Apex has filed a registration statement today with the SEC for an initial public offering. It's the firm's second attempt after a SPAC deal fizzled out a year ago.

Altruist is also building out an integrations marketplace, with detailed profiles of each vendor and reviews from existing customers.

The Portland-based firm sets up shop in Philadelphia to expand support services following a year of record growth along the East Coast.

In a recent report, the SEC Investor Advocate suggested the commission "temporarily" stop RIAs from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts, arguing they could "mislead retail clients into not exercising their legal rights."

No less than 13 deals were announced in the RIA space this week, along with a rebrand, a new launch and a couple of talent grabs.

Firms ranging from Morgan Stanley and Raymond James to LPL Financial and Cetera Financial Group decried state regulators’ proposals, but non-profit law clinics representing small investors said NASAA was on the right track.

Toronto-based Wealthsimple has grown rapidly, with assets rising about 10-fold to C$25 billion since 2018, thanks in part to slick advertising and some Hollywood star power — celebrities Drake, Michael J. Fox and Ryan Reynolds are among its...

Under its minority investment model, Summit will provide cash, equity and exclusive privileges to Prostatis Financial Advisors Group.

A final rule meant to “standardize” climate-related disclosures for issuers could also come in the spring, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget.