| Date |
Publication |
Article & Description (click article title for PDF) |
| 12/16/2011 |
RIABiz |
With FundQuest off its Plate, Envestnet is Ready for a Helping of New Deals |
| 11/20/2011 |
Investment News |
Taxes a Factor When You Sell |
| 11/20/2011 |
Investment News |
Schwab in Front as Custodians Set Plans to Finance Advisor Succession |
| 11/14/2011 |
ECHELON Partners |
OBS Holdings, Inc. to be Acquired by
Canandaigua National Bank and Westbridge Investments |
| 11/13/11 |
Financial Advisor Magazine |
M&A Game Changer |
| 8/28/2011 |
Investment News |
Brokers May Find Cutting the Wire Their Best Move |
| 8/18/2011 |
RIABiz |
Schwab Redefines RIAs in its M&A Study but Experts Say Further Refinement is Needed |
| 8/15/2011 |
RIABiz |
Schwab's Purchase of Windhaven Made its Asset Growth Soar -- and RIA Assets May be the Afterburners |
| 5/9/2011 |
RIABiz |
Focus Financial Pivots to Breakaway Strategy with Fidelity Recruit |
| 4/3/2011 |
Investment News |
Are You Looking to Sell Your Firm? Here's What Acquiring Minds Seek |
| 3/17/2011 |
FundFire |
Poll: UBS is Most Likely Takeover Target for Wells |
| 2/2/2011 |
Thomson Reuters |
Record Adviser Firm M&A Deals Made in 2010 |
| 2/2/2011 |
RIABiz |
Record Year for RIA M&A After Giant Fourth Quarter, Schwab Says |
| 1/14/2011 |
ECHELON Partners |
Windham Brannon Merges with Tarpley & Underwood |
| 1/9/2011 |
Investment News |
More Asset Manager Mergers Seen in 2011 |
| 1/7/2011 |
ECHELON Partners |
Buckingham Financial Services Acquires Turnkey 401(k) Program |
| 12/30/2010 |
RIABiz |
Raymond James Adds 20 Advisors, and Their $1.9B in Assets, as Part of I-Banking Purchase |
| 11/18/2010 |
AdvisorOne |
LPL Kicks Off IPO, in Much Anticipated Move |
| 11/17/2010 |
Dow Jones Newswires |
Industry Impact of LPL's IPO is Debated |
| 11/17/2010 |
Dow Jones |
How a Smaller RIA Finds a Buyer |
| 11/16/2010 |
RIABiz |
10 Reasons Why LPL Could Pull off a Hot IPO in a Cold Market |
| 11/10/2010 |
Fund Fire |
Wilshire, Citi Team Up for Wealth Turnkey Biz |
| 11/5/2010 |
RIABiz |
What to Make of LPL Nearing a Successful - But Scaled Back - IPO |
| 11/4/2010 |
Forbes |
Move Over, Merrill |
| 11/4/2010 |
AdvisorOne |
LPL Assumes IPO Price of $28.50 Per Share |
| 10/1/2010 |
Financial Planning |
Rocket Fuel |
| 9/2/2010 |
RIABiz |
A Look Inside Schwab's Big Deal with a Small Asset Manager |
| 9/1/2010 |
Financial Planning |
The Nominees Are... |
| 7/26/2010 |
RIABiz |
M&A Market for RIAs Continues Record Pace: Second Half Looks Even Stronger |
| 7/1/2010 |
Investment Advisor |
Succession Planning: Buying and Selling Wealth Management Practices |
| 6/15/2010 |
RIABiz |
What to Make of Mark Hurley's Latest Prophesy that Most RIA Firms Will Go Out with a Whimper |
| 6/13/2010 |
Investment News |
Rough Exit Ahead for Wealth Managers, Study Contends |
| 6/8/2010 |
RIABiz |
10 Reasons Why LPL Could Pull off a Hot IPO in a Cold Market |
| 6/7/2010 |
RIABiz |
Favorite Succession Plan of RIAs Remains the Same: None at All |
| 6/6/2010 |
Investment News |
Tips When Selling to a Junior Partner |
| 6/1/2010 |
Financial Planning |
Transfer of Power |
| 5/27/2010 |
Registered Rep. - The Next Move |
Bracing for the Worst: The Importance of Contingency Planning |
| 5/14/2010 |
Investment Advisor |
