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Ascentis adds four Raymond James practices with $1.06B

The four practices have operated as one Raymond James branch since 2022, and keeping their assets there suggests no immediate account conversion was required.

Ascentis added four Raymond James practices with about $1.06 billion in client assets, and all four will keep Raymond James as their primary custodian.

The four practices have operated as a unified Raymond James branch since 2022, so the addition brought one branch-scale book to Ascentis.

The practices moved their affiliation to Ascentis while client assets stayed with Raymond James; the retention suggests no immediate account conversion was required.

Reported by the Features desk from PWD newsroom tracking. Published . Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 2:57 p.m. ET. Corrections

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