Summit Brokerage last week announced their decision to shutter broker-dealer operations and roll-up as a Region into Cetera Financial Group’s Cetera Advisor Networks.
Mergers and acquisitions in the RIA space are occurring at a record pace that has proved to be a driving force in the evolution of financial services as we know it.
An interesting study was released this week by SourceMedia detailing advisor compensation plans for the $2 million producer. The study also included comparative reporting on the top compensation packages found at wirehouse, regional, and national firms.
Last year financial services saw a boom in mergers and acquisitions that strategically redefined the landscape of the industry. Statistically speaking, 2018 registered a 6% increase in financial services mergers and acquisitions, representing a cumulative 461 deals according to a White & Case research report.