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Cashing in on the seller's market for advisory firms

Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: When Chicago-based broker Nick Brait, 62, wrote his five-year plan in 2012, he decided that by 2017, he wanted to spend almost half of every year traveling the world and sailing the U.S. Great Lakes. The best way to accomplish that, he figured, was to sell his financial practice, Lasting Legacy Ltd., and gradually move to a scaled-back schedule.

Fiduciary duty's impact on succession planning

Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Does succession planning impose fiduciary obligations for investment advisers? This recently has become a hot topic of conversation, due in large part to the high volume of mergers and acquisitions in the adviser space.

Top Brokers Are Walking Out Of Wall Street Banks And Taking The Most Important Thing With Them

Added on August 2014 in M&A Issues
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Sumary: The four biggest U.S. brokerage firms are facing an exodus of employees who are finding they can make more money and save on taxes by taking their clients and starting an independent firm before they retire.

A Buying Binge Ahead Could Push Up Practice Values

Added on August 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: If you’re looking for an attractive practice to buy in the next five years, you’re not alone, according to WealthManagement.com. There seem to be far more would-be buyers than sellers of advisory businesses at the moment, which gives sellers the edge. At the same time, many sellers are more interested in pursuing the best outcome for themselves and their clients than in getting the highest price for their firm. 

Banks Prepare to Elbow In on Wealth Management

Added on August 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The wealth management landscape may be primed for a shake-up as a number of revenue-hungry banks plan to enter the business. Roughly a quarter of banks are gearing up to offer wealth management services within the next two years, according to a survey of 200 bank executives and senior banking professionals conducted this spring by American Banker and SourceMedia Research.

 

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