Deals & People October 25th, 2023 Retirement Advisory M&A Persists Amid Overall Deal Decline DeVoe’s Q3 M&A report shows overall dealmaking in the advisory space is trending toward a down year, with the retirement...
Deals & People October 4th, 2023 Genstar Capital Re-Ups to Keep Driving Cetera M&A Plans Having originally invested in Cetera in 2018, Genstar will continue to be the majority investor and lead partner.
The Markets September 28th, 2023 Private Real Estate Investment Through DC Plans Continues to Grow Managers continue to push into the defined contribution space, a bet that plan sponsors and advisers will be attracted to...
Deals & People September 19th, 2023 Carlyle Makes Growth Investment in CAPTRUST Equity from Carlyle will be used to advance CAPTRUST’s M&A strategy in both wealth management and retirement, says CAPTRUST president.
Deals & People August 30th, 2023 TPA Strongpoint Partners Adds Pension Financial Services to Network Strongpoint will have more than 4,000 plans and $7B in assets under administration with the deal.
Client Service August 22nd, 2023 Goldman, Charlesbank to Invest in Pensionmark Parent World Insurance The combined Goldman capital infusion would add up to $1 billion, fueling growth plans for areas such as retirement and...
Compliance June 12th, 2023 Legislation to Expand Accredited Investor Definition Moves to Senate Two bills seeking to widen the pool of investors who can invest in private equity passed the House last week...
Deals & People June 6th, 2023 Cetera Holdings Acquires Retirement Planning Group The parent of the Cetera Financial broker/dealer network adds $1.4B RIA; meanwhile, another PE-backed advisory, Mercer Advisors, gets new backing...
Deals & People May 17th, 2023 Smart Raises $95M in PE Funding, Eyes Further Acquisitions Aquiline Capital leads a funding round for the U.K.-based retirement technology firm with operations in the U.S., Europe, Middle East...
Deals & People May 2nd, 2023 Hub Snags PE Firm Minority Stake, Announces More to Come LGP has taken a minority stake in the insurance, retirement and wealth management aggregator to build on what the firm...
Compliance May 1st, 2023 House Bills Would Expand Accredited Investor Pool to Include Clients of Advisers The House Committee on Financial Services advanced a bill that would allow RIA clients to invest in unregulated offerings such...
Deals & People April 12th, 2023 Adviser M&A Deals Bounce Back in Volume, Worth in Q1 Echelon’s quarterly M&A report found private equity financing helped push Q1 2023 numbers above Q4 2022 results.
Products April 5th, 2023 Wilmington Trust Focused on CIT Education Push Retirement services head Rob Barnett say advisers, plan sponsors and Congress all need a better understanding of the DC investment...
In Practice March 31st, 2023 Adviser M&A To Stay Strong in 2023, but Expect Delays Advisor Growth Strategies reports that dealmakers are getting more creative amid high interest rates.
Deals & People February 27th, 2023 Advisory M&A Savant Wealth adds retirement services with Capital Directions deal; PE firms CD&R and Stone Point acquire Focus Financial in deal...
Deals & People February 3rd, 2023 PE Firm LMP Invests in Retirement Services Provider Definiti LMP’s majority stake in the retirement administrator and recordkeeper will fund strategies including “aggressive” strategic acquisition.
Deals & People February 3rd, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves U.S. Bancorp Asset Management picks Jim Link to head OCIO Unit; Marshberry adds Madore as financial advisory VP; and more.
The Markets February 1st, 2023 Adviser Product Partnerships FLX picks Broadridge for asset management distribution platform; Hub partners with employee recognition company Blueboard; more than 100 financial firms...
The Markets January 3rd, 2023 Solving the Liquidity Factor for Alternative Investments in DC Plans Alternative investments such as private real estate create a liquidity challenge for plan sponsors, but advisers can help find solutions,...
Practice Management January 3rd, 2023 Education Options for Alternative Investments Expand As alternative investments grow in popularity, so do programs to educate and assist advisers looking to discuss them with clients.