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Private equity eyes advisory firms, but at what cost?

From InvestmentNews
Added on October 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Private equity investors have their eyes on the financial advice market, but there's a debate brewing among industry executives over the merits of using that private capital.

Advice industry in hiring mode

From InvestmentNews
Added on October 2017 in Join an RIA
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Summary: As the largest independent advisory firms continue expanding, something unexpected has happened along the way. The typical professional at one of these firms is no longer "independent" in the sense that he or she is an owner of the business. Instead, that individual is an employee of the firm.    

Q&A: Charles Schwab's Kimberly Sanders

From WealthManagement.com
Added on October 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Kimberly Sanders, Schwab's director of business consulting services, on the biggest challenge advisors face when marketing their services to clients.  

FINRA ratchets up fintech engagement

From Financial Planning
Added on October 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Amid proliferating cyberthreats and rapidly evolving fintech, FINRA is reevaluating its approach to digital concerns and seeking additional guidance from federal lawmakers.

RIA M&A poised to shatter record for deals

From Financial Planning
Added on October 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As M&A deals for advisory firms continue to increase in volume and size, 2017 is shaping up to shatter previous records, according to Echelon Partner’s 3rd Quarter Deal Report.

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