Summit Financial Adds Four Advisory Teams, Expands AUM by $1.2 Billion

Summit Financial, the $20 billion New Jersey-based RIA backed by Merchant Investment Management, has added four…

Hightower Advisors Hires Former Osaic Executive as Chief Advisory Officer

Hightower Advisors is poaching a former Osaic executive to serve in the newly created chief advisory…

Yat Siu of Animoca Brands to Join DigitalX’s Strategic Advisory Board

Lawrence Jengar Jul 07, 2025 20:31 Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands,…

Brown Advisory to Acquire Marylebone Partners in International Push

Outsourced CIO provider and investment adviser Brown Advisory announced Friday that the firm has entered talks…

Study: Vast majority of advisory owners lack succession plan

A new study highlights a significant flaw in wealth management firms’ recruitment and development strategies for…

RFG Advisory Launches Suite of Bluemonte Active ETFs

RFG Advisory, the Birmingham, Ala.-based hybrid RIA platform with $6.5 billion in assets, has launched a…

David Plouffe, Kamala Harris Campaign Adviser, Joins Coinbase Advisory Council

David Plouffe, who worked as an adviser on former US Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential…

How do new advisory firms register their RIA

This story is the fourth in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…

Building a Self-Sustaining Financial Advisory Practice

In this episode of Zephyr’s Adjusted for Risk Podcast, market strategist Ryan Nauman welcomes Jason Smith,…

Lessons for Financial Advisory Firms

In December 2021, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $200 million in fines for failing to monitor…

Thiel’s Indivisible Adds Women-Led Somerset Advisory

Indivisible Partners, the registered investment advisor led by former Merrill Lynch wealth head John Thiel, has…

Chris Giancarlo joins Sygnum bank in advisory role

Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined Sygnum in…

NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches crypto advisory council

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will create a digital advisory council to attract…

Crypto Advisory Council Coming to New York City

NEW YORK — The city of New York is launching a digital assets advisory council to…

OCIO Provider Brown Advisory Expands to Abu Dhabi

Investment manager and outsourced CIO provider Brown Advisory Inc. announced Wednesday the firm will open an…

Subscription Fees in Advisory Firms Beyond AUM

If you have a practice with two partners or an “ensemble” practice with five to 10…

VisionPoint Advisory, Navitas Wealth Combine to Create $3.7 Balefire

Two registered investment advisors have merged to create a $3.7 billion advisory called Balefire, offering wealth…

What’s the Experience of Mothers in Advisory Firms?

When Lauren Oschman, partner and CEO at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors, was expecting her first daughter,…