Academics at the University of Oregon found that private equity–backed RIAs had a 147% increase in the percentage of their advisors committing misconduct after the takeover.
More than 60% of respondents to a newly-released DeVoe & Company survey expected acquisition activity to continue to climb in 2022, topping 2021's record-breaking year.
The firm has offices in Chicago and Downers Grove, Ill., serves more than 800 clients around the country, and is the latest example of large, $1 billion-plus RIAs coming into the market as acquisition targets.
The team joined Private Wealth Asset Management several weeks after two other advisors left Wells Fargo to head a new division at the RIA specializing in clients’ real estate and energy needs.
Sterling Wealth Group, which manages about $390 million in client assets, will join JFC Financial Network, an OSJ of LPL, following a year of due diligence.