Deals & People

Advisory M&A

Creative Planning adds CTB Financial Services; TFS Wealth Management joins Pensionmark; Highland Private Wealth sub-acquires Trellis Advisors; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves

Early assumes role of chief strategy officer at Vestwell; Principal selects Dessouki as chief marketing officer; Puerto joins J.P. Morgan Private Bank as head of retirement plan solutions.

Advisory M&A

Innovest adds Jansson as retirement plan consultant; Wealth Enhancements adds $341M First Capital Advisors; Latimer joins Steward Partners in Florida expansion push; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves

Corebridge names Muderrisoglu head of investor and ratings relations; TIAA promotes Houser to head of institutional sales; Tifin Amp’s founder Nair steps aside, Gagliano named CEO; and more.

Advisory M&A

Cetera seals Securian deal with 91% retention; Sequoia adds wealth manager with practice area focused on clients with special needs; UBS snags $640M Ohio-based wealth manager; and more.

Advisory M&A

Ameriprise adds 3 teams worth total of $1.1B in client assets; Mercer Advisors Snags Texas-based $680M wealth advisory; Cetera adds father-daughter-led RIA; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves

Ascensus expands NQDC sales team; The Standard promotes Angie Cuthill within individual annuities; Optima names Paul Fletcher head of its new asset and wealth business line; and more.

Advisory M&A

LPL brings on $6.5B RIA; Sanctuary snags former UBS firm; Steward acquires Vantage Point from Merrill; and more.