Private equity money continues to fund inorganic growth for its chosen firms, and with more buyers comes more competition, according to panelists at RIA Edge.
During a conversation at Wealth Management EDGE, the former CEO of United Capital called private equity “economic creatures” that may add leverage and unnecessary changes.
Numerous speakers at Wealth Management EDGE said buyers would want to see that its AUM wasn’t primarily tied to a small number of clients and that its growth wasn’t spurred mainly by the market.
The commission’s proposal will make it more difficult for clients “to use false identities to establish customer relationships” with advisors, according to Chair Gary Gensler.
Kelly Milligan filed a class action complaint in federal court, arguing he lost $500,000 in deferred compensation after leaving the wirehouse several years ago. One attorney estimated more than 1,000 former Merrill...