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Orion buys CRM provider Redtail
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, with Redtail CEO Brian McLaughlin becoming president of Orion.

Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts

The deal with fintech Pontera provides ability to do more complete household reporting.

AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 19, 2022
AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages

While artificial intelligence is often seen as a job killer, the Great Resignation has spotlighted the limitations of support and integration operations reliant on traditional workforces and approaches.

Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 18, 2022
Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years

The Fed’s main challenge is to reduce the gap between jobs and workers, and to slow wage growth to a pace consistent with its 2% inflation goal.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 15, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup looks at Wealthbox's funding round and the transition in advisory firms' use of CRM systems, Summit Wealth Systems' attempt to build the next generation of performance reporting, and Advyzon's new TAMP.

Advisor360 upgrades new-account processing
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 13, 2022
Advisor360 upgrades new-account processing

Automated Document Bundling detects, enriches and batches new-account documents.

Envestnet embraces remote work in move from Chicago
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 12, 2022
Envestnet embraces remote work in move from Chicago

The 23-year-old management software company is moving its headquarters to Berwyn, Pennsylvania, while offering employees 'maximum flexibility.'

Trade associations raise concerns about SEC’s cybersecurity proposal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 11, 2022
Trade associations raise concerns about SEC’s cybersecurity proposal

Investment Adviser Association, American Securities Association say advisers need more than 48 hours to report breaches to SEC.

Ellevest raises $53 million in Series B funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 07, 2022
Ellevest raises $53 million in Series B funding

The company will use the capital to deepen its offerings and product solutions, and help women reach their money goals.

Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 06, 2022
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group

The steady flow of PE money into wealth management illustrates the bullish outlook for the industry's fee-based revenue streams.

Morningstar ranks best and worst robo-advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 01, 2022
Morningstar ranks best and worst robo-advisers

The latest study from the financial services firm found that top advice-oriented providers offer fairly comprehensive planning tools, ranging from online advice only to one-on-one human financial advisers who are just a phone call away. 

Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts

The company has begun adding support for individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs within its app, as well as pension accounts.

Schwab launches direct indexing
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
Schwab launches direct indexing

Schwab Personalized Indexing will bring the benefits of direct indexing, like better tax management and portfolio management capabilities, to a wider spectrum of investors and advisers.

J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape

J.P. Morgan hired Boaz Lahovitsky from Vanguard in 2020 to oversee the call center and video conferencing program.

Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 30, 2022
Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers

A new survey of some 4,300 financial advisers and students found that a lack of financial assistance was the No. 1 barrier to entry into the industry, with nearly half of the respondents citing finances as a top concern.

Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.

Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital

The company's asset management unit already supervises a total of $350 billion in assets in defined-benefit and defined-contribution accounts and will utilize the acquisition to provide new digital tools to customers. 

Orion launches platform for services and M&A connections
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 29, 2022
Orion launches platform for services and M&A connections

The service, called the Orion Network, offers advisers access to preferred rates from more than 100 third-party service providers.

Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 28, 2022
Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators

The Menlo Park, California-based company announced a new debit card last week, complete with a spare change investing feature, after reaching a settlement with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation over lax oversight and service outages.

London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US

Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners announced the acquisition of Beta+ this week and plan to use the tech to enhance wealth management firms they already own.