BAP vs LPLA Comparison

Credicorp Ltd is a Peruvian financial services company. It operates in four business lines, including Universal Banking, Insurance and Pensions, Microfinance, and Investment Management & Advisory. Its subsidiaries include Banco de Credito del Peru, Prima AFP, and Credicorp Capital. Geographically, the company operates in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Panama, the USA, and Mexico; the majority of its revenue is generated from Peru.

LPL Financial is the largest US independent broker-dealer, with nearly 29,000 financial advisors affiliated with its platform and roughly 10 million associated customer accounts at the end of 2024. The firm earns the bulk of its profit from interest income earned on client cash balances and from advisory fees and commissions tied to the $1.7 trillion in assets under management or advisory on its platform at year-end 2024. LPL specializes in the provision of turnkey wealth management services for affiliated independent advisors, but maintains a diverse array of affiliation modalities, running the gamut from more traditional employee models to a pure RIA custody approach. It earns tuck-in revenue from recordkeeping fees and the provision of software tools and services to its advisor base.