TD Ameritrade Online Tool Helps RIAs Analyze Firm Value |
| 5/11/2010 |
Fund Fire |
Wirehouses Drop as RIAs Pick Up More Assets |
| 5/10/2010 |
Reuters |
Investment Adviser M&A Seen Rising This Year |
| 5/4/2010 |
Dow Jones Newswires |
TD Ameritrade Rolls Out Valuation Tool for Custody Clients |
| 5/3/2010 |
TD AMERITRADE Institutional |
TD AMERITRADE Institutional Launches "Valuation Analyzer" |
| 4/22/2010 |
Dow Jones Newswires |
Mapping This Year's M&A Landscape |
| 4/16/2010 |
Family Wealth Report |
Alternative Investment Sector is Top M&A Target |
| 4/15/2010 |
Dow Jones Newswires |
Practice Management: Rising Market Spurs Advisory Firm Deals |
| 4/11/2010 |
Investment News |
The Art of the Deal |
| 4/9/2010 |
Investment News |
TD Ameritrade to Offer DIY Valuation Tool |
| 4/7/2010 |
Financial Planning |
Wealth Management M&A: Sink or Swim? |
| 4/6/2010 |
Registered Rep. |
Custodians in the Race to Roll Out M&A Tools |
| 3/15/2010 |
Family Wealth Report |
Banks in Wealth Management - Is Now the Time? |
| 3/10/2010 |
Family Wealth Report |
Convergent to Close Atlanta, Philadelphia Offices |
| 3/10/2010 |
Family Wealth Report |
Big Opportunity to Buy Firms in 2010 - ABA Wealth Management Conference |
| 3/4/2010 |
Investment News |
Ten Tips for Boosting the Value of Your Firm |
| 2/16/2010 |
RIABiz |
Consolidation Pushes a Veteran of Wachovia, U.S. Trust, National City into the RIA Space |
| 2/11/2010 |
RIABiz |
Bibliowicz's Turnaround Plan for National Financial Partners Includes Rolling Up RIAs |
| 2/8/2010 |
Fund Fire |
Indie Advisor M&A Deals Pegged to Rebound |
| 2/1/2010 |
Registered Rep. |
M&A Rebound |
| 2/1/2010 |
Transitions Magazine |
M&A Outlook for 2010: What's on the Horizon? |
| 1/26/2010 |
MFWire |
Are Publicly Traded Asset Managers Getting Cheaper? |
| 1/20/2010 |
RIABiz |
Focus Financial Breaks into the American Sports World with its Latest RIA Deal |
| 1/6/2010 |
Registered Rep. |
Wealth Management M&A to Pick Up in 2010 |
| 1/6/2010 |
RIABiz |
8 Major Points to Understand about the M&A Market at the Start of 2010 |
| 1/5/2010 |
Financial Planning |
Report: Wealth Management M&A to be "Subtle and Selective" in 2010 |
| 1/4/2010 |
Advisor Solutions |
Bringing Buyers and Sellers Together |
| 1/4/2010 |
ECHELON Partners Press Release |
M&A Trends and Opportunities for Wealth Managers in 2010 |
| 12/30/2009 |
Registered Rep. - The Next Move |
Succession Planning 101: A Roadmap to Retirement |
| 12/13/2009 |
RIABiz |
Banks are Hungry to Buy RIAs Again |
| 12/11/2009 |
RIABiz |
Deal Bottleneck in M&A Caused by Buyers Expecting Fire Sale Prices, Report Says |
| 11/8/2009 |
Investment News |
Focus Financial Lining Up New Capital Infusion |
| 10/30/2009 |
RIABiz |
Before Buying Other Firms, See if Your Practice is Marriage Material |
| 10/27/2009 |
RIABiz |
The Seven Things I Learned from Roll-up Executives in Princeton |
| 10/22/2009 |
RIABiz |
Merger and Breakaway Experts Convene Near Princeton at Old Merrill Lynch Lair |
| 10/19/2009 |
Fund Fire |
RIA Buyer Seals 8th Acquisition of 2009 |
| 10/11/2009 |
Investment News |
Roll-Up Firms Get Squeezed by Backers and RIA Firms |
| 10/8/2009 |
RIABiz |
Why the Time for Advisors to Buy Other Advisors is Now Picture Perfect |
| 10/4/2009 |
Investment News |
United Bucks Market Trend on Acquisitions |
