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Apex helps firms aim higher with new cloud-based platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 17, 2024
Apex helps firms aim higher with new cloud-based platform

The fintech aims to help simplify operations and risk decisions with real-time data and intelligence hosted on the cloud.

Americans at risk of a probate sucker punch, warns Trust & Will
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 17, 2024
Americans at risk of a probate sucker punch, warns Trust & Will

Polling by the digital planning platform found adults vastly underestimate the time, costs, and emotional toll of the estate settlement process.

CFP Board taps Rise's Terri Kallsen as chair-elect for 2025
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2024
CFP Board taps Rise's Terri Kallsen as chair-elect for 2025

Kallsen will assume the role from Elizabeth Miller, who’ll step up as chair of the board next year.

Finra adds enforcement muscle with SVP hires
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 17, 2024
Finra adds enforcement muscle with SVP hires

The industry regulator has tapped two legal luminaries to newly established positions following a report questioning its thin 2023 record.

Northern Trust tightens San Diego focus with new market leader
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 17, 2024
Northern Trust tightens San Diego focus with new market leader

The latest promotion in the firm’s wealth division will oversee strategic growth and services in the high-net-worth hotspot.

InvestCloud forges partnership with Focus firm Buckingham
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 17, 2024
InvestCloud forges partnership with Focus firm Buckingham

The global wealth tech provider is helping the $70B RIA firm boost its advisors’ efficiency through a multi-phase project.

Avantax extends New York presence with veteran advisor duo
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES JUL 17, 2024
Avantax extends New York presence with veteran advisor duo

Cetera's tax-centric subsidiary is welcoming a $150M independent team in Long Island that chose to cut ties with Osaic.

World Investment Advisors lands $3.5B indie firm
NEWS RIAS JUL 17, 2024
World Investment Advisors lands $3.5B indie firm

The newly rebranded financial advisory division of World Insurance Associates has just gotten considerably bigger in Massachusetts.

DOL is overreaching its authority again, fiduciary rule critics tell Texas federal court
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2024
DOL is overreaching its authority again, fiduciary rule critics tell Texas federal court

Representatives of life insurance and annuity issuers argue the labor department’s defense suffers the same weaknesses as its 2016 predecessor.

Peak 65 women face outsized retirement risks, says the Alliance for Lifetime Income
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2024
Peak 65 women face outsized retirement risks, says the Alliance for Lifetime Income

Research finds women more financially vulnerable as they have less assets and benefits in their peak retirement years compared to men.