Ramji worked at New York-based BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, for about a decade and was considered one of several potential successors to CEO Larry Fink.

Martine Lellis, who joined Mercer as chief talent officer in 2020, will serve as principal of M&A partner development, supporting Dave Barton, who continues to lead M&A across the firm.

The held-away asset management platform will be integrated with the tech stack of over 2,400 Stifel Financial advisors.

Several pros who have blazed trails in the ETF sector shared tips for achieving success.

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.

Updates from throughout RIA Edge concerning organic growth, M&A, consolidation and private equity in the industry.

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 more fine-tuned the questions, the better the responses will be.

Stich, who left digital custodian Entrustody in January, joins MarketCounsel this week as executive managing director and will take over a lot of the operational responsibilities from President and CEO Brian Hamburger.

How RIAs grow and manage that growth was a focal point of many speakers at Wealth Management EDGE at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood Beach, Fla.