From Financial Planning
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Summary: Firm expenses rose more quickly than revenue, according to the 2016 FA Insight Study of Advisory Firms: Growth by Design. Median overhead per client jumped 31%, and overhead expenses as a share of revenue for a typical advisory firm leaped to 38% last year, up from 34% in 2014.
From Financial Plannning
Added on August 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Are you looking to hire new talent? Or are you a young person looking to start a career in financial planning? Look no further. FP's expanded list of financial planning programs zeroes in on CFP Board-registered degree-granting colleges and universities this year. Click through to view the next 25 schools on the list, organized alphabetically (M-T).
From Financial Planning
Added on August 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: There's definitely a market for digital tools to help advisers navigate expected fiduciary requirements. But providers should tread carefully with their approach, as contemplating regulation-oriented tech upgrades drudges up bad feelings among some advisers about the rule.
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From Think Advisor
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Summary: According to a new research report from Practical Perspectives, the traditional wholesaler/advisor model that has been highly successful in mining and developing other distribution channels such as wirehouse or independent broker-dealers has shown to be less useful with registered investment advisors (RIAs).
From InvestmentNews
Added on August 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Growth opportunities for advisory firms may need to come from acquiring individual advisers, rather than larger firms, because that's where buyers are most likely to find willing sellers, according to a new InvestmentNews/BlackRock study.
