Finance & Markets

Private credit hiring is the sharpest talent war in finance: $2T in AUM, headcount up 25%, and not enough senior credit minds to go around.

RIA M&A hit an all-time record: 142 deals and $1.67 trillion moved in Q1 2026. The asset nobody prices correctly is the advisors, and they know it.

CFO turnover hit a seven-year high: 316 appointments, record S&P 500 churn, and 60% of departing CFOs leaving the profession entirely. Build the bench now.

With rates held at 3.50-3.75% and a hike now likelier than a cut, finance hiring is being rewritten: who loses, who quietly wins, and the playbook for both.

Two events become one: announcing THE ARCHITECTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA™, the annual honors evening for OC and LA's people-makers. Five Honorees. 250 invitation-only attendees. April 2027, Newport Beach. Nominations open through September 30, 2026.

The biggest checks in Southern California are not being...

Walk into any RIA in Newport Beach, Irvine, or...

A seismic shift is happening in the C-suite. CFOs...

Private credit has exploded from an $800 billion niche...