In 2018, 68 percent expected the pace of mergers and acquisitions to continue rising, but this year it's fallen — why? (Photo: Shutterstock)
The pace of mergers and acquisitions might finally be slowing, according to RIAs and fee-based advisors, despite the fact that in 2018 RIA M&As hit a new record for the fifth consecutive year.
That's according to the latest iteration of the Advisory Authority study from Nationwide Advisory Solutions, formerly known as Jefferson National, which finds that RIAs and fee-based advisors expect the breakneck pace to slow over the next 12 months.
In 2018, 68 percent expected the pace of mergers and acquisitions to continue rising, but this year it's fallen nine percentage points to 59 percent.
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