| 10/1/2009 |
Transitions Magazine |
Anatomy of a Buyer |
| 10/1/2009 |
MFWire |
Valuations for Investment Managers are Down by Half from the Peak, Says I-Banker |
| 9/30/2009 |
MFWire |
How Has Fund Distribution Changed? |
| 9/14/2009 |
Investment News |
Credit Suisse on the Prowl in Top End of U.S. Market |
| 9/1/2009 |
Transitions Magazine |
Paint Yourself into the Current Buying Landscape |
| 8/18/2009 |
Family Wealth Report |
Value of Investment Firms Up in Second Quarter |
| 8/17/2009 |
Fund Fire |
Managers Planning Buys to Fill Product Gaps |
| 8/13/2009 |
Financial Planning |
TD Ameritrade Launches M&A Guidebook Series for Advisors |
| 8/4/2009 |
Family Wealth Report |
Schwab says RIA Transitions are Up So Far This Year |
| 6/25/2009 |
Fund Fire |
MoneyVoices: Lines Redrawn in Active vs. Passive Debate |
| 6/2/2009 |
Advisor Perspectives |
Helping Advisors Grow |
| 6/1/2009 |
Boomer Market Advisor |
Merging Trumps Selling in Today's Market |
| 5/18/2009 |
Fund Fire |
M&A Pegged to Increase for Indie Advisors |
| 4/29/2009 |
Financial Advisor Magazine |
Small Firm M&A Still Strong |
| 4/28/2009 |
Fund Fire |
TD Unveils M&A Service for Indie Advisors |
| 4/26/2009 |
Investment News |
Mega-Firms Eye Selloffs to Slim Down |
| 4/22/2009 |
TD AMERITRADE Institutional |
TD AMERITRADE Institutional Connects Advisors in the Market for M&A |
| 2/20/2009 |
Fund Fire |
Smith Barney Loses 15 Advisors to Baird |
| 2/3/2009 |
Fund Fire |
Two Managed Account Providers Team Up On Bank |
| 1/22/2009 |
Fund Fire |
Schwab, Pershing Grow Breakaway RIA Assets |
| 1/15/2009 |
Fund Fire |
MoneyVoices: Making Sense of Smith Barney Deal |
| 1/4/2009 |
Investment News |
Advisers Face 'Reality Check' |
| 12/21/2008 |
Investment News |
Reviving Practice Valuations |
| 12/17/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Startup Takes An "Old-is-New" Approach to Advisors |
| 12/12/2008 |
Fund Fire |
New Firm in Wirehouse Advisory Poaching Fray |
| 12/7/2008 |
Investment News |
Advisory Firms Retain Their M&A Allure |
| 10/10/2008 |
Ignites |
Your Q&A: How Do Funds Make M&A Deals Now? |
| 10/7/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Ultra-Wealth Shop Silvercrest Buys Boston RIA |
| 10/2/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Your Q&A: Does Neuberger Deal Devalue Managers? |
| 9/26/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Fidelity Sees Hike in RIA Business from Ex-Brokers |
| 9/15/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Wealth Management Perspective on BoA - Merrill Deal |
| 9/15/2008 |
Investment News |
Indie Wealth Firms Sought by Acquirers |
| 8/19/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Fisher Buys RIA and Promises More Deals |
| 8/14/2008 |
Fund Fire |
New SMA Entrant Outsources to Market Street |
| 8/13/2008 |
Transition News |
The Power of Independence |
| 8/7/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
RBC Eager To Expand Its New RIA Custody Business |
| 7/21/2008 |
Fund Fire |
JPMorgan Unveils Bear Stearns Unified Accts |
| 6/12/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Your Q&A: Does Selling A Stake Jolt Clients? |
| 5/28/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Banks Need More Relationship Managers to Keep Up |
