Sean Allocca

Sean was Deputy Managing Editor at InvestmentNews from 2020 to 2022, before moving on to become Editor in Chief at ETF.com. He Tweets at: @theseanscoop

Sean Allocca
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Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2020
Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency

The 401(k) plan of Aegis Media Americas is charged with not using less expensive funds

iCapital Network boosts access to alts with acquisition of rival Artivest
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2020
iCapital Network boosts access to alts with acquisition of rival Artivest

The tech provider takes over the management of 28 proprietary alternative investment funds and the Open Network platform

Robo-adviser TradingFront launches on Interactive Brokers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 13, 2020
Robo-adviser TradingFront launches on Interactive Brokers

The robo-adviser is designed to serve small to midsize independent advisers at an attractive price point

Portfolio management platform Vise lands $14.5 million in funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 12, 2020
Portfolio management platform Vise lands $14.5 million in funding

Its tool is already available on the Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade Institutional platforms

Schwab acquires Motif’s technology to push deeper into ESG investing
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 08, 2020
Schwab acquires Motif’s technology to push deeper into ESG investing

The purchase will help the discount brokerage develop thematic and direct indexing for clients

Franklin Templeton buys AdvisorEngine
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2020
Franklin Templeton buys AdvisorEngine

The digital wealth management platform had been up for sale since January

Will an uptick in tech adoption during COVID-19 mean a cutback in staff?
NEWS OPINION MAY 06, 2020
Will an uptick in tech adoption during COVID-19 mean a cutback in staff?

As advisory firms become more comfortable with using digital tools, new tech could make some jobs obsolete

Betterment Checking opens to all clients
NEWS RIAS APR 28, 2020
Betterment Checking opens to all clients

After announcing the products in July, the robo-adviser finally made them available to all 500,000 clients last week

Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 27, 2020
Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19

While advisers may not have resources to step up marketing campaigns, tech firms are stepping in to streamline the process

Motif Investing closes
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 20, 2020
Motif Investing closes

The automated investment platform, which raised roughly $126 million in funding since launching in 2012, is just the latest digital wealth manager to shut down