
OneDigital Acquires $500M Florida Retirement and Wealth Management Shop
The Florida Pension Group is OneDigital’s seventh such partnership in 12 months as it expands its retirement-linked wealth management capabilities.

Advisory M&A
Cetera Financial Group broke adviser recruiting record in 2022; Advisor Group added 1,800 advisers representing $84.2B in client assets in 2022; Wealth Enhancement Group expands in East Coast with acquisition representing $371M in client assets; and more.

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.

Advisory M&A
Charles Schwab acquires resource provider to family wealth firms; Voya completes acquisition of benefits administrator Benefitfocus; Franklin Templeton partners with fixed-annuity index provider to build out product offering; and more.

Investment Product and Service Launches
Vanguard offers multi-sector income bond fund; Hub starts HR technology consulting practice; Vestmark launches six direct-index separately managed accounts; and more.

Cetera to Acquire Securian Financial’s Retail Wealth Business
Cetera will bring 1,000 Securian financial professionals into its network.

RIA Merger Market Hits 9th Year of Record Activity
The M&A tear did finally slow in Q4 2022, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline in more than four years, according to DeVoe.

Adviser Product Partnerships
Broadridge re-ups with IGM for broker wealth platform; Reverence Capital selects CAIS Channel for alt offerings; $25B RIA Sanctuary extends partnership with Wealthbox for client management; and more.

FTC’s Noncompete Ban Would Hit Retirement, RIA Consolidation
A proposed ban on noncompete contracts by the FTC would likely have implications for the RIA firms some retirement advisories are acquiring to broaden wealth management capabilities.

Recordkeepers Beat Out External Managers for IRA Rollovers
While new research finds recordkeepers took the lead for overall rollover count in 2022, IRA providers outside of employer retirement plans kept their dominance for accounts of $250,000 or more.

Adviser Product Partnerships
Lincoln Financial expands employer wellness offers to student debt management; Docupace brings new productivity toolkit for advisers; digital bank Green Dot adds cash account from Wealthfront; and more.

Adviser Product Partnerships
Linqto brings private equity investing to Millennium’s retirement portfolios; Wealthcare Capital Management partners with retirement, health and home equity firms; Morningstar launches research portal for financial advisers; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Northern Trust makes key fund hires; Edelman Financial Engine buys California-based retirement advisory; Prime Capital Partners with PFS to enter Sioux Falls and South Dakota markets; and more.

Investment Adviser M&A Activity Expected to Mellow in ’23
Expectations for RIA valuations and M&A activity reach lowest levels in five years of annual surveying by DeVoe & Company.

When Merging Retirement Planning and Wealth Management, Participants Must ‘Come First’
As retirement planning and wealth management begin to overlap, a dividing line must be drawn between them for both business and compliance reasons, according to a panel of experts in PLANADVISER’s latest practice management webinar.

Investment Advisers Seek Talent Amid Staff Shortage
Investment advisers are prioritizing talent acquisition and retention due to client growth and strong business performance, according to Charles Schwab.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Northwestern Mutual names new CFO; Lockton has a new U.S. chief counsel; HUB keeps expanding with insurance and benefit buys; and more.

Investment Product and Service Launches
Securian and QPA launch managed account for plan sponsors; ProShares and S&P announce ETF to invest in surging battery metal market; Franklin Templeton teams with experts on free alternative investment education program; and more.

Investment Product and Service Launches
Hartford Funds launches new factor-based equity ETF; BenchMine creates free search engine for 401(k) industry plan data; and Corebridge Financial introduces Dimensional Index designed for Power Series of Index Annuities.

Adviser Product Partnerships
DPL partners with Corebridge Financial on RIA advisory annuity solutions; Fidelity Institutional enhances adviser technology; Choreo partners with Pontera on held away asset management solution; and more.