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M and A
March 5, 2026

Emigrant Builds Out Family Office Capabilities With Acquisition

The purchase of the Fortis Management Group – for an undisclosed sum – is part of Emigrant

Strategy
March 5, 2026

Morgan Stanley Cuts Payroll, Including In Wealth Division – Report

As the report said, there's a focus on the extent to which AI will render some parts of the

M and A
March 5, 2026

Hightower's "Signature" Division Grows With $5 Billion Firm

The move highlights the new division that Hightower announced last year.

M and A
March 5, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – MSCI, Compass

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

Trust Estate
March 5, 2026

Alvarez & Marsal Private Wealth Partners Launches Delaware-Based Platform

The new trust company is based in Wilmington.

M and A
March 4, 2026

Savant Seals Largest Partnership Deal To Date In Massachusetts

The nationwide wealth management group said the deal – the price of which wasn't disclosed –

People Moves
March 4, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Buchalter, Jump

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

M and A
March 4, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management,M&A – Carson Group, Applied, MSCI, Aspen

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

Technology
March 4, 2026

Can AI Turbocharge Behavioral Finance?

The field known as behavioral finance is not new – insights have been discussed for years. The

Technology
March 3, 2026

Addepar Pushes Further Into AI With "Addison"

The new offering will empower advisors to focus more on interactions with existing and new clients,

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Strategy
February 24, 2026

Lessons For Families And Their Advisors From A Hit TV Series

A highly acclaimed TV series about a group of British intelligence operatives who have fallen out

Strategy
February 9, 2026

ANALYSIS: Understanding Geopolitics To Gain Wealth Edge

In this feature, we examine how international affairs, or geopolitics to put it another way, is a

Family Office
January 26, 2026

ANALYSIS: Family Offices in Motion – A Transatlantic View

Taking views from the US, London and other jurisdictions, we consider how and why family offices

Company Profiles
January 23, 2026

Fixing The Skills Gap And Earning Returns – In Conversation With JFFVentures

We talked to the managing partner of an impact venture fund that takes aim at the challenge of

Trust Estate
August 29, 2025

Administering An Estate With Artworks – Strategic Options

The challenges of managing artworks in estate plans can be complicated and financially – and

Trust Estate
August 25, 2025

What The Sector Has Gotten Wrong About “Great Wealth Transfer”

The wealth management sector has talked about a multi-trillion transfer of assets and liquid wealth

Legal
August 21, 2025

Executor Survival: Navigating Legal, Emotional Turbulence – Lawyers And Family

The emotional and financial costs of handling estate-related litigation can be severe, and not

Family Office
August 11, 2025

Getting Service Right For Family Offices – In Conversation With Northern Trust

We recently talked to the US-headquartered group about how it goes about serving family offices and

M and A
August 6, 2025

After The Honeymoon: How To Handle Post-M&A Integration Blues

Our US correspondent looks at the flurry of big merger and acquisition deals and how to handle the

Asset Management
July 7, 2025

Index Investing – How To Solve The "Reconstitution" Problem

We talk to Dimensional Fund Advisors about why index investing in the conventional sense raises a