| 5/13/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Moss Adams Cuts RIA Research Arm |
| 5/5/2008 |
Investment News |
Subprime Debacle Incites Change Among Advisers, Clients |
| 4/28/2008 |
Fund Fire |
SMA Outsourcers Look for End to Dry Spell |
| 4/17/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Callan Pushes Into Managed Account Biz |
| 4/17/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Clearbrook, Knight Launch New Fee-Based Platform |
| 3/28/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
US Brokerages Under Pressure From Hollistic Firms |
| 3/27/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Schwab Expands Managed Account Menu |
| 3/10/2008 |
Family Wealth Report |
Light Shed on Wealth - , Investment - Firm Valuations |
| 1/30/2008 |
Fund Fire |
Poll: Wealth Firms Deserve Conservative Valuations |
| 1/7/2008 |
Investment News |
Wealth Management May Face Growing Pains |
| 12/10/2007 |
Investment News |
Titans Seek Other Rich Folks to Join Their "Club" |
| 11/15/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
Platform Maker Fortigent Adds a Raft of New Clients |
| 11/13/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
Kochis Fitz and Quintile Agree to Combine in 2008 |
| 11/5/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
Arbitrage and Momentum in Advisory Consolidation |
| 10/29/2007 |
Fund Fire |
RIA Buyer Makes Four New Acquisitions |
| 10/24/2007 |
Fund Fire |
JPMorgan Signs Hancock SMA Outsourcing Deal |
| 10/17/2007 |
Press Release |
Matrix Makes List of Top SMA Deals For 2007 |
| 10/8/2007 |
Fund Fire |
Pershing Merges with Wealth Advisor Platform |
| 8/23/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
Focus Financial Sets Sights On Wirehouse Brokers |
| 7/11/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
Clearbrook Hired Former Head of Merrill's Consults |
| 6/28/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
World's High-Net-Worth Population up 8.3% in 2006 |
| 6/19/2007 |
Family Wealth Report |
ECHELON Out to Help Wirehouse Brokers Break Away |
| 6/18/2007 |
Fund Fire |
Mellon to Run Ops for Managed Acct Entrant |
| 4/17/2007 |
Fund Fire |
Wilshire Breaks Into Private Bank Market |
| 3/23/2007 |
Fund Fire |
Merrill Launches Third-Party Investment Biz |
| 3/22/2007 |
Business Wire |
All The Right Moves |
| 3/8/2007 |
Fund Fire |
IXIS Wins Overlay Biz from Brinker |
| 1/26/2007 |
Fund Fire |
AG Edwards Debuts Three Unified Acct Options |
| 11/21/2006 |
Fund Fire |
B of A Crashes Top Tier with U.S. Trust Deal |
| 9/8/2006 |
Fund Fire |
ING Switches Managed Acct Ops to SEI |
| 9/6/2006 |
Family Wealth Report |
Firms Fight to Dominate Managed Account Processing |
| 9/1/2006 |
Ignites |
Head of ING Fund Sales Unit Exiting |
| 8/23/2006 |
Family Wealth Report |
Deutsche PWM Staffs Up With An Eye to Integration |
| 8/10/2006 |
Fund Fire |
GlobalBridge Taps Mercer, Hunts Institutions |
| 7/21/2006 |
Fund Fire |
Leaner Is Better for Top Wealth Managers |
| 7/7/2006 |
Fund Fire |
Lydian Spins Off Third-Party Platform |
| 7/2/2006 |
Fund Fire |
Wealth Firms Hand $200B to Managers Annually |
| 6/22/2006 |
Family Wealth Report |
Ex-Brinker Exec Jumps to SMA Processing |
| 6/12/2006 |
Investment News |
Wealth Management Market 'Very Mature' |
| 5/11/2006 |
Fund Fire |
Bank of NY to Quit Managed Acct Outsourcing |
