Asset Management

Star Mountain Capital Adds Adam Fitzner As Managing Director To $5 Billion Private Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Star Mountain Capital has appointed Adam Fitzner as Managing Director and Strategic Portfolio Partner, adding more than 30 years of private equity, restructuring, and operating experience to the approximately $5 billion alternative asset manager.

Ameriprise Adds $160 Million Advisors Lee Winters III And Chris McClure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Ameriprise Financial has added financial advisors Lee Winters III and Chris McClure to its branch channel from Wells Fargo Clearing Services, bringing approximately $160 million in client assets.

Cliffwater Adds Sam Walsh As Private Markets Interval Fund Platform Reaches $44.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Cliffwater has appointed Sam Walsh as Managing Director of its Cascade Real Assets Fund team, adding a senior real estate investor from GIC as the firm's private markets platform continues to expand.

Lazard Adds Marco Superina From UBS To Lead Investment Banking In Switzerland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Lazard has appointed Dr. Marco Superina to lead investment banking in Switzerland as the financial advisory firm expands its presence across the DACH region.

Piper Sandler Adds Tim Light From Guggenheim As Managing Director Of Secondary Capital Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Piper Sandler has added Tim Light as Managing Director of Secondary Capital Advisory within its Private Capital Advisory group, expanding the investment bank's capabilities across GP-led and institutional secondary transactions. Light will be based in New York.

Powell Investment Advisors Adds Michael Baiter As Client Relations And Operations Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Powell Investment Advisors has appointed Michael Baiter as Client Relations and Operations Manager as the Miami-based registered investment advisor continues expanding its client service and operational capabilities.

UBS Adds Brandon Burleigh To Stone Harbor Group In Hartford As Invested Assets Reach $7.3 Trillion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

UBS has added financial advisor Brandon Burleigh to its Hartford, Connecticut office, where he will join the Stone Harbor Group as the firm continues expanding its wealth management capabilities in the region.

Brookwood Investment Group Partners With Amplify To Launch AI-Native Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Brookwood Investment Group has partnered with Amplify Technology to launch the Brookwood Intelligence Platform, a unified technology foundation that connects data, investment intelligence, portfolio management, trading, account servicing, and advisor workflows across the rapidly growing RIA.

Integrated Partners Surpasses $30.5 Billion AUA As Assets More Than Double In Six Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Integrated Partners has surpassed $30.5 billion in assets under advisement as the national financial planning and registered investment advisory firm approaches its 30th anniversary. The total includes approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets as of June 30, 2026.

Kestra Private Wealth Services Adds $130 Million Advisor Rocco Russo To HF3 Wealth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kestra Private Wealth Services has added veteran financial advisor Rocco Russo to HF3 Wealth Partners, expanding the Alexandria, Virginia-based firm's presence across the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia markets. Russo brings 17 years of industry experience and previously managed approximately $130 million in client assets.

Harbourfront Wealth Expands Zocks AI Across Advisor Network After 2,900+ Meetings Save 2,000+ Hours

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Harbourfront Wealth Group has expanded its deployment of Zocks across its entire advisor network following a successful pilot, marking Zocks' largest enterprise customer in Canada to date.

Citizens Adds Whitney Mikell As Managing Director To Lead Hotel And Lodging Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory has added Whitney Mikell as a Managing Director on its Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Investment Banking team.

Simplicity Acquires Wright Wealth Group To Expand Chicago Estate And Protection Planning Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Simplicity Group has acquired Wright Wealth Group, a Geneva, Illinois-based financial practice focused on estate and protection planning. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vanguard To Acquire Altruist For A Reported $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Vanguard has agreed to acquire Altruist, an AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform serving independent financial advisors, as the investment manager seeks to expand the reach of financial advice through technology and deeper relationships with the registered investment advisor market. The terms were undisclosed, but WSJ sources said the deal was about $4 billion.

ArchwayFinCo Adds Mark Pickering As Managing Director To Expand $10 Million-$50 Million Private Credit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

ArchwayFinCo has appointed Mark Pickering as Managing Director, adding more than 30 years of commercial finance experience as the private credit firm expands its asset-based lending platform.

