Articles published 5/2018
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LPL Financial is latest to go the 'risk number' route by signing deal with LifeYield, which signed a Riskalyze deal in February
The Fort Mill, S.C.-based IBD will use the software to help advisors arbitrage between taxable and non-taxable accounts to minimize the bite of the IRS
May 30, 2018 at 8:14 PM
Jud Bergman defines 'stupid' and post-'stupid' eras at his firm after Raymond James analyst dares to unearth the Yodlee question
The Envestnet CEO's rebuke, embracing the synonym for imbecilic and unintelligent, showed how raw feelings got in 2015 with the firm's purchase of Yodlee for about $600 million
May 29, 2018 at 11:03 PM
Focus Financial files for IPO to raise $100 million, with 'interesting' timing
Private equity bought the New York-based roll-up a year ago and its revenues are growing about 20%
May 24, 2018 at 5:15 PM
May 24, 2018 at 2:26 PM
May 24, 2018 at 12:59 PM
Mindful of 'Snapchat' dynamic, BlackRock takes big Acorns stake after the micro-robo wins 2.2 million investors in 12 months
The $6.3-trillion asset manager led the $50-million round to ensure a foothold at LA-based firm with an app that onboards 6,000 investors daily
May 24, 2018 at 3:28 AM
Vestwell makes hard-charging payroll startup, Namely, its portal to win plan sponsors for RIAs and IBD reps it services
CEO Aaron Schumm is helping advisors get the benefit of feet already wedged in doors thanks to pervasive payroll service apps
May 22, 2018 at 8:13 PM
LPL shares skyrocket near to $72 after signaling to Wall Street a cheaper, better way to lure assets and advisors
The Fort Mill, S.C.-based firm may cut salaries and commissions to recruiters and give advisors more benefits directly
May 22, 2018 at 4:12 PM
UHNW Atlanta family office takes on ex-GenSpring relationship manager in advance of Florida push
UHNW Atlanta family office takes on ex-GenSpring relationship manager in advance of Florida push
May 21, 2018 at 9:56 PM
RIAs and RIA vendors churn talent madly in March and April '18 as 'New Moves in the Biz' captures 35 of them
Serial HR moves by Raymond James, FinMason, American Century and Vestwell helped them expand into new territories, add job descriptions and more varied product lines
May 18, 2018 at 9:23 PM
Envestnet quietly deals rivals in on Yodlee play to placate big banks and their latent threat of 'oblivion' in response to 'screen scraping'
The Chicago-based outsourcer orchestrates a Yodlee/Morningstar/Quovo show of force in response to vulnerability to 'throttling' by mega-custodians
May 17, 2018 at 7:24 PM
As Salentica settles into life as SS&C's fair-haired CRM, downsides of being a sheltered software child are also apparent, critics say
Black Diamond and Advent are still in reach but the firm's appeal to smaller fry in need of low pricing is more limited
May 15, 2018 at 5:26 PM
A maverick RIA and a bank walked into a bar in 2006, 2011 and 2014. It's all settling out in a 2018 M&A & spin-off pub crawl
Boston Private lets a $9-billion RIA buy itself back to free up cash to be used to roll up more bank-minded wealth managers this time around and Peter Raimondi is back in the game
May 14, 2018 at 8:05 PM
Downmarket Redtail hustles at 'crazy pace' to steal march upmarket as CRM rival Junxure wires merger and Salesforce relaunches as an off-the-rack product
The Sacramento-based CRM firm moves to 'Transaction Alley' in Atlanta from the Georgia 'burbs to attract urbane engineers
May 10, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Why exactly Northwestern Mutual bought a digital darling for $250 million, shut it down, orphaned its customers and declared progress
When the Milwaukee-based mega-insurer relaunches in six months, the one aspect certainly subtracted from the mix will be the cash-draining 8,000 mass market customers
May 9, 2018 at 9:23 PM
TD Ameritrade scores sweet exclusive deal with Vanguard that includes RIAs managing otherwise self-directed 401(k) accounts
To make up ground, Vanguard Group also partnered with Newport Group
May 8, 2018 at 12:40 AM
May 7, 2018 at 12:31 PM
Derek Bruton joins Keith Gregg as Chalice Wealth Partners makes urgent Dynasty-lite bid bolstered by $4.5 million and Aaron Schumm
The two San Diegans of LPL and First Allied fame are hungry for success and redemption after a few stop-and-go years
May 4, 2018 at 10:30 PM
LPL Financial pulls pricing lever after Bill Hamm moves to yank $12 billion and 500 advisors off the IBD's line
The CEO of Independent Financial Partners will take 12 months move the asset trove to his own broker-dealer giving LPL time to woo reps looking for the door
May 3, 2018 at 10:01 PM
What to make of a $239M-AUM RIA dwindling to $191M then suing Schwab for $100M as the alleged cause of the asset hemorrhage
Ed Butowsky says the San Francisco-based custodian played politics illegally by using a beltway scandal involving murder, WikiLeaks and collusion as a smokescreen to steal his clients
