Franklin Templeton has aligned its U.S. and European alternative credit businesses, Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra, under an updated Benefit Street Partners (BSP) brand, completing the firms’ integration following Franklin Templeton’s acquisitions of BSP in 2019 and Alcentra in 2022.
Raymond James has welcomed St. Louis-based financial advisor Janet Bone, CFP, to Raymond James & Associates, the firm’s employee advisor channel, according to Amy Smart, Mid-American regional director for RJA.
Sapient Capital has recruited veteran private banker Sarah White as a Partner and Wealth Advisor in the firm’s New York office, adding a senior advisor with decades of experience serving ultra-high-net-worth families.
Advocate Wealth has joined TritonPoint Partners as the Buffalo-based advisory practice of Managing Director and founder Jonathan Amoia, expanding TritonPoint’s footprint in the U.S. Northeast and adding an advisor focused on business-owner and multigenerational planning.
Wealth.com has struck a strategic relationship with LPL Financial that will make its end-to-end estate planning platform available across LPL’s ecosystem, extending access to more than 32,000 advisors and supporting LPL’s wealth planning and advanced planning teams through direct integration.
JPMorgan Chase has completed its acquisition of UK-based pensions technology platform WealthOS, according to several media reports. WealthOS investor nVentures also confirmed the deal in a LinkedIn post. This deal marks the latest move by the U.S. banking giant to expand its capabilities in retirement and long-term savings.
Eldridge and Carlyle AlpInvest announced they have partnered to launch the Eldridge Diversified Credit platform, anchored by the closing of Eldridge Diversified Credit Fund I (EDCF I), the inaugural vehicle for the strategy.
Wealthcare Capital Management announced it delivered 32% assets-under-management growth in 2025, ending the year with more than $10 billion in AUM as the technology-enabled RIA continued to add advisors, roll out new partnerships, and expand its service model for independent firms.
Jeffrey J. Wilson and Michael Sadowski have moved Wilson Peak Wealth Management to LPL Financial’s broker-dealer and registered investment advisor platform, aligning with Private Advisor Group to support the firm’s next phase of growth. The advisors reported serving approximately $150 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and previously operated at Wells Fargo Advisors.
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has appointed Jon Salon as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Equity, effective February 2, 2026. Salon will lead BCI Private Equity’s C$36 billion-plus program and succeeds Jim Pittman, who has led the platform since 2016 and is departing BCI at the end of January.
Raymond James has hired financial advisor Michael Thomason to Raymond James & Associates, the firm’s employee advisor channel, and placed him in Frisco, Texas, where he will operate as Thomason Wealth Management of Raymond James.
Orion has entered a new collaboration with Edelman Financial Engines (EFE) to provide advisor technology and investment management solutions that support EFE’s planning teams, the companies said. Under the arrangement, EFE is unifying core functions—portfolio management, trading, data, reporting, and advisor engagement—on Orion’s connected ecosystem.
Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, a Salisbury, North Carolina-based wealth management firm overseeing about $600 million in assets under management, as the Overland Park, Kansas-headquartered firm continues to scale its planning-first and tax-integrated offering nationwide.
Maple announced it has launched on Base, Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network, in a move aimed at expanding distribution for its institutional-focused credit and yield products across one of the largest and fastest-growing onchain ecosystems.
Jump, an AI software provider for financial advisors, has struck a strategic partnership with Focus Financial Partners to help Focus-affiliated advisory and business management firms streamline meeting-related work and turn client conversations into structured, actionable data.
Kestra Financial announced it is expanding its advanced planning offering with a new senior hire and a strategic technology partnership to help affiliated advisors deliver more personalized, comprehensive financial strategies for clients.
Vestmark and T. Rowe Price have launched Custom Premier, a new model portfolio solution designed to help registered investment advisors deliver personalized, tax-efficient portfolios across ETFs and mutual funds while maintaining operational scale and efficiency.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), has acquired a 290,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing property in Fremont, California, for $110 million in a transaction backed by a long-term net lease with Western Digital.
KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller) has launched an investment banking service line, adding the investment banking team from Grand Rapids-based Charter Capital Partners to build out a dedicated M&A advisory and succession planning platform.
Modern Wealth Management has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire a Rochester, New York-based advisory practice led by veteran advisor Craig Houck, expanding the firm’s East Coast presence and adding a four-person team to its Rochester office. Houck will join Modern Wealth as a managing director, bringing approximately $300 million in client assets to the platform.
Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, adding a planning-led wealth management firm with integrated tax capabilities and roughly $600 million in assets under management to its national platform.
Choreo announced it has agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets of Northeast Financial Group and Herbein Financial Group, two Pennsylvania-based registered investment advisers with a combined $1.3 billion in client assets, in a deal subject to customary closing conditions.
Allworth Financial has acquired Grunden Financial Advisory, a Denton, Texas-based wealth management firm with approximately $500 million in assets under management, as the national registered investment advisor continues its expansion across Texas. The transaction adds offices in Denton and Addison and brings a six-person team with multigenerational client relationships and longstanding ties to the North Texas market.
Merit Financial Advisors has acquired SSC Wealth LLC, the wealth management division of SSC CPAs + Advisors, adding roughly $259.6 million in assets under management and formalizing a long-term partnership to expand tax planning and advisory support for high-net-worth clients and business owners.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic partnership, with QIA targeting up to $25 billion in combined commitments across Goldman Sachs–managed funds and co-investment opportunities.
OneDigital is adding private-market exposure to its Personalized Portfolio program for 401(k) plan sponsors, aiming to broaden participants' access to institutional-style strategies through a fiduciary-led structure focused on retirement outcomes.
Prudential Advisors, the retail distribution business of Prudential Financial, announced it has enhanced its Advisor Leads program by embedding artificial intelligence and data science across the full lead lifecycle to improve lead quality and increase conversion rates for its advisor force.
Mariner Independent, the independent advisory channel of Mariner, announced Alinity Wealth Management, a planning-focused advisory firm overseeing $275 million, has joined its platform as the Baton Rouge-based team looks to expand capabilities while maintaining control of its business.
Elevation Point announced it has made a strategic minority investment in Harbor View Private Wealth, an Atlanta-based wealth management firm whose team oversaw approximately $1.3 billion in client assets at its prior firm.
Apollon Wealth Management is adding Indiana-based registered investment adviser Sage Advisors to its growing national organization, extending the firm’s reach in the Midwest and continuing its strategy of partnering with relationship-driven advisory practices.
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