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SoFi rises after regulator approves U.S. bank charter
FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
SoFi rises after regulator approves U.S. bank charter

OCC gives conditional banking license for online lender SoFi.

Fintech Skience partners with Incedo
FINTECH JAN 18, 2022
Fintech Skience partners with Incedo

Incedo’s implementation efforts will help Skience’s platform reach more registered investment advisers.

Acorns and Pioneer cancel $2.2 billion SPAC deal
FINTECH JAN 18, 2022
Acorns and Pioneer cancel $2.2 billion SPAC deal

Acorns plans to pursue traditional public offering.

Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs

The investment bank shelled out an additional $4.4 billion in comp last year alone, for a total of more than $17.7 billion for the year, sending the bank to its only quarterly profit decline of 2021.

First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021

The bank's wealth management group also started 2022 in hiring mode, reporting this month that it had recruited two longtime Merrill advisers in New York.

Your clients will show you the way
OPINION JAN 18, 2022
Your clients will show you the way

One way we decide which new technologies to implement (or at least consider) is by asking our clients to provide detailed feedback on communications every other year.

Boom in model portfolios slammed in new paper
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
Boom in model portfolios slammed in new paper

Model portfolios, which have exploded in popularity in recent years, are ridden with conflicts of interest, a trio of academics argues.

Founders of Onyx talk about the new platform
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2022
Founders of Onyx talk about the new platform

Onyx Advisor Network is a new platform designed to support underrepresented advisers by providing them with resources, tools, and networking. The founders, Dasarte Yarnway and Emlen Miles-Mattingly, discussed their plans for the platform and their vision of how to diversify the industry in an InvestmentNews livestream.

Revisiting King’s last speech
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2022
Revisiting King’s last speech

The speech, delivered the day before he was killed, encourages listeners to fight against socioeconomic injustices and inequality.

Niche adviser bulks up with a focus on fitness coaches
RIAS JAN 14, 2022
Niche adviser bulks up with a focus on fitness coaches

Justin Green, founder of AssistFP, has learned that developing a niche is an evolutionary process.

Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition
ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition

The $7.1 billion cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to purchase Bitria, a 5-year-old startup that provides advisers with tools to access and manage holdings of Bitcoin and other tokens.

Emotions can be the key to making your firm unforgettable
OPINION JAN 14, 2022
Emotions can be the key to making your firm unforgettable

Marketing is a long game. First impressions matter, but lasting impressions matter more.

Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky
ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky

The new products not only provide investment opportunities that aren't available on the open market, but can also combine a client’s passions — for things like antique cars or even musical instruments — with their investment portfolios.

Drop in advisers at Wells Fargo continues but slows
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2022
Drop in advisers at Wells Fargo continues but slows

While the company hasn't staunched the bleeding of its financial advisers completely, the three months ending in December saw the rate of decline slow a bit, while the average revenue per adviser continued to increase.

Robert McCann back in the financial advice industry
RIAS JAN 13, 2022
Robert McCann back in the financial advice industry

The former UBS chief was named co-chair of recently rebranded NewEdge Capital Group.

RBC inks portfolio management deal with Addepar
FINTECH JAN 13, 2022
RBC inks portfolio management deal with Addepar

The Addepar platform tracks how investment portfolios perform across asset classes by aggregating data from client portfolios and overall market performance.

Are Vanguard’s tech issues costing it customers?
FINTECH JAN 12, 2022
Are Vanguard’s tech issues costing it customers?

A mobile app update removed some functionality and was lampooned on social media sites and in online reviews last year. A website malfunction weeks later couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