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Merrill Lynch creates hefty new 'data' and 'shelf' fees and offers third-party managers who pay them a leg up when its 'thundering herd' recommends investments -- but …

The New York wirehouse was slow but also benefits as last mover among its peers, analysts explain -- it knows exactly how ...
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Hightower Advisor CEO names two new presidents -- one to revamp the old rollup business, the other to develop the new single-system unit -- both with the objectiv…

Marco De Freitas wil undertake the massive switch from Vanguard in November and Jennifer Frazier will mostly formalize her ...
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Fidelity Investments just cast a wider net for RIA custody revenues by backstopping Savvy Wealth's (expected mid-2027 ) custody launch -- hastened by the lean-in of '…

Savvy and Fidelity make a strong team to target Commonwealth assets, Savvy CEO says, because those advisors lived on Fidelity ...
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Schwab's poach of $8-billion Ameriprise breakaway extends its wild 2026 rout of the once impenetrable fortress to four $1-billion-plus teams with help from high-multip…

The Westlake, Texas custodial giant of $6 trillion helped launch Rise Private Wealth Management and its is is running the ...
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Schwab's surprise unveiling of Anthropic deal at Future Proof shows it has an AI ace up its sleeve, but it may take five years or more to catch up with Altruist, if at all, say ...

RIAs are caught in the middle over data concerns, as the $6-trillion RIA custody giant blindsides the soon-to-be ...
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'No rush' Peter Mallouk is doing wild 'gap' deals as he rides out RIA seller's market and his Creative Planning keeps 'billions' of purchasing power 'locked-and-loaded' f…

The $780-billion RIA owner says eye-popping side deals like $4.3-trillion RVK add to the core 'Creative Planning' strategy -- ...
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David Fortunato makes his third pivot after cash management cross-selling fails to yield ample robo investors -- a bolt-on discount brokerage will join its digital home …

The Wealthfront CEO turns Q2 earnings into a confessional, volunteering how the robo-advisor misjudged it's cohort's ...
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Marty Bicknell commits $175 million to install 700 'AI' bots to revolutionize RIA automation; the gamble isn't AI but whether advisors, clients, staff and leadership will ...

Mariner Wealth Advisors is committing $175 million to deploy 700 AI bots for enterprise-wide back-office automation. Automating administrative tasks aims to free advisors from drudgery, allowing them ...
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Ritik Malhotra sells not-for-sale Savvy stake for $100 million after Utah Jazz owner showed up big for his LPL-disruption-by-AI play -- and Mark Casady re-upped at the new ...

Ryan Smith, Ryan Sweeney and Halo invested at a valuation 560% more than Savvy's B round 15 months ago, enticed by some wins, an artificial intelligence tailwind and the former LPL CEO on speed-dial.
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Schwab and Fidelity beat Goldman Sachs to the punch on long/short fund sorcery for RIAs, but the vampire squid is back with its own offer -- a possible one-up 'Late' but potentially more exotic, and ...
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Salim Ramji (strategically) bends to the will of RIAs by allowing them latitude to remodel Vanguard model portfolios and let three favorite RIA partners -- Orion, Black Diamond ...

Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji now permits RIAs to customize model portfolios by integrating non-Vanguard third-party funds. Strategic partnerships with Orion, Black Diamond, and Vestmark enable seamless ...
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No-constraints Corient's $21-billion RIA buy -- right after three deals closed with $19 billion -- is more of a harbinger than a harvest, says CEO, as integration completions ...

Kurt MacAlpine: This uniquely puts us in a position not to make trade-offs on the next new opportunity.” Brooke's Note: The hallowed ‘partnership’ model so revered in legal and accounting circles it ...