{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Gaining Perspective","title":"CI Financial’s Growth Strategy in the U.S. RIA Market","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a3e92e2c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1781,"description":"My guest today is Kurt MacAlpine, the CEO of CI Financial. CI is one of Canada's largest asset and wealth management firms. Over the past 18 months, CI Financial has bought a majority or outright ownership in 13 independent wealth advisory firms across the U.S. That may be the fastest sequence of M&A deals in the history of the wealth management industry. As of today, May 17, CI Financial has $74 billion in wealth management assets. The firm started with zero at the start of 2020.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PTFFMY6oB5YIXhFWQJmDXes0bWUNRHouyrCPK2DHNYM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MTYzLzE2OTc2/NDU2MDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}