Finance

The number of financial advisors at America's biggest bank dropped slightly from last quarter but was still up from last year.

Citi wealth head Andy Sieg told employees that net new investment assets — which surged last year — are the division's "North Star."

The BNY company unveiled an expanded custodial agreement with a large wealth management client in the fourth quarter, as asset values boosted its results.

Wells Fargo and other large wealth managers have been under scrutiny from plaintiffs' lawyers and regulators for the returns they pay on uninvested cash. It hardly mattered for Wells' bottom line last quarter.

While not denying the benefits of PE backing, a subset of RIAs and wealth managers remain determined to go it alone.

Even though some firms have been able to command top dollar selling themselves to large aggregators, plenty of variables are still helping to hold purchase prices in check.

The fast-moving RIA aggregator has been undergoing an internal reorganization since 2023 in a bid to consolidate the many firms it has scooped up over the years.

High-yield cash opportunities, alternative investments, ETFs and short term bonds received renewed interest.

The funds, although unlikely to be profitable on their own, are seen as a way to find clients for other services offered by Morgan Stanley.

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