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Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform
FINTECH MAR 24, 2022
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform

The initiative was originally launched with existing technology in 2020 and through a partnership with InvestCloud, is now ready to onboard new clients.

Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2022
Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective

Women Adviser Summit panelists say the financial planning industry needs more advisers focusing on the LGBTQ-plus community.

Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance
RIAS MAR 23, 2022
Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance

Ann Alsina kicks off the Women Adviser Summit by inspiring women to find their own niche.

Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2022
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time

The Swiss bank expects about 10% of its workers in the US to go remote as the program is implemented in phases, starting at the wealth unit.

SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting

Securities issuers would also have to report Scope 1 and 2 emissions, or those that are directly from their operations and the energy they use, on their registration statements and periodic reports.

Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021

It was the only wirehouse to show a net increase in financial advisers last year, according to InvestmentNews data.

Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform

Advyzon Investment Management will provide advisory tools to manage front- to back-office operations, such as investment decisions on portfolio and model allocations, tax planning and reporting, and rebalancing tools.

Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds

The Tifin Group is building out its software that helps financial advisers invest in DAFs.

Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2022
Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home

Firms have made plans to return employees and advisers to offices in the past but have scuttled those due to flare-ups of the pandemic.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022
FINTECH MAR 21, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes FeeX’s rebranding and funding round, Datalign’s launch of a lead generation service and Fidelity’s new compliance solution, Saifr.

How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients
OPINION MAR 21, 2022
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients

We need to understand new technologies and combat the fear of missing out on the hottest investment category, which has been cryptocurrencies.

Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.

Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world
RIAS MAR 21, 2022
Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world

One important aspect of retirement planning that hasn’t changed — and is likely never to change — is the need for advisers to be forthright with their clients, especially about matters relating to longevity and income adequacy.

See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat

Nishat and his partner specialize in serving immigrants and first-generation Americans; their firm works with physicians and entrepreneurs who moved to the New York area from all over the world.

See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 

Smith, president of ELS Vision Wealth Management, focuses on helping those in the ‘first generation of success.’

What's America's favorite TAMP of 2022?
FINTECH MAR 18, 2022
What's America's favorite TAMP of 2022?

The competitive landscape for turnkey asset management platforms is heating up after providers landed millions in new assets during the pandemic, when advisers were desperate for any technology that could keep them up and running.

Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty
RIAS MAR 18, 2022
Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty

The results from the most recent InvestmentNews survey shows sentiment is turning south.