Kestra Financial Names Kelly Apple Head Of Wealth Management After 13+ Years At BlackRock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kestra Financial has appointed Kelly Apple as Head of Wealth Management, placing the longtime asset management executive in charge of expanding the firm's investment, planning and advisory capabilities.

Victory Capital To Acquire First Eagle For $7 Billion, Creating $571 Billion Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Victory Capital has agreed to acquire First Eagle Investments for approximately $7 billion, creating a combined global asset manager expected to oversee about $571 billion in total client assets.

Nomura Asset Management Names Linda Galsim Global Head Of Product To Lead Newly Created Product Management Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Nomura Asset Management International has appointed Linda Galsim as Global Head of Product, a newly created role designed to unify the firm's global product capabilities and accelerate development across institutional and wealth management channels.

Noble Investment Group Adds Matt Noland As Capital Markets Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Noble Investment Group has appointed Matt Noland as Director of Capital Markets, where he will focus on strategic asset realizations and debt origination and management across the hospitality-focused alternative asset manager's portfolio.

T. Rowe Price To Acquire $19 Billion Firm F/m Investments, More Than Doubling Fixed Income ETF Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

T. Rowe Price has agreed to acquire F/m Investments, a fixed income asset manager and ETF specialist with approximately $19 billion in assets under management, expanding its capabilities across ETFs, institutional separate accounts and taxable and municipal separately managed accounts. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Constellation Wealth Capital Takes Minority Stake In $7.6 Billion Firm Confluence Financial Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Constellation Wealth Capital has agreed to make a minority investment in Confluence Financial Partners, an independent wealth management firm with approximately $7.6 billion in assets under management and an additional $400 million in 401(k) plan assets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WealthReach And VastAdvisor Partner To Connect AI Search Intent With Paid Advisor Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

WealthReach and VastAdvisor have launched a partnership designed to connect organic prospect discovery with paid digital marketing for registered investment advisers and wealth management firms.

Mercer Advisors Acquires $220 Million Firm NorthAvenue As Ohio Valley Client Assets Reach $2.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Mercer Advisors has acquired NorthAvenue Financial Advocates, a Columbus, Ohio-based wealth management firm with more than $220 million in assets under management, expanding Mercer's presence across the Ohio Valley.

The AmeriFlex Group Launches AI Scout Program As Firm Targets 100 Advisor Additions Over 24 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2026

The AmeriFlex Group has launched an AI-enabled program called Scout that can analyze hundreds of advisory firms and create comprehensive profiles of practices that may be approaching succession, significantly accelerating a process that previously required substantially more manual review.

SEIA Launches Tax Services And Expands Family Office Platform Across $32.6 Billion Wealth Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors has launched SEIA Tax Services and expanded its family office capabilities as the $32.6 billion wealth management firm builds a more integrated platform for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The firm is also introducing a refreshed brand identity as part of the broader initiative.

Coastline Wealth Management Secures Up To $100 Million From Brightwood And Completes 12 Acquisitions, Surpassing $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Coastline Wealth Management has secured up to $100 million in financing from Brightwood Capital Advisors while simultaneously completing 12 acquisitions, pushing the independent wealth management platform above $6 billion in assets under management and administration.

LPL Brings In $190 Million Firm McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

LPL Financial has added McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors, a Marion, Arkansas-based advisory team serving approximately $190 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets. The practice is led by financial advisors Paul McCutchen and Jarod Wesson, AAMS, and joins LPL Financial from Edward Jones.

Osaic Adds $367 Million Firm IronGate Services Through Carlson Advisor Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Osaic has added IronGate Services, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based advisory firm overseeing approximately $367 million in client assets, through Carlson Advisor Networks.

Franklin Templeton Closes $1.5 Billion Inaugural CFO To Expand Private Markets Access Across Lexington And Benefit Street

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Franklin Templeton has closed its first Collateralized Fund Obligation, raising $1.5 billion from global investors and establishing a new capital formation channel for the firm's private markets platform.

Carson Group Onboards $405 Million Firm Yari Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Carson Group has added Yari Capital to its independent advisor channel, bringing approximately $405 million in assets under management to the wealth management platform.