Schwab closes $22 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade. Nicole Casperson breaks it down

Episode 16

Episode Summary

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly are joined by fellow InvestmentNews reporter Nicole Casperson to discuss what the Schwab-TD megamerger means for the overlapping custodial platforms. Also on the docket, Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance, and a look at whether one financial adviser on the lam is a sign of things to come.

Episode Notes

0:00-10:30 - Interview with Nicole Casperson

The importance of TD Ameritrade’s Veo Platform advisors, and how it fits into the integration (:40)

The other platforms and the data choices (5:30)

Effect on the small advisor (7:30)

Competitive shake-up and opportunity (9:30)

10:30-19:30 - Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance

Morgan Stanley’s shopping spree strategy, and The ESG angle,  and the advisor impact

19:30-29:00 - Adviser on the lam

The developing story, the echoes of the financial crisis, and is this the start of a trend or a one-off?

https://www.investmentnews.com/charles-schwab-td-ameritrade-veo-one-197817
https://www.investmentnews.com/financial-adviser-reported-missing-197786
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