% since Sept. 2023, but if Schwab pulls lever on $4-billion revenue play at fat margins, life will be good.

October 15, 2024 at 3:36 AM

Shirl Penney [quotes MLK]: 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.'

Shirl Penney won J.P. Morgan and BlackRock backing the same day Hurricane Helene brought down his house and lifted his faith in friends, family and coworkers

The Dynasty Financial Partners CEO has evacuated from incoming Hurricane Milton but laments blows his staff and neighbors absorbed from Helene -- and fears the worst may yet come

October 10, 2024 at 3:20 AM

Walter Bettinger commanded the post-Chuck era beginning in 2008.

Walter Bettinger joins Charles Schwab Corp. mass executive exodus, leaving a very complex CEO puzzle to solve for his young, ex-McKinsey successor

CEO grew the company by $8 trillion in assets to 'powerhouse' status amid significant accomplishments -- sans RIA mention -- but shares are sagging, and its bank remains a sore subject.

October 3, 2024 at 10:12 PM

David Lafferty: Investors continue to seek out cost-effective, income-producing strategies to help diversify their portfolios.

With key tweaks, Charles Schwab is introducing its first ultra-short bond product in 13 years; last time it paid dearly to settle an SEC complaint over similar product, YieldPlus

Schwab, choosing its words carefully, will launch an ultra-short income ETF, its first active fixed-income ETF on or about Aug. 13.

July 31, 2024 at 2:37 AM

Walt Bettinger: We want to make sure that we maintain sufficient deposits at our bank to, again, fund the loans that our clients want, and then have appropriate levels of liquidity over and above that.

Wall Street hammers Charles Schwab Corp. shares and blasts management 'execution' after Tuesday's surprise unveiling of budding mega-outsource deal with its biggest shareholder, TD Bank

The Westlake, Texas giant's shares fell 5.4% today after plummeting 10% yesterday; analyst see the bank's risk retreat as a concession the March 2023 interest rate crisis has done 'permanent' damage.

July 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM

Peter Crawford: We remain focused on continuing to enhance our strong capital levels.

Charles Schwab touts new Fed stress test that shows its bank can weather a downturn, but it still remains vulnerable to upturn, analysts say

Morningstar calls Schwab's capital ratio increase from 2022 'great,' but test doesn't account for factors that sank Schwab stock during 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley and First Republic banks

July 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM

Omar Aguilar [Schwab photo]: 'We have the luxury to have amazing distribution capabilities within our main company.'

Schwab hits $1.2 trillion in managed funds and projects $2 trillion in about five years by 'distributing' Schwab funds to Schwab investors -- but will it squeeze out third-party asset managers?

The $9.2 trillion, Westlake, Texas, giant told Bloomberg that it'll grow its $1.2 trillion base as much as 20% over the next five to seven years -- countering the wirehouse trend of establishing distance between distribution and investment management channels.

June 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM

Rick Wurster: It'll be state of the art.

Charles Schwab & Co. makes iCapital its exclusive alts partner as Rick Wurster tells Wall Street that in 2024 his firm will roll out alternative investments to high rollers

The $9T brokerage soft-announced that the long-term project is coming to fruition but RIA clients are excluded, for now

May 29, 2024 at 3:43 AM

Walt Bettinger: 'The executive team made sort of an informal pact.'

Walt Bettinger discloses expiration of unknown 'pact' to explain to Schwab investors why Bernie Clark, Peter Crawford and Joe Martinetto all chose to exit at once

The 'sort of informal' deal was struck in 2019, but never revealed to shareholders during the merger transition, until the departures were announced -- in one press release -- this month.

May 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM

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