News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Awards
June 11, 2026

Celebrating Leadership, Purpose And Innovation Across Global Wealth Management

Congratulations to all our worthy winners in this important awards series.

M and A
June 10, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Clearlake, Pathway, Steward Partners

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

Family Office
June 10, 2026

Hightower Builds Out Family Office

The Chicago-headquartered group has worked with a number of organizations, such as a consultancy

People Moves
June 10, 2026

SEI Makes Raft Of Top-Level International, US Appointments

The group, which serves sectors including family offices, private banks and wealth advisors, has

Strategy
June 10, 2026

ANALYSIS: Is Private Equity Capital Losing Its Charm For Wealth Managers?

While the influx of private equity money into the North American wealth management sector is a well

Technology
June 10, 2026

Elite US College Admissions In Age Of AI

How is top-end higher education, and the desire to reach these favored institutions, affected by AI

People Moves
June 9, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Raymond James, TritonPoint

The latest senior appointments, moves and personnel changes in North American wealth management.

Investment Strategies
June 9, 2026

As Countdown Nears For SpaceX IPO Launch, Valuations Debated

A major liquidity event expected to create a whole new roster of multi-millionaires, the SpaceX IPO

Wealth Strategies
June 9, 2026

Private Placement Life Insurance: When Family Offices Gamble With Tax Advantages

A failure to stress test PPLI policies against shifts in financing rates, as well as understand

People Moves
June 9, 2026

Cresset Names Head Of Family Office Services

The US wealth management firm made another senior hire this week - this time for its family office

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Strategy
January 27, 2023

How Investment Limited Partners Can Advance With Fintech

In this guest commentary, a firm argues how limited partners' investment lives are being changed by

M and A
January 25, 2023

Schwab, Family Wealth Alliance Say Marriage Was Logical Step

After yesterday's report that Charles Schwab has agreed to buy Chicago-based Family Wealth

Practice Strategies
January 13, 2023

Starting Conversations Over Wealth Transfer And Other Challenges

This publication recently interviewed the Merrill Center for Family Wealth about the challenges and

Trust Estate
January 6, 2023

Special Needs Trusts: Protecting The Whole Family With Wealth Planning

The authors of this article argue that trustees of special needs trusts should have a deep

Wealth Strategies
December 23, 2022

Faith-Based Investing In 21st Century - What's The Potential?

The firm, based in Wyoming, says there's big potential for "faith-based" investing to grow in the

M and A
December 22, 2022

What’s Wrong With Envestnet, Goldman Sachs And CI Financial?

Family Wealth Report's US correspondent Charles Paikert takes a hard look at three firms that have

Real Estate
December 21, 2022

Florida's Strong Real Estate Story Needs Expert Guidance

FWR talks to a real estate investment and development specialist that has recently rolled out a

Philanthropy
December 20, 2022

Asset Allocation For Philanthropists Gets Tough

Rising inflation, falling stock markets, pleas for help and donors' own financial constraints mean

Strategy
December 19, 2022

Five Big M&A Questions for 2023

Here is the second in a series of analyses of the North American wealth management scene by US

M and A
December 15, 2022

Why Mercer Advisors Is The Leading RIA Acquirer

Mercer Advisors has been by far the most energetic acquirer of wealth management firms over recent