Two of Britain’s biggest high street banks are embroiled in a £2.5bn takeover battle for Evelyn Partners, the wealth management group.Sky News has learnt that Barclays and NatWest Group were among the bidders notified last week that they were through to the second round of the Evelyn auction. Royal Bank of Canada is also said to be in the frame to buy Evelyn, while a number of private equity firms have also tabled offers for the business.Lloyds Banking Group is understood to have explored an offer for Evely ...

Police in eastern China's Zhejiang province have detained Yu Faxiang, the chairman of Hong Kong-listed Haichang Ocean Park, as authorities investigate alleged mismanagement following defaults on multibillion-yuan wealth products issued by a firm under his control. It is the latest crackdown on mainland China's shadow banking system, continuing years of government efforts to clean up the sector. Police have imposed "criminal compulsory measures" against Yu and were conducting a probe into his alleged wro ...

“To support organic growth, the sector should industrialise this strategy. Historically, only about one-third of assets under management growth came from net new money. Firms who embed next best action analytics, straight-through-onboarding, pricing guardrails and incentives for sticky inflows have tended to outperform.”“Additionally, firms should look to build an ecosystem that supports private markets investments. These include educating advisors and clients, curating product shelfs as well as introducing ...

Legacy is often shaped less by what is given and more by how values are shared across generations.In this episode of Celebrity Estates, wealth manager Philip Richter joins the show to explore philanthropy as a core part of estate planning and family decision-making. The conversation examines The Giving Pledge and how charitable intent, when left informal or unspoken, can lead to confusion, missed opportunities and misalignment among heirs.Philip explains why separating legacy from inheritance helps families ...

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. Aprio, an Atlanta-based business, advisory and accounting firm, has expanded the leadership team within Aprio Wealth Management, its RIA subsidiary.  Aprio Wealth Management, which manages over $5.5 billion in client assets, has hired Noah Marell as chief operating officer, a newly created position, overseeing the firm’s operational infrastructure. He joins from The Mather Group, where he w ...

2025年以来，资本市场深化投融资改革持续释放活力，低利率环境下居民财富管理需求加速从"储蓄主 导"向"资产配置"转型，ETF、"固收+"等低门槛、高透明、配置化产品成大众投资新趋势。同时，监管 部门以"严监严管"筑牢行业合规底线，并推动行业从"重规模"向"重回报"转变，树牢"以投资者为本"理 念。 在此背景下，南方都市报社、湾财社近日启动第14届金融行业年度评鉴。本届评鉴以"创新服务惠大 众・金融赋能启新程"为主题，并首次增设"新财富新投资先锋案例"征集，聚焦2025年资本市场各类机 构的普惠金融创新实践，通过五大维度挖掘行业标杆，推广先进经验，推动金融机构真正惠及大众、赋 能实体经济高质量发展。 本届评鉴启动以来，多家证券、基金、理财机构踊跃参与，经过多轮专业评审，最终12个"新财富新投 资先锋案例"脱颖而出。评审结果将在12月23日举办的主题活动上正式发布。 5大普惠维度树立年度"新财富新投资先锋"标尺 本届"新财富新投资先锋案例"评审紧扣行业发展趋势与政策导向，结合证券、基金、理财三类机构业务 特性，构建了"产品普惠创新、服务模式升级、数字科技赋能、实体精准滴灌、价值生态守护"五大维度 的专业化评价框 ...

文章核心观点 - Lone Pine Capital在2025年第三季度的13F文件显示其投资组合进行了深思熟虑的再平衡 主要策略包括削减部分超大型科技股的头寸 增持现金流强劲的复合增长型公司 并新建了对博通的头寸以捕捉人工智能基础设施的增长机遇 其投资组合仍以长期增长为导向 但在年底波动性可能加大的背景下 平衡性有所增强 [1][18][19] 大型科技股与高增长平台持仓调整 - **Meta Platforms (META)**：减持342,757股 降幅20.59% 但仍是价值9.71亿美元的主要持仓 此举被视为在股价强劲上涨后的获利了结 而非信念丧失 [2][15] - **微软 (MSFT)**：减持646,251股 降幅34.84% 持仓价值仍达6.25亿美元 这同样被视为获利了结 [10][15] - **亚马逊 (AMZN)**：减持2,221,628股 降幅44.14% 为当季最大减仓之一 剩余持仓价值6.17亿美元 这反映了在超大型科技股内部进行的资金再配置 [11][15] - **台积电 (TSM)**：减持383,520股 降幅11.16% 仍为核心持仓 价值8.52亿美元 这是在半导体需求预期高涨且存在周期性不确定性背景下的适度减仓 [4][15] - **AppLovin (APP)**：减持152,196股 降幅12.07% 这属于投资组合规模调整 而非基本面的转变 [5] - **Carvana (CVNA)**：持仓维持不变 在2024年大幅反弹后 Lone Pine选择维持现有敞口 [9] 增持现金流强劲的复合增长型与价值型公司 - **LPL金融控股 (LPLA)**：增持383,466股 增幅20.48% 持仓价值增至7.5亿美元 公司看好其可扩展的顾问平台 强劲的现金生成能力以及独立财富管理领域的长期增长顺风 [6][16] - **菲利普莫里斯 (PM)**：大幅增持1,856,749股 增幅67.33% 持仓价值达7.48亿美元 这符合公司在估值压缩时期增持稳定且现金充裕的复合增长型公司的模式 [7][16] - **布鲁克菲尔德公司 (BN)**：大幅增持4,559,963股 增幅81.12% 为整个文件中最显著的增持之一 公司正在建立对布鲁克菲尔德多元化实物资产和资产管理生态系统的敞口 可能认为其股价相对于各部分加总价值被显著低估 [8][16] 新建人工智能基础设施核心持仓 - **博通 (AVGO)**：新建头寸 增持1,549,412股 增幅100% 这是整个文件中最有意义的增持之一 公司通过博通的定制加速器 网络芯片和超大规模客户需求渠道 开始大规模布局人工智能基础设施的增长 [14][17] 其他行业持仓变动 - **Vistra Corp (VST)**：大幅减持1,770,478股 降幅27.37% 这是在2024-2025年表现优异的股票上锁定收益 其多年上涨主要受发电业务实力和数据中心需求主题推动 [3] - **第一资本金融 (COF)**：减持511,142股 降幅16.59% 这是在强劲表现和信贷环境变化后的适度减仓 [12] - **KKR & Co (KKR)**：减持1,141,208股 降幅21.85% 这是在显著升值后基于估值驱动的减仓 [13]

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. Wealth management executives are more bullish and confident in the health of the business this year than in past years, according to a recent survey by Wipfli, the advisory and accounting firm.  In the firm’s State of the Wealth Management Industry 2026 research report, 94% of the 124 wealth management executives surveyed said they expect their firm’s revenue to grow by 5% or more over the ...

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. (Bloomberg) -- Deals in the wealth management space surged in the third quarter and are expected to continue climbing in the new year. Mergers and acquisitions in the sector jumped 15% compared to the prior quarter, according to a report from PwC. Wealth management deals comprised the bulk of that increase, rising 27% in the period. Reduced financing costs due to the Federal Reserve’s rat ...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the “Company”) today released its monthly activity report for November 2025. Total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of November were $2.36 trillion, an increase of $12.5 billion, or 0.5%, compared to the end of October 2025. Total organic net new assets for November were $6.7 billion, translating to a 3.4% annualized growth rate. This included $0.1 billion of assets from First Horizon Bank that onboarded in Nove ...