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Voya Financial launching robo-advice platform for brokers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 11, 2019
Voya Financial launching robo-advice platform for brokers

The firm will not offer a direct-to-consumer version of Voya Digital Adviser.

Schwab subscription planning service draws $1 billion in new assets
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 11, 2019
Schwab subscription planning service draws $1 billion in new assets

Hybrid robo launched in March charges one-time planning fee plus $30 a month.

Orion Advisor Services acquires Advizr financial planning
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 11, 2019
Orion Advisor Services acquires Advizr financial planning

The acquisition keeps Orion's TAMP on pace with larger companies like Envestnet.

Your people are the secret ingredient for great tech. Don't leave them behind
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 11, 2019
Your people are the secret ingredient for great tech. Don't leave them behind

The best way to get 100% buy-in on new solutions is to rope your team into the decision-making process as early as possible.

Cetera, Allianz and Capital Group partner on retirement income technology
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2019
Cetera, Allianz and Capital Group partner on retirement income technology

The new tool will generate a basic income plan that combines guaranteed fixed annuities and traditional asset management models.

Fed Chairman Powell has 'serious concerns' about Facebook Libra
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 10, 2019
Fed Chairman Powell has 'serious concerns' about Facebook Libra

Chairwoman Maxine Waters also expressed concern about the social-networking giant digital currency plan.

To convert or not to convert portfolio reporting technology
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 10, 2019
To convert or not to convert portfolio reporting technology

Deciding whether to upgrade, replace or adopt a new platform is only part of the equation — whether to have the new platform load older data is the other.

What the end of iTunes teaches us about winning new clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 09, 2019
What the end of iTunes teaches us about winning new clients

The best way to gauge how well you are positioned and whether you have a competitive offering is by measuring how many new clients you are bringing in.

Client onboarding becomes even more of an advice firm challenge after mergers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 03, 2019
Client onboarding becomes even more of an advice firm challenge after mergers

CTO says firms should think about the human experience as they bring over clients after an acquisition.

Vestwell adds two female fintech leaders to its board
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 02, 2019
Vestwell adds two female fintech leaders to its board

Riskalyze chairman Lori Hardwick, Goldman exec Rana Yared joining the retirement fintech's board of directors.

Ask these cybersecurity questions
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 01, 2019
Ask these cybersecurity questions

They should hold every type of software they use to the highest security and data privacy standards.

How 'high beam thinking' can help advisers adapt to a changing future
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 28, 2019
How 'high beam thinking' can help advisers adapt to a changing future

Advisers need to accept that dinners and golfing won't cut it for business development in the future.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 27, 2019
Envestnet Tamarac expanding into wirehouses with Merrill partnership

The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.

As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 26, 2019
As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion

Turnkey asset management platform says it's seeking to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 26, 2019
Advisers have their sights set on these fintech tools

Where are the tools to help predict client moves?

Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 26, 2019
Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience

Top custodians, broker-dealers and RIAs addressed the challenges of building an Uber-like platform for clients.

5 important pieces of social media news
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 25, 2019
5 important pieces of social media news

Changes happen all the time on your favorite platforms — here's what you may have missed.

Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 25, 2019
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space

Wirehouse advisers fear that they'll have less access to fixed-income investments in the independent space, but the opposite is true.

Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 24, 2019
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market

Advisers don't want a replay of 2008 when clients bailed out of the advice industry.

SEC advice rule brings tech focus back to compliance
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 21, 2019
SEC advice rule brings tech focus back to compliance

After turning attention toward next-gen platforms and client experience, broker-dealers may have to rethink technology to comply with a best interest standard.