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Not all firms participate equally in the M&A frenzy. Successful firms—both buyers and sellers—share these characteristics.

Repetto, CIO at Avantis Investors and former co-CEO of DFA, designed a new index for annuity platform provider DPL Financial Partners.

Hugh Lau is leaving D.A. Davidson to form Lau Financial Group under LPL’s affiliation model for breakaway advisors. In total, 19 teams have joined Strategic Wealth Services since it launched in April 2020.

Mercer’s deal with HawsGoodwin Wealth comes the same week it announced its acquisition of Cordasco Financial Network, a $510 million Florida RIA.

RIA Lawyers, founded by Max Schatzow, Cary Kvitka and Ryan Walter, will work with advisory firms with assets under management between $100 million and $10 billion.

Choir hopes to set the standard for conference diversity, with the goal of raising the visibility of women, nonbinary people and people of color onstage at industry events.  

A survey from the North American Securities Administrators Association also found that fraudulent schemes using promissory notes, social media and self-directed IRAs worried state securities regulators the most for 2022.

Wealth management is a particularly attractive business for investment right now.

The combined businesses will continue to operate under the Laird Norton Wealth Management and Wetherby Asset Management names.

Tara M. Brunst pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud. She was originally charged in September 2020 with co-defendants Raymond A. Erker and Kevin Krantz.