Asset Management

&Partners Appoints Mara Glassel And Julie Fox To Co-Lead Ultra-High-Net-Worth And Private Wealth Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2026

&Partners has appointed longtime UBS executives Mara Glassel and Julie Fox as equity partners and members of its executive team, with the pair set to co-lead the firm's ultra-high-net-worth and private wealth businesses.

Yorkville Ives Adds Six Senior Hires Across Institutional Sales, Trading, And Capital Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2026

Yorkville Ives & Co. has added six senior professionals across institutional sales, trading, and capital markets as the investment bank continues building out its platform following its formation in April 2025.

Simplicity Group Acquires Zen Wealth Management Group To Expand Tax And Wealth Planning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2026

Simplicity Group has acquired Chicago-based Zen Wealth Management Group, expanding its holistic financial planning platform with additional tax preparation, tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll, insurance, and wealth management capabilities.

Valla Wealth Launches With Performance-Aligned Model And Focus On High-Net-Worth Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2026

Valla Wealth has launched as a new independent, employee-owned wealth management firm founded by industry veteran Josh Gerry, who said the business was created after more than 35 years in financial services highlighted gaps and misaligned incentives across traditional advisory models.

Simplicity Group Acquires MAIA Wealth To Expand Wealth Management Platform In Denver

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Loop Capital Acquires Life Line Wealth Management Assets To Expand Athlete And Family Office Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Loop Capital and Life Line Holdings have completed an asset transfer agreement covering specified assets from Life Line’s wealth management and family office businesses, expanding Loop’s wealth and family office platform for athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, executives, and families.

State Street Investment Management Launches Four New S&P 500 Market Sector ETFs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

State Street Investment Management has launched four new State Street S&P 500 Market Sector SPDR ETFs, expanding the sector ETF franchise the firm pioneered nearly three decades ago. The new funds are designed to provide cost-effective sector exposures that more closely reflect the composition of market-cap-weighted S&P 500 sector benchmarks.

Marex Launches First Institutional QIS Indices For Bitcoin And Ethereum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Marex Group has launched what it describes as the first Institutional Quantitative Investment Strategies indices focused on digital assets, introducing a new family of Marex Crypto Volatility Carry Indices.

VestGen Wealth Partners Secures Growth Capital From Willow Tree

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

VestGen Wealth Partners has secured growth capital from Willow Tree Credit Partners to support its continued acquisition strategy and expansion in the independent wealth management market. The investment provides VestGen with additional institutional capital as it pursues further M&A and builds its advisor succession platform.

New York Life Investment Management Names Rupal Shah As Head Of Insurance Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

New York Life Investment Management has appointed Rupal Shah as Head Of Insurance Solutions, expanding its capabilities for insurance companies across public and private markets.

MSU Federal Credit Union And University Federal Credit Union To Combine Into $13.5 Billion Institution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

MSU Federal Credit Union and University Federal Credit Union have entered into a definitive agreement to combine, creating an institution with more than 850,000 members and $13.5 billion in assets.

Savant Wealth Management Launches Wife2CFO Program For Women Navigating Divorce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Savant Wealth Management has launched Wife2CFO, an online educational program designed to help women better understand and manage the financial decisions that arise during and after divorce.

LPL Financial Adds $1 Billion Prince Financial Services Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

LPL Financial announced that the financial professionals of Prince Financial Services have joined its broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor, and custodial platforms. The Seattle-based wealth management firm reported serving approximately $1 billion in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joins LPL from Northwestern Mutual.

Choreo Names Gabriel Rodriguez As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Choreo appointed Gabriel Rodriguez as Chief Technology Officer, adding a veteran wealth management technology executive to lead the firm’s advisor technology, platform integration, and artificial intelligence strategy.

GDS Associates Appoints Gary Cooley As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Inter Appoints Francisco Santos As Chief Growth Officer And Expands Alexandre Riccio’s Leadership Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Inter & Co. is evolving its senior leadership structure, with Francisco Santos expected to join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer and Alexandre Riccio taking on an expanded group-level role as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

State Street Elects Alexander Vollert To Board of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

State Street Corporation announced the election of Alexander Vollert to its Board of Directors, adding an executive with more than two decades of leadership experience across global financial services, technology, operations, and large-scale transformation.

Stifel Europe Names Harry Brun Managing Director in Global Technology Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Stifel Europe has appointed Harry Brun as a Managing Director in its Global Technology Group, based in London. The hire expands the firm’s European technology and software investment banking capabilities, particularly across enterprise application software and cybersecurity.

LPL Financial Adds $580 Million Firm Economos Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

LPL Financial added Economos Private Wealth to its Independent Advisor Network, bringing a Danville, California-based practice serving approximately $580 million in advisory and brokerage assets.

Carson Group Names Matt Humphrey As Divisional President Of Integrated Advisor Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Carson Group named Matt Humphrey Divisional President of its integrated advisor channel and appointed him to the firm’s executive leadership team.

Savant Wealth Management Partners With Cedarstone Advisors, Adding $213 Million In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Savant Wealth Management partnered with Cedarstone Advisors, a Thousand Oaks, California-based registered investment adviser with approximately $213 million in assets under management. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ascentis Independent Advisors Adds Four Teams With More Than $1 Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Ascentis Independent Advisors added four advisory practices representing more than $1 billion in client assets, expanding its presence across California and Colorado.

Mesirow Names Paul Arnold As Managing Director And Head Of Investment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Mesirow appointed Paul Arnold as Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions for Mesirow Wealth Management, strengthening the firm’s investment research, portfolio construction, and manager due diligence capabilities.

Shore To Summit Wealth Management Names James Dunn As Managing Principal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Shore to Summit Wealth Management appointed James Dunn as Managing Principal, adding a veteran wealth management professional with more than three decades of experience.

&Partners Welcomes Noblewood To Growing Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

&Partners added Noblewood Wealth Advisors, a Gurnee, Illinois-based wealth management practice focused on long-term financial planning, investment management, and client service.

Embarc Advisors: Interview With Senior Director And Head Of Strategic Finance Lance Geda About Fractional CFO Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Embarc Advisors provides strategic finance and advisory services designed to help business owners improve financial visibility, prepare for growth, address operational challenges, and position their companies for future transactions. Its Strategic Finance practice works with clients on forecasting, financial analysis, performance management, and fractional CFO support. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Embarc Advisors Senior Director and Head of Strategic Finance Lance Geda to learn more about his background, how fractional CFO services work, and why growing companies often need more than traditional bookkeeping and tax support.

Association Of Independent Wealth Managers Singapore Names New Committee For 2026-2028 Term

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

The Association of Independent Wealth Managers Singapore announced its new committee for the 2026-2028 term, appointing six industry executives to leadership roles across the organization.

RBC BlueBay Names Hayley Lai Director Of Marketing For Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

RBC BlueBay Asset Management appointed Hayley Lai to the newly created role of Director of Marketing for Asia-Pacific.

Eastspring Investments Names Pierre-Julien Jandrain As Chief Risk Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Eastspring Investments appointed Pierre-Julien “PJ” Jandrain as Chief Risk Officer. Jandrain will be based in Singapore and will succeed Terence Lim.

B. Riley Securities Names Michael Masiuk Managing Director To Expand Technology, Media And Sports Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

B. Riley Securities appointed Michael Masiuk as Managing Director within its Investment Banking team, expanding the firm’s capabilities across growth capital, M&A advisory, and proprietary deal origination.