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Wealth Management Daily Memo

JANUARY 6, 2021

INDUSTRY

Shareholders Slam Sale of Boston Private to SVB Financial

Anthony DeChellis joined Boston Private to jump start its floundering wealth business. But he and the board are "grossly" undervaluing the bank in agreeing to a $900 million sale, a major shareholder says, arguing the firm should curtail its "pie-in-the-sky" and costly wealth management ambitions.

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PEOPLE

Betterment COO Dustin Lucien Departs Firm

Longtime employee Dustin Lucien, the former head of engineering who was most recently listed as the firm's COO, has left Betterment.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

LPL To Pay FINRA $6.5M for Supervisory Shortfalls

The lapses in record retention, fingerprinting and failing to oversee the drafting of consolidated reports led to 1.5 million costumer communications being deleted and a former rep running a Ponzi scheme, FINRA claimed.

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INDUSTRY

SageView’s Aquiline Deal Could Fuel Firm’s Wealth Management Growth

The retirement-focused RIA's partnership with a PE firm follows a similar deal between Captrust Financial Advisors and GTCR last June.

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