You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. Registered investment advisor merger and acquisition activity has reached a record high of 273 transactions year-to-date, surpassing 2024’s previous annual record with two more months to add to that number, according to DeVoe & Company.  According to the investment bank and consultancy, lower borrowing costs following rate cuts in late 2024 have been a key driver of this record-breaking act ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SAMG) announced today it will host a teleconference at 8:30 am Eastern Time on October 31, 2025, to discuss the company’s financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. A news release containing the results will be issued before the open of the U.S. equity markets and will be available on http://ir.silvercrestgroup.com/.Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Richard R. Hough III and Chief ...

San Antonio, TX, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (“the Company”), a San Antonio-based registered investment adviser known for it focus on niche markets around the world, is proud to announce an ongoing partnership with Keystone School, the city’s top-rated, private college preparatory institution, in an effort to address the democratic backsliding that appears to be happening around the globe. The partnership kicks off with a $10,000 donation to Keystone’s award-winning Model U ...

San Antonio, TX, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (“the Company”), a San Antonio-based registered investment adviser known for it focus on niche markets around the world, is proud to announce an ongoing partnership with Keystone School, the city’s top-rated, private college preparatory institution, in an effort to address the democratic backsliding that appears to be happening around the globe. The partnership kicks off with a $10,000 donation to Keystone’s award-winning Model U ...

But for many of the financial advisors who fled, or are fleeing, the sprawling layers of management and bureaucracy prevalent in traditional brokerage houses, the biggest RIA complexes are now casting similar shadows. Ed Swenson, president of RFG Advisory, said as independent advisory firms continue to grow, there is a “second generation” of breakaway advisors.That’s also true in terms of growth rates over the past 10 years, with hybrid RIAs increasing assets at an annualized rate of 12.2%, more than indepe ...

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. It was service expansion via acquisition this week for two registered investment advisors. First, Prime Capital Financial announced the purchase of a Texas-based tax advisory firm to launch a Prime Capital Tax Advisory division. Then, VestGen Wealth Partners launched a retirement plan advice division bolstered by acquiring a former Osaic team specializing in the space. For others, the deals were ...

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. Rise Growth Partners, the RIA investing company launched last year by former United Capital CEO Joe Duran, has made its third minority investment, taking a stake in Krilogy, a St. Louis-based registered investment advisor with more than $4 billion in client assets.  This latest investment expands Rise Growth’s presence in the Midwest. The RIA also brings a younger advisor base, with an ...

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. AlphaCore Wealth Advisory, a La Jolla, Calif.-based, alternatives-focused RIA managing $6 billion in assets under management, has acquired a registered investment advisory firm in Rockville, Md., the firm confirmed.   SPC Financial, which has $1.5 billion in assets under management, has joined AlphaCore with eight financial advisors and 28 additional staff members, including six CPAs. The f ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments (“XAI”) today announced that it plans to host a Webinar on October 23, 2025, at 4:30 pm (Eastern Time) to discuss recent developments in the CLO and leveraged loan market. Kevin Davis, Managing Director at XAI will moderate the webinar with Kimberly Flynn, President at XAI and Ben McCulloch, Managing Director at XAI. XAI serves as the investment advisor for both XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) and Octagon XAI CLO Inc ...

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