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As M&A upends IBD sector, 24 teams and execs make moves

Added on January 2020 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Recent eye-popping M&A deals are reshaping much of wealth management and leading thousands of financial advisors to switch firms. While the record-breaking consolidation affects each company and advisor differently, a look at some of the most recent moves can illuminate the key trends in the rapidly evolving industry.

Biggest advisor moves of 2019: $62B in mega recruits

Added on January 2020 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The stats alone are impressive. More than 20 mega teams — those managing $1 billion or more in assets — switched firms last year.

RIAs: Shopping for M&A deals? Better get your house in order first.

Added on December 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: No, that's not a premise for a TV sitcom – it actually describes my family's life-changing leap from city to country six years ago. The implications of that transition (which, I assure you, persist) often come to mind as I see the unprecedented number of RIAs taking their own major leaps into transformational mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

RIA consolidation could put $2.4 trillion in play over next decade

Added on November 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The aging financial adviser demographic is expected to put $1.6 trillion worth of client assets in play over the next five to 10 years, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

PE: Can RIAs Serve Two Masters?

Added on October 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Shirl Penney grew Dynasty Financial Partners to help liberate financial advisory teams from the conflicted shackles of Wall Street’s banks and investment houses. Earlier this year, the firm itself moved away from the city of legacy finance, relocating its headquarters from Manhattan to St. Petersburg, Fla., for, he says, that city’s pool of young talent, a growing presence of other independent financial services firms and a better lifestyle for employees.

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