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Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do
FINTECH MAY 24, 2022
Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do

A new study analyzing social media posts from across the financial services industry found that while posts about a firm's or adviser's stance on issues are the most engaging, they account for only 1% of total posts.

First impressions last, so go beyond the basics
OPINION MAY 24, 2022
First impressions last, so go beyond the basics

Build loyalty by providing meaningful hospitality and personal touch points for your firm's clients.

JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2022
JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years

The additions, which would boost head count to 6,000 from about 4,700, are part of a strategy to boosts the firm's wealth management assets to $1 trillion.

Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG bonds reports potential trouble
ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2022
Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG bonds reports potential trouble

In its annual audited financial statement, Emerson Equity reported that problems related to an unnamed offering potentially could harm the firm.

Recession threat takes center stage
RIAS MAY 23, 2022
Recession threat takes center stage

Financial advisers scramble to keep clients on track as markets drive lower, inflation climbs and an economic slowdown seems unavoidable.

Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report

The job interviews seemed designed to bolster Wells Fargo's record of its diversity efforts rather than actually hiring women or people of color, the New York Times reported.

T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock

Poppy Allonby, who will work out of T. Rowe’s London office, will oversee the company's ESG strategy at a high level.

Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken
FINTECH MAY 20, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken

A roundup of quick news items for the weekend, along with a bit of commentary from yours truly.

Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management
FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management

Investors with a minimum of $100,000 can receive financial planning and ongoing guidance from an adviser for an annual fee ranging from 0.75% to 0.85%.

Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2022
Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth

After the partnership missed its deadline to file audited financial statements in 2018 for its two largest private funds, the entire GPB enterprise struggled.

iCapital receives patents for data security innovations
FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
iCapital receives patents for data security innovations

Financial advisers are increasingly worried about securing client information and the consequences of a data breach, but iCapital has a new idea about how to make it safer for advisers to access its network of alternative assets.

Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations
OPINION MAY 18, 2022
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations

Perhaps the biggest concern for RIAs contemplating a sale is how it would affect their employees and clients.

Invesco teaming up with Cerulli to launch Practice Innovation Index
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
Invesco teaming up with Cerulli to launch Practice Innovation Index

The digital tool gives wealth managers a quantifiable way to see how their firms measure up.

JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan

Just 31% of the bank's shareholders supported the pay packages for CEO Dimon and other company executives.

Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps
FINTECH MAY 17, 2022
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps

The Telemessage technology, combined with existing services from Smarsh, will assist in the ongoing struggle to monitor private messaging apps used by employees at financial services firms.

Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn

Firms should be watching out for employees chatting on WhatsApp, as well as brokers in need of heightened supervision and complex products being sold to retail customers.

Judge strikes down California board gender quota law
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law

A California law requiring that publicly held companies have a minimum number of women on their boards was struck down on May 13.

Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year

The pace of industry recruiting has remained lower since the onset of the pandemic and the work-from-home policies and travel restrictions that followed.

Raymond James offers remote company administrative support
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Raymond James offers remote company administrative support

The program offers independent branch owners turnkey administrative support from experienced branch associates.

The livin’ is not so easy in the new American summer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
The livin’ is not so easy in the new American summer

The summer’s generally overcast economic and market climate probably presents the greatest challenge for many advisers and their clients.