Head of LVMH Bernard Arnault during a presentation of the group’s financial results. AFP via Getty Images LVMH sales for the first semester grew to €38.6 billion with an accelerated growth in the second quarter of 3%. Despite a fragile luxury sector, the group experienced strong growth in various segments, including its watches and jewelry…
Conventional wisdom sounds the alarm on a looming “advisor shortage” of approximately 100,000 professionals as the baby boomer generation retires by 2034. But the future of wealth management isn’t about filling empty advisor seats; it’s more about combining scaled technology with the enduring investors’ needs of emotional support. Moreover, terms to describe any shortage are…
More than 14,000 plants in over 80 countries use Command Alkon’s technology Thoma Bravo acquired Command Alkon from Quilvest in 2020 The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026 Thoma Bravo has agreed to sell a majority stake in Command Alkon to Francisco Partners. Based in Hilliard, Ohio, Command Alkon is…
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Iris Chan, Accounting Advisory Partner, and Mike Visconti, Integrated Risk Management Partner, at CrossCountry Consulting. Opinions are the authors’ own. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed several new…
Rokstone, the London-based specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), announced that its new Athena Cyber Division has launched a customer and supplier supply chain disruption extension. The solution enhances total supply chain security, covering losses arising from cyberattacks affecting both an insured’s suppliers and customers, at a time when companies face increasing exposure to losses…