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A partnership between Citigroup and Silverfern to serve exclusive private equity deals to ultrarich clients collapsed after years of tension and litigation.

To some market-watchers, that undercuts the spirit of what private equity investments are supposed to provide.

The next CEO of Raymond James talks about how private equity ownership has made for some difficult marriages in wealth management, while a Morgan Stanley exec says asset outflows were unusually high last year.

Nearly 80% of the respondents to a recent advisor survey conducted by the asset management giant Blackstone said they plan to recommend more alternative investments in 2025.

In the year ahead, private equity, exchange traded funds and tax-loss harvesting promise to be top priorities for advisors leading the pack.

Out of more than 2,000 moves reducing prices over nearly 50 years, the company says this round represents the largest in its history.

With 37% of financial advisors expecting to retire within the next decade, rookies are still failing at a 70% clip within their first five years, according to a new Cerulli study.

Hester Peirce and SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda say they want to group to devise a clear compliance framework for digital assets and end regulation by enforcement.

Top deals from Q4 include Wealth Enhancement Group's deal with Levy Wealth Management Group and Cetera's bid for Concourse Financial Group Securities.

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.

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.

Mike Durbin on Cetera's M&A plans, why consolidation will barrel forward in the wealth management industry and the advantages of having a hybrid firm.

The 10 largest transitions include deals by LPL and Osaic, hybrid RIAs that received private equity infusions and even a new public offering by a SPAC investor.

Recruiting moves, M&A deals, influxes of capital, internal rollups and business pivots are fueling the industry's race to scale.

Wealth Enhancement Group is the second large OSJ to go separate ways from LPL, following Merit Financial Advisors

After partnering with a private equity firm, a new CEO paired emotional intelligence and equity incentives to retain talent and grow the bottom line.

The recruits, formerly managing $885 million at their previous firms, are expected to push Concurrent's asset total to $9.7 billion.

PE brings a lot to accounting, but it's not for everyone, say experts at Accounting Today's PE Summit.