Beacon Pointe adds $2 billion team from UBS

A team of advisors who oversaw $2 billion in client assets at UBS Private Wealth Management have joined RIA Beacon Pointe Advisors, the firm announced Tuesday. Russell Crow and William Diehl head the Dallas-based group of six that serves approximately 50 ultra-high-net-worth households. Their decision to join Beacon Pointe was based...

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Morgan Stanley sees Q3 profit slide on investment bank slowdown

Morgan Stanley’s third-quarter earnings slid amid sluggish results from the firm’s investment bank and a miss in wealth management. Revenue from the fixed-income trading business slumped 11% and, along with muted fees from dealmaking, caused a drop in net income. Revenue of $6.4 billion from the firm’s wealth management business...

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Horseracing principles guide $265M team to independence with LPL

A pair of financial advisors is launching a new independent practice with LPL Strategic Wealth Services, having managed around $265 million at RBC. Trevor Johnson and Brian Russo have joined LPL’s supported independence model to start Steeplechase Capital Partners with offices in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, and Windham, New Hampshire. The duo...

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North Carolina advisor takes $140M practice to Raymond James

A North Carolina financial advisor has switched to Raymond James Financial Services from Edward Jones where he managed almost $140 million in client assets. Jonathan “J.D.” Swart, CPA, CRPC, and his firm Swart Financial Partners is headquartered in Wilmington and also includes senior client service associate Amanda Schedler. Swart was with...

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Stock market rally at risk from geopolitics, says Goldman Sachs

Any potential equity market rally is at risk if geopolitical uncertainty escalates further, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Their outlook comes as an extension in the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to hit the supply of oil and crimp appetite for risky assets. At the same time, investors remain concerned about...

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Gold at four-week high as investors seek havens

Gold jumped to the highest level in four weeks as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East bolstered haven demand, with hopes for a diplomatic resolution deteriorating after a deadly explosion in Gaza. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and Jordan scheduled for Wednesday began to unravel even before he left the ground,...

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