| 4/5/2006 |
Fund Fire |
SunGard Builds Up Managed Account Biz |
| 2/20/2006 |
Financial Times |
Investor weigh up Merril's deal with BlackRock |
| 2/17/2006 |
Fund Fire |
BlackRock Suddenly a Managed Acct Giant |
| 2/16/2006 |
Ignites |
Merrill, BlackRock Sales Could Jump with Merger |
| 2/8/2006 |
Fund Fire |
New Wealth Player Seeks to Roll Up RIAs |
| 2/1/2006 |
Fund Fire |
Banks Yielding to Managed Account Pitch |
| 1/31/2006 |
Family Wealth Report |
Merrill Rebrands Investment Offerings |
| 11/8/2005 |
Family Wealth Report |
Bank Must Match Product Mix to Markets |
| 11/1/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Lazard Outsources Managed Acct Ops |
| 10/12/2005 |
Fund Fire |
JP Morgan Inks First Managed Acct Ops Deal |
| 10/7/2005 |
Business Wire |
Platform Made Perfect |
| 10/6/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Acct Firms Review Client Suitability |
| 10/2005 |
MMI Member Update |
Taking Advantage of the Right Platform |
| 9/26/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Placemark Targets Bank with Unified Platform |
| 9/19/2005 |
Family Wealth Report |
So Much for Traditional Outsourcing |
| 7/15/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Largest Wealth Firms Embrace Managed Accts |
| 5/23/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Mellon Shoulders Ops for Managed Acct Entrant |
| 5/5/2005 |
Family Wealth Report |
Amex Units Re-Org to Impact Advisors |
| 5/2/2005 |
Fund Fire |
MFS Outsources Managed Acct Ops to SEI |
| 4/1/2005 |
Fund Fire |
Citi Wins Managed Acct Outsourcing Client |
| 2/7/2005 |
Fund Fire |
NSCC Nixes Bid for Regulated Managed Acct Hub |
| 12/7/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Hungry EnvestNet Grabs Managed Acct Platform |
| 12/6/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Citi Enters Managed Acct Outsourcing Biz |
| 10/27/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Merrill Fee Cuts Challenge Manager Margins |
| 10/12/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Manulife Pulls Back From Managed Accts |
| 9/20/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Goldman Wins Three New Managed Acct Mandates |
| 9/15/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Acct Outsourcing Still Under Review |
| 8/17/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Acct Break-Even Varies Widely |
| 7/6/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Headhunters Drawn To Ultra-Wealthy Market |
| 6/29/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Acct Revenues to Triple By 2010 |
| 4/22/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Opportunity Knocks for Managed Acct Firms |
| 4/22/2004 |
Business Wire |
Driving Profits |
| 3/24/2004 |
Fund Fire |
JPMorgan Enters Managed Acct Outsourcing |
| 2/2/2004 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Acct Outsourcing Still In Balance |
| 12/18/2003 |
Fund Fire |
Battle Lines Drawn on Managed Acct Ops Hub |
| 10/16/2003 |
Fund Fire |
Pershing Outlines Managed Account Utility |
| 10/8/2003 |
Fund Fire |
BoNY Gains Ground In Outsourcing |
| 10/3/2003 |
Ignites |
Affiliated Mangers Group Acquires Conseco Funds |
| 9/19/2003 |
Fund Fire |
Managed Account Firms Outsource |
| 7/2002 |
Research Magazine |
Expanding Your Practice |
