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M and A
April 22, 2025

Nomura Agrees To Buy All Of Macquarie's US, European Asset Management Groups

Under the deal, expected to close by the end of 2025, the Japanese group will obtain three entities

Investment Strategies
April 22, 2025

Setting The Scales On AI: Rebalancing Risk, Staying Open To Opportunities

Given that "Big Techs" have often fed into, and benefited from, the excitement generated by AI, the

Financial Results
April 21, 2025

Blackstone Reports Drop In Q1 2025 Attributable Net Income

Revenues fell in the quarter from a year ago and expenses gained. New York-listed Blackstone said

People Moves
April 21, 2025

New York-Based Wealth Team Joins RBC WM From JP Morgan

The Degenaars Babb Group is one of the largest teams to be recruited to RBC Wealth Management.

People Moves
April 21, 2025

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Raymond James, MiddleGround Capital, Others

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

Family Office
April 18, 2025

Family Offices Must Gear Up For Bigger Investment Deal Sizes – PwC

The 57-page report from the professional services and accountancy giant delves into data from what

Tax
April 18, 2025

Expect Advisors To Shift More Separately Managed Account Assets To ETFs – Cerulli Research

Cerulli Research examines where many retail investors are holding their wealth and the structures

Financial Results
April 17, 2025

BNY's First-Quarter 2025 Market, Wealth Services Income Rises

The firm reported a broadly buoyant set of financial numbers for its different business divisions.

People Moves
April 17, 2025

Rockefeller Global Family Offices Adds New Jersey-Based Team

The family offices arm of Rockefeller Capital Management continues to expand its reach across the

People Moves
April 17, 2025

Veteran Advisor Duo Launch Manhattan-Based Practice

Advisors who had worked together at Morgan Stanley, later creating their own firm, have created

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Company Profiles
June 30, 2023

US Wealth Sector In Transition – Filling Gaps In Advisory Space

The firm interviewed here by FWR argues that the independent advisor market, especially sub $500

Family Business Insights
June 29, 2023

How Storytelling Delivers Actionable Ideas To Family Business Owners

Family-owned firms are the backbone of the North American economy, and important sources of HNW

Philanthropy
June 14, 2023

CAF American Donor Fund Explains Transatlantic Philanthropy Model

A donor-advised fund that gives a dual-qualified solution for UK and US clients has spoken to this

Wealth Strategies
June 8, 2023

US-Based Deciens Capital Gets Radical About Banking, Finance

The unintended results of government bank regulation may explain a lack of dynamism and indifferent

Trust Estate
May 23, 2023

A Walk Around The US Trusts Toolkit – In Conversation With Arden

Arden Trust Company, which has existed in its current guise since a corporate spin-out in 2019,

Strategy
May 19, 2023

BOOK REVIEW: In Defence Of Capitalism, By Rainer Zitelmann

While unlikely to sway those already hostile to the free market economic system, this book puts a

Statistics
May 16, 2023

The Expatriation List: Misunderstood But Important US Tax Policy Guide

A “List” of US citizens who have chosen to renounce their citizenship has some shortcomings as

M and A
April 24, 2023

RIA Mergers And Acquisitions Dip In Q1, Halcyon Era Of Overbidding Cooling Off

The business of wealth management M&A in North America has changed from the frenetic pace of recent

Investment Strategies
April 24, 2023

Hidden Cash In Portfolio Hampers Returns: What Clients Are Doing – Part 2

"Hidden cash" can be a problem – for example money market funds held inside investment accounts.

WM Market Reports
March 22, 2023

Tech Traps Wealth Managers Must Avoid 2023

The latest edition of our regular "Tech Traps" reports.