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Stifel Financial Corp. added 46 new advisors with estimated annual production of $36 million, while registering only three departures in the second quarter, the St. Louis-based bank and wealth management firm reported on Tuesday.
In the second major sale of a PE-backed advisory firm this year, Lightyear Capital is selling its stake in $11.8 billion AUM Wealth Enhancement Group to TA Associates.
Deal volume in the RIA space is up 30% from last year, and “valuations are at an all-time high," said DeVoe & Company, the San Francisco-based consulting firm and investment bank.
"We agree with the need to strengthen the enforcement program," said CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller on Tuesday, responding to a Wall Street Journal report that found thousands of CFP designation holders had customer disputes or criminal charges on...