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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AdvisorEngine updates, rebrands Junxure CRM platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
AdvisorEngine updates, rebrands Junxure CRM platform

The announcement is the culmination of a multiyear initiative to modernize Junxure after its acquisition in 2018. The upgraded system will continue to be offered as a stand-alone product, priced per user.

Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding

The financial planning fintech will use the latest injection of capital to invest in its technology and product suite to upgrade its client experience.

Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs

The investment bank shelled out an additional $4.4 billion in comp last year alone, for a total of more than $17.7 billion for the year, sending the bank to its only quarterly profit decline of 2021.

Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition

The $7.1 billion cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to purchase Bitria, a 5-year-old startup that provides advisers with tools to access and manage holdings of Bitcoin and other tokens.

Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky

The new products not only provide investment opportunities that aren't available on the open market, but can also combine a client’s passions — for things like antique cars or even musical instruments — with their investment portfolios.

RBC inks portfolio management deal with Addepar
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 13, 2022
RBC inks portfolio management deal with Addepar

The Addepar platform tracks how investment portfolios perform across asset classes by aggregating data from client portfolios and overall market performance.

Are Vanguard’s tech issues costing it customers?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 12, 2022
Are Vanguard’s tech issues costing it customers?

A mobile app update removed some functionality and was lampooned on social media sites and in online reviews last year. A website malfunction weeks later couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Redtail opens up text messaging tech to all
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 12, 2022
Redtail opens up text messaging tech to all

Clients are increasingly connected via mobile devices, and wealth management tech providers are betting advisers will want to reach clients using texts.

Alts provider CAIS lands $225 million in funding
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 11, 2022
Alts provider CAIS lands $225 million in funding

As the number of publicly traded companies steadily declined over the past decade, investor interest in the private markets has increased markedly.

Bitcoin sell-off shakes adviser confidence in crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2022
Bitcoin sell-off shakes adviser confidence in crypto

For many financial advisers, the slide reinforced the notion that Bitcoin is just too volatile for client portfolios.