From Think Advisor
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission’s chief of staff, Andrew “Buddy” Donohue, is challenging chief compliance officers to be “proactive” by focusing on nine priorities, and quelling CCOs’ fears that their elevated roles will expose them to “increased personal liability.”
From wealthmanagement.com
Added on October 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Inorganic growth is becoming an increasingly fundamental business strategy for many registered investment advisory firms, to the point where many established advisor practices are now becoming experienced buyers engaging in multiple deals.
From LinkedIN Pulse
Added on October 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: In today’s M&A rich environment, every advisory firm and financial advisor wants to get in on the action. Unfortunately, though, most would-be buyers and sellers come up empty. Why? Because of unreasonable expectations.
From CNBC
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Summary: The growth of automated investment advice platforms — also known as robo-advisors — is a top theme of just about every conference in the advisory industry these days. What's more, pundits are debating whether it's the next big thing in investing.
From Iris
Added on October 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Nearly 75% of the businesses that will go to market will fail to identify an ideal buyer. That’s a lot of time, effort and energy put into something that is so important – only to have nothing to show for all of your troubles.
