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Wealthtech Q&A: Focus Financial’s Rajini Kodialam
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 19, 2021
Wealthtech Q&A: Focus Financial’s Rajini Kodialam

Focus Financial COO Rajini Kodialam shares her experience as a leading woman in fintech breaking down internal barriers for gender equity.

Wall Street under pressure to give wealthy clients access to Bitcoin
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 18, 2021
Wall Street under pressure to give wealthy clients access to Bitcoin

Morgan Stanley's plans to offer funds that will enable ownership of Bitcoin puts pressure on its competitors to go down a similar route. The company is the first major U.S. bank with plans to give its wealthiest clients exposure to cryptocurrencies.

Morgan Stanley to offer Bitcoin funds to ultra-rich clients
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 18, 2021
Morgan Stanley to offer Bitcoin funds to ultra-rich clients

Wall Street banks have stayed mostly on the sidelines as cryptocurrencies surged in popularity. While futures contracts based on Bitcoin and Ether, the second-largest digital currency, are available at major exchanges, none of the six biggest U.S. banks have until now offered their customers access.

Online brokerage eToro to go public via SPAC
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 17, 2021
Online brokerage eToro to go public via SPAC

With pressures on Robinhood, eToro’s large user base and scale places the U.K.-based challenger front and center to disrupt the U.S. market.

Cybersecurity guidance for 401(k) fiduciaries is lacking, GAO says
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2021
Cybersecurity guidance for 401(k) fiduciaries is lacking, GAO says

The GAO concluded that plan sponsors, record keepers and others have little to go on as far as guidelines from the Department of Labor and that it isn’t clear whether fiduciaries have the responsibility to minimize cybersecurity risks.

Bitcoin, GameStop, robos: Update on fintech reg
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 15, 2021
Bitcoin, GameStop, robos: Update on fintech reg

Given the events so far this year, regulation of these topics is likely top of mind for policymakers under Biden, according to experts.

What asset managers and fintech firms can learn from MIT
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 15, 2021
What asset managers and fintech firms can learn from MIT

During this time of consolidation in the asset management industry, and activity in fintech, the adoption of digital strategies and tools by both will better enhance their chances of survival, or continued success.

Beyond adoption: Wealthtech finally eyes innovation
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 15, 2021
Beyond adoption: Wealthtech finally eyes innovation

Wealthtech has finally graduated from forcing adoption to focusing on innovative ways to bring financial advice into users' pockets.

JPMorgan plans to expose investors to Bitcoin-friendly stocks
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 11, 2021
JPMorgan plans to expose investors to Bitcoin-friendly stocks

JPMorgan is another large player slowly giving investors access to Bitcoin trading given there is no cryptocurrency backed ETF in the U.S.

Wealthtechs launch personalization tools for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 10, 2021
Wealthtechs launch personalization tools for advisers

Wealthtech powerhouses Riskalyze and AssetMark are leveraging integrations and the personalization trend to capture adviser attention.

SoFi to buy California lender as part of push into banking
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 10, 2021
SoFi to buy California lender as part of push into banking

Social Finance says its acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp will aid its efforts to obtain a national bank charter.

M1 Finance lands $75 million to double employees
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
M1 Finance lands $75 million to double employees

With a total of $173 million in fresh funding in a matter of months, M1 Finance looks to scale in the highly competitive robo-advice space. The company will increase its headcount to roughly 300 employees.

Orion acquires risk management fintech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
Orion acquires risk management fintech

The platform it's buying, HiddenLevers, allows advisers to perform portfolio- or security-level stress tests to measure sensitivity to macro-level risks.

Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data

Opening up the books will put pressure on companies to hire more women and also allow the industry to acknowledge the firms that succeed. There’s no reason for companies to keep investors in the dark about diversity.

Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 08, 2021
Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule

The 430-page rule updates the agency's marketing oversight for the first time since 1961 and applies to social media communications.

Fintech Q&A: Ally Invest President Lule Demmissie
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 08, 2021
Fintech Q&A: Ally Invest President Lule Demmissie

Ally Invest President Lule Demmissie shares her experience as a leading woman in fintech breaking down internal barriers for gender equity.

Women leading wealthtech's evolution
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 08, 2021
Women leading wealthtech's evolution

CEOs and other women in the fintech C-suite are spearheading the sector's progression and paving pathways for gender equity.

It’s time to talk about Bitcoin
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 08, 2021
It’s time to talk about Bitcoin

Advisers don’t have to join the bulls, but they better join the discussion.

Betterment acquires Wealthsimple’s US accounts
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 04, 2021
Betterment acquires Wealthsimple’s US accounts

Wealthsimple will transfer all of their existing U.S.-based customers to Betterment, and will no longer support accounts based in the U.S.

Stash enters robo-advice with Smart Portfolio
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 04, 2021
Stash enters robo-advice with Smart Portfolio

With $125 million in fresh funding, Stash officially launched Smart Portfolio to allow users to opt-in for fully managed portfolios.