Inside a wild year of FA recruiting – BlackRock names new leaders for advisory arm – Former Goldman Sachs CIO joins fintech

  • Date: 22-Dec-2020
  • Source: Business Insider
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Inside a wild year of FA recruiting – BlackRock names new leaders for advisory arm – Former Goldman Sachs CIO joins fintech

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It's fitting that what would have been the biggest deal of 2020 almost occured in the waning moments.

Almost.

The Wall Street Journal reported that FIS and Global Payments held unsuccessful talks to merge in a deal that would have been valued at $70 billion. 

While the deal didn't end up going through, it's further proof of the rush of dealmaking that has occurred in recent months, coupled with further consolidation in the payments space.

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Inside a 'wild' year for financial-advisor recruiting: 5 top wealth headhunters shed light on how they're doing record numbers of placements “” and how much they're getting paid for them























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Hiring of financial advisors has been occuring at a frantic pace, with one recruiter estimating his placements have increased by 50%.

Rebecca Ungarino, who has been all over the FA frenzy, has got a great deep dive on a recap of the