Cetera Financial Group

Principal Financial Group and Frannet Join SCORE Foundation Sponsor Roster

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SCORE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, today announced new underwriting support from the Principal Financial Group and Frannet. These organizations join a rapidly growing roster of diverse corporations and institutions that financially support SCORE's programs and mission to propel small business success across the country.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SCORE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, today announced new underwriting support from the Principal Financial Group and Frannet.
  • Principal Financial Group, a global company with products to improve the financial health and wealth of individuals and businesses, is sponsoring the SCORE for Women Entrepreneurs resource hub on score.org.
  • "We are very pleased to engage as a SCORE Foundation sponsor for the first time to contribute our support," she added.
  • "With each new sponsor, SCORE can reach more and more founders and offer new and expanded business tools and training resources," said Liz Sara, president of the SCORE Foundation.

Michael Hall and Michael Ostdiek Join Cetera Advisor Networks

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group (Cetera), an at-scale wealth hub that offers financial professionals and institutions the latest solutions, support and services, announced today that Michael Hall, financial advisor, and Michael Ostdiek, registered representative, have joined Cetera Advisor Networks via AdvisorNet. The duo manages approximately $128 million in assets under administration, as of January 30, 2023*, and come from Woodbury Financial Services. Hall and Ostdiek bring more than 50 years of combined financial experience in capital preservation, financial plan creation, and wealth and portfolio management. They are passionate about educating clients on a variety of scenarios and options to help make strong and informed investment decisions.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group (Cetera), an at-scale wealth hub that offers financial professionals and institutions the latest solutions, support and services, announced today that Michael Hall, financial advisor, and Michael Ostdiek, registered representative, have joined Cetera Advisor Networks via AdvisorNet.
  • Hall and Ostdiek bring more than 50 years of combined financial experience in capital preservation, financial plan creation, and wealth and portfolio management.
  • Hall and Ostdiek represent the latest recruiting win for Cetera, which achieved record organic recruiting results in 2022 , attracting $13 billion in assets under administration.
  • Click here to learn more about Cetera Advisor Networks.

Three Teams Managing More Than $600 Million Join Cetera Advisors LLC

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group (Cetera), an at-scale wealth hub that offers financial professionals and institutions the latest solutions, support and services, announced today that three teams managing approximately $610 million in assets under administration, as of January 30, 2023, have joined Cetera Advisors via Totus Wealth Management (Totus). Christopher Matheson, President & CEO of The Strategy Partners, Todd Clarke, Managing Director of Ensign Financial Partners, and Thomas "Ryan" Leggett, CEO of Anchor Financial Group, have joined Totus from OneAmerica Securities.

Key Points: 
  • We are excited to work together with these top advisors and their teams in growing their businesses and helping clients achieve their goals."
  • Christopher Matheson* leads The Strategy Partners and joins Totus with $221 million in assets under administration through Cetera Advisors LLC, as of January 30, 2023.
  • Todd Clarke* leads Ensign Financial Partners, a family office style firm that manages approximately $218 million in assets under administration through Cetera Advisors LLC, as of January 30, 2023.
  • Since its affiliation with Cetera Advisors LLC in May 2021, Totus has consistently grown its assets and advisors.

Cetera Attracts More than $13 Billion Through 2022 Recruiting

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group, one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, today announced that it attracted more than $13 billion through organic recruiting in 2022. The results represent a record year for Cetera's business development team, up from approximately $10 billion in 2021. Contributing to the record results, Cetera bolstered its business development team with several key hires and made strategic investments in its onboarding and integration program, Accesslink, in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group , one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, today announced that it attracted more than $13 billion through organic recruiting in 2022.
  • Contributing to the record results, Cetera bolstered its business development team with several key hires and made strategic investments in its onboarding and integration program, Accesslink, in 2022.
  • "While 2022 was not without its challenges, we are energized and inspired by our results and optimistic about an even better 2023," said John Pierce, head of business development at Cetera.
  • Key 2022 recruiting wins include:
    In December 2022, The Patriot Financial Group (TPFG), an independent, registered investment advisor managing more than $2.5 billion for clients, affiliated with the Cetera Financial Specialists community .

Broadridge Recognized as a Leader in Two Aspire CCM-CXM Leaderboard Market Segments

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, announces it has been recognized as a leading communications and customer experience services provider in the 2023 Customer Communications Management (CCM) to Customer Experience Management (CXM) Aspire Leaderboard™.

Key Points: 
  • Broadridge was recognized as the overall leader in Strategic Direction in the Financial Services Category in two global market segments, for both Communications Experience Platform (view here ) and CCM-CXM Communications Outsourcing (view here ).
  • "Our updated analysis continues to show Broadridge as a leading provider in the rapidly evolving omnichannel customer communications space," says Kaspar Roos, Founder and CEO, Aspire.
  • Aspire's analysis specifically recognizes Broadridge for its leadership position in Strategic Direction in Financial Services in both Leaderboard market segments.
  • The Aspire Leaderboard™ is copyrighted by Aspire Customer Communications Services Ltd. and is based on the findings and opinions of Aspire's consultancy organization.

