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Registered Investment Advisor (RIA)
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SageView Acquired by Private Equity Firm
Retirement planning and wealth management advisory firm SageView Advisory Group today announced a strategic investment from private investment…
January 5, 2021
Scale Takes Center Stage as RIAs Continue to Compete
It’s been said time and again—scale is key. However it’s achieved, through technology, acquisition, or something completely different,…
November 13, 2020
The RIA Industry Experiences Steady Growth
The investment advisor industry continued to experience record-level growth through 2019, including in the number of registered advisors…
November 11, 2020
Schwab Finalizes $22 Billion TD Ameritrade Acquisition
Charles Schwab today announced that it has completed its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, in an all-stock deal valued…
October 6, 2020
5 Guiding Principles for RIA Firm Success
Schwab Advisor Services released its annual RIA Benchmarking Study, which analyzes RIA trends with respect to firm growth,…
July 29, 2020
Steep Second Quarter Advisor M&A Drop, But Deal Size Hits Record
The pre-COVID M&A space saw multiples rapidly reaching ridiculous levels, not unheard of in booming economies with daily…
July 2, 2020
DOJ, Stockholders Approve $26 Billion Schwab-TD Ameritrade Merger
Major hurdles were cleared in the Charles Schwab/TD Ameritrade merger on Thursday, bringing the possibility of a combined…
June 5, 2020
RIA Channel Growth ‘Soars,’ According to Cerulli
We assume they mean pre-coronavirus crisis, but Cerulli Associates find that the advisor movement into the registered investment…
April 14, 2020
SEC Extends ADV Filing Requirements Due to COVID Concerns
Recognizing the impact that COVID-19 has on administration and compliance, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that…
March 25, 2020
SEC Issues Temporary Coronavirus Relief for Advisors
The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold off on certain enforcement actions against registered investment advisors who can’t…
March 16, 2020