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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The Morning Edition

THE BIG PICTURE
Examiners probe how RIAs earn while Captrust pursues a minority stake sale
The SEC's 2027 exam priorities put RIA fees, cash management and acquisitions in view as Citywire reports Captrust is pursuing a minority stake sale and investor GTCR seeks to exit.
Sterling Park, Chief Analyst
MARKETS IN 5
Chip stocks lift Nasdaq as Fed decision nears
STOCKS
Nasdaq gains 1.2% as chipmakers rally
THE FED
Fed decision due Wednesday, with a hold widely expected
RATES
Ten-year Treasury yield eases to 4.99%
EARNINGS
Boeing shares fall 10.69% after 737 delivery shortfall
GLOBAL
Kospi jumps 6.8% as Asian markets rise
Miles Ashford, Markets Correspondent · Read it in five minutes
FROM THE NEWSROOM
VanEck launches Wealth Builder ETF as Fidelity manager leaves $33bn fund
Citywire RIA reported that VanEck launched the actively managed WBMO ETF and that a Fidelity portfolio manager is leaving a $33bn fund.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
Wallace Finance extends digital twin tool to RIA acquisition due diligence
WealthManagement.com reported that Wallace Finance plans an enterprise version of its Understudy advisor knowledge tool to help RIA roll-ups vet acquisition targets.
Vivian Cole, Deals Correspondent
First Manhattan adds former Focus dealmaker Allie Silverman
Citywire RIA reported that First Manhattan has hired Allie Silverman, who was vice president of corporate development and strategy at Focus Financial Partners.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
SEC approves FINRA amendment letting brokers share projected and targeted returns
Broker-dealers will soon be able to share projected performance and targeted returns under SEC-approved changes to FINRA Rule 2210, though a securities lawyer warns the regimes are not identical.
Theo Marsh, Regulation Correspondent
THE WIRE
INVESTMENTNEWS
Leading RIAs – East
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WINTHROP & CO.
FORGIVABLE LOANS
Negotiating a forgivable loan: the terms that actually move
Forgiveness cadence, carve-outs, production thresholds and jurisdiction, in the order to ask for them.
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HEAT INDEX · 24 HOURS
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2. Fidelity 2 stories
3. FINRA 2 stories
4. UBS 1 story
5. J.P. Morgan 1 story

Past editions

  1. VanEck launches Wealth Builder ETF as Fidelity manager leaves $33bn fund
  2. Sheets and Green bring J.P. Morgan group to Rockefeller in Houston
  3. Latigo Peak Partners won last week in advisor recruiting
  4. Claude for Financial Advisors comes with a 20-seat Enterprise floor
  5. Fired as a financial advisor: what your Form U5 will say, and the clocks that start the day you leave
  6. Elevation Point takes minority stake in ex-UBS Truing Capital team
  7. XYPN launches search for successor to president Vince Hockett
  8. Janney won last week in advisor recruiting
  9. Advisor moves, week of Oct 5–11, 2026: 16 moves, $1.1B Praxis team to LPL
  10. T. Rowe Price adds more than 50 client-facing roles in advisor push
  11. &Partners recruits two UBS regional leaders to head its wealth businesses