The Chase Manhattan Corp. has acquired Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & Co.'s global custody business with the purchase of Morgan Stanley Trust Co. and Morgan Stanley Bank Luxembourg, S.A. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the businesses will be integrated into Chase's Global Investor Services unit. The combined entities will hold more than $5 trillion in assets under trust and custody and provide services to 3,000 institutional investors.
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A deal between XY Planning Network and Wealthtender illustrates how quickly the search landscape is changing and the new ways advisors must adapt to find prospects in an AI era.
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A gathering for LGBTQ advisors and allies the day before LPL's flagship Focus conference drew executives, big-name sponsors and a standing-room crowd. So Marci Bair and other organizers are planning a standalone event next spring.
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Today is National 401(k) Day, and a perfect moment to revisit retirement plans. Advisors can use these five strategies — from IRA rollovers to next-gen outreach — to help clients optimize their savings.
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Like many firms, Ameriprise has been pumping money into AI in recent years. But its dedication to technology goes back much further, says the firm's head of technology and service delivery.
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Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?
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Justin Duke's move from BNY Wealth to Simon Quick Advisors shows how higher fees, rising asset minimums and tighter client constraints are pushing some bank advisors toward RIAs.
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