RIAs

The Raleigh, N.C., company hired Charles Pendergraft, John Zachary Carnes, Cort Meinelschmidt, Chelsea Miller, J. Marshall Culp 3d, and James Beam.

In an effort to enhance the technology it offers for personal financial advice delivered to the mass market, NestWise LLC, a unit of LPL Financial, will buy Veritat Advisors.

“The relationship with Orizon will allow us to provide focused, innovative wealth solutions to clients in an increasingly diverse geographic area, which is something our clients have been requesting," said Martin C. Bicknell, Mariner's CEO.

Savant Capital Management and The Monitor Group, two independent fee-only RIAs, announced that they have finalized the merger of their firms to officially become Savant Capital LLC.

The Salt Lake City-based bank is ramping up its wealth management business with the support of third-party marketing firm PrimeVest Financial Services.

Hundreds of delinquent medium-sized RIAs must register with their respective states by today’s SEC deadline or face the prospect of being de-registered as early as Sept. 1.

New York-based American Independence Financial Services, LLC announced it will become principal portfolio manager for its Large Cap Value strategy, including the American Independence Stock Fund.

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Nine out of 10 independent registered investment advisors say their roster of clients has increased or remained steady in the past 12 months and that has them looking to add staff in the year ahead to sustain that growth.

The acquisition adds 126 relationships and $200 million in assets to the San Antonio-based wealth advisory firm.