Cetera Advisors gets into the M&A game, buying its first RIA from another Genstar Capital–backed firm, Ascensus.

The M&A deal announcements for the week of February 22, 2021.

FINRA-regulated firms say the industry is prepared to conduct proper supervision virtually on a permanent basis after the pandemic ends; state securities regulators and others worry about what could slip through the cracks without physical...

The head of RIA Morgan Creek Capital recently launched an ETF to diversify investments in the blank-check companies.

The wealth management deals for the week of February 8, 2021.

Cetera's acquisition of Voya's financial planning channel is expected to moderately increase the firm’s leverage, but not enough to change S&P Global Ratings' credit outlook.

The 900 Voya advisors won't have to repaper client accounts, and Cetera will offer some form of transition assistance to retain them.

The deal, backed by Cetera's private equity parent Genstar, would likely be for Voya's brokerage network and client assets.

Blank check companies are a great deal—for their sponsors. For investors? The results so far have been abysmal, argues Jon Henschen.

The former CEO of KMS Financial will lead a new team at Advisor Group dedicated to creating a 'feedback mechanism' to better support advisors, tailored to their specific business model.