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A Collective Effort
T
he U.S. financial adviser industry is undergoing significant
consolidation. Acquired firms that have been
surveyed cite a variety of reasons for joining up with
larger entities, from new cross-selling opportunities to
expanded back-office technical support. According to Wise
Rhino Group, there is no shortage of factors driving the
record merger and acquisition activity.
One of the centralized services that smaller firms
seek out is investment management due diligence; here
the acquirers' advisers assume 3(21) or 3(28) fiduciary
responsibility for the small firms' client plans. The role of
centralized investment management teams within large
registered investment adviser aggregators and benefit
brokerages has, therefore, been coming into sharper focus.
Here are takeaways from discussions with three RIA aggregators
about their firm-level investment approach.
Central office investment leaders talk through their process
CAPTRUST's 2-Pronged Approach
Michael Vogelzang, a managing director and the chief investment
officer at CAPTRUST in Boston, says the firm uses
a two-pronged approach to delivering scaled investment
advice. One team is referred to as the investment group, or
the investment committee, on which sit some 70 CAPTRUST
professionals. Vogelzang, as CIO, is chair of the committee.
The other " prong " is known as the client solutions group.
" The investment committee's job is to be working every
day, up to our elbows, on understanding what is happening
in the capital markets, " Vogelzang says. " Our goal is to understand
what dynamics are driving the market's behavior
today and where we could be heading over the coming six
months-and over the longer term, as well. "
The team includes due diligence people, alternatives
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PLANADVISER Industry Leaders Awards
Paving the Way
2022 DCIO Survey
Fool's Gold for 401(k)s?
Design and Stability
A Collective Effort
Cryptocurrency In DC Plans
Real Estate Fund Investments
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - PLANADVISER Industry Leaders Awards
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - Paving the Way
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - 2022 DCIO Survey
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - Fool's Gold for 401(k)s?
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - Design and Stability
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - A Collective Effort
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PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - Cryptocurrency In DC Plans
PLANADVISER -May/June 2022 - Real Estate Fund Investments
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