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The acquisition established a $6 trillion-giant operating as a mutual fund company, RIA custodian, bank, retail brokerage and national wealth management firm.

At the center is a pledge not to increase rates on those making less than $400,000, and that various changes would only impact earnings above the threshold.

The additions are expected to include financial advisors and customer service agents, and represent a 15% increase in associates who focus on clients.

Estimates for the deal between the analytics platform and private equity firm LLR Partners go as high as $270 million.

“If insurance and annuities had always been commission free, RIAs would be power users,” says David Lau, CEO of DPL Financial which is partnering with SS&C Advent.

It comes as part of “an unprecedented series of extremely low” annual increases, according to an analyst with the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League.

The group of fee-only practices and networks have 1,187 IARs who manage a combined $95.7 billion.

The regulator would generate an additional $225 million per year from the fee increases.

The CARES Act will play a critical role, according to Grant Thornton.

The No. 1 IBD’s 2,500-advisor bank channel will add 285 more reps when two massive investment programs affiliate next year.