12-Member Wealth Management Team Led by Derek Mohamed and Justin Merola Joins First Republic

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced that a 12-person team led by Derek Mohamed and Justin Merola has joined First Republic Investment Management.

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  • First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced that a 12-person team led by Derek Mohamed and Justin Merola has joined First Republic Investment Management.
  • “Derek Mohamed, Justin Merola, Stephen Greene, Brian Kelleher, Leland Mindnich and their team are a terrific addition to our growing wealth management capabilities in the greater Boston area,” said Bob Thornton, President of First Republic Private Wealth Management.
  • Before joining First Republic, Mohamed was a Managing Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
  • Before joining First Republic, Merola was a Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

The Patriot Financial Group Affiliates with Cetera

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group, one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that The Patriot Financial Group (TPFG), an independent, registered investment advisor managing more than $2.5 billion for clients, has affiliated with the Cetera Financial Specialists community. The firm joins Cetera from Securities America with more than 70 advisors across five northeastern states as well as Nebraska and Florida.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group , one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that The Patriot Financial Group (TPFG), an independent, registered investment advisor managing more than $2.5 billion for clients, has affiliated with the Cetera Financial Specialists community.
  • "We are pleased to welcome the Patriot family to Cetera as a valued partner who shares our client-first mindset and growth aspirations," said John Pierce, head of business development at Cetera.
  • "We welcome the Patriot team to Cetera and look forward to a prosperous, long-term partnership," said Ron Krueger, president of Cetera Financial Specialists.
  • Click here to learn more about Cetera Financial Specialists, and click here to learn more about TPFG.

Carefull Announces Jim Norwood to Join as Managing Director of Financial Institutions

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carefull, the first digital platform built for banks and wealth managers to protect the daily finances of their older adult clients, today announced that Jim Norwood, former President of Financial Institutions at Securities America, is joining to lead Carefull's financial institutions business. Jim will drive bank, credit union and advisors' further adoption of Carefull's AI technology, which safeguards senior client bank accounts, investments, credit, identity, passwords and documents and helps support the 45 million adult children in the U.S. who are involved in an aging parents' daily finances.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carefull, the first digital platform built for banks and wealth managers to protect the daily finances of their older adult clients, today announced that Jim Norwood, former President of Financial Institutions at Securities America, is joining to lead Carefull's financial institutions business.
  • "This position reflects a doubling-down on our success with advisors, banks and credit unions," said Max Goldman, Carefull co-founder.
  • "Our team is thrilled to have Jim join Carefull" said Todd Rovak, Carefull co-founder.
  • "We share a clear ambition to continue to grow Carefull as the global leader in financial safety across generations."

Finxeed Leads TradFi and DeFi Convergence at South East Asia Digital Transformation Summit 2022

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Monday, December 26, 2022
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 26, 2022) - Finxeed, a leading decentralized credibility scoring platform, kicked off the virtual close door South East Asia Digital Transformation Summit 2022 on Dec 20th.

Key Points: 
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 26, 2022) - Finxeed, a leading decentralized credibility scoring platform, kicked off the virtual close door South East Asia Digital Transformation Summit 2022 on Dec 20th.
  • Finxeed held South East Asia Digitial Transfomation Summit with the theme of "Building a Trusted Ecosystem betweeen TradFi and DeFi".
  • Finxeed and industry experts participating in the Souteast Asia Digital Transformation Summit 2022 explored how institutions can leverage blockchain technology to build a trust network and to provide sustainable and transparent financing to broader markets and consumers.
  • This summit focuses on how to engage first movers, governmental, institutions, technological, media and community in building a trusted ecosystem between TradFi and DeFi.

Kingswood Acquisition Corp. Advances Acquisition of Wentworth Management Services LLC with Filing of S-4 and Investor Presentation

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Friday, December 23, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingswood Acquisition Corp. (OTCE: KWAC) ("we", "us", "our", or "KWAC"), today announced the advancement of its acquisition of Wentworth Management Services LLC  ("Wentworth") with the filing of a registration statement and proxy statement and prospectus on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") and Investor Presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). 

Key Points: 
  • Wentworth's full financial results and related disclosures can be found in the Registration Statement, which we encourage you to read.
  • Oppenheimer & Co. is serving as financial advisor to Kingswood Acquisition Corp., with SPAC Advisory Partners serving as capital markets advisor.
  • Shearman and Sterling LLP is serving as legal advisor to Kingswood Acquisition Corp.
    DLA Piper LLP (US) is serving as legal counsel to Wentworth Management Services LLC.
  • Wentworth Management Services LLC ("Wentworth") is a holding company that acquires and manages businesses in the wealth management industry.