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James Combs: [Open architecture is] the key to growth and expanding the shareholder base moving forward.

National Advisors Trust appoints former SEI exec as its new chief -- and hands him a big to-do list
The trust company hopes to give its RIA owners the ability to put their trust assets at the custodian of their choice

Tuesday 4.2.13
James Minnick sees the promise of taking a trust company with a planning approach and giving it a national footprint.

Lovell Minnick jumps into the roll-up game with the purchase of $2-billion wealth manager -- and a plan
Starting with Kanaly Trust, the Philly area private-equity firm plans to pick off sleepy, undersized trust companies and unleash their potential

Wednesday 10.10.12
Ron Ferguson revitalized the RIA-owned trust company when he came aboard in 2008.

Ron Ferguson steps down as CEO of National Advisors Trust after 4-1/2 years
The executive proved an adept turnaround artist; now the RIA-owned company is left to search for his replacement

Wednesday 9.12.12
Steve Ippolito: You've got $8 million and you're not getting any attention, really?

By hiring a Fidelity sales veteran, National Advisors Trust goes after the $1 million to $10 million client who use $500 million RIAs
Steve Ippolito, an RIA-savvy veteran of Schwab and Fidelity, will also work with existing member firms

Friday 7.6.12
Ron Ferguson: The SEC said, You need a third party to act as custodian to provide statement accounting.

Once-sleepy National Advisors Trust has a sparkling year for net new assets
The RIA-owned firm is getting a boost from the SEC's Madoff-inspired custody rule, a new CEO and its own critical mass

Friday 3.11.11
(Pictured in the center) Thong Nguyen: We’ve barely scratched the surface. (Also pictured) Dick Silverman, left, vice chairman, U.S. Trust, and Keith Banks, president, U.S. Trust and co-head, Private Wealth Management, Bank of America

U.S. Trust seeks to add hundreds of wealth managers with West Coast-facing poaching campaign
The challenges are obvious, but with Thong Nguyen directing the effort, the Old Money bank stands a chance in the land of nouveau riche, analysts say

Monday 1.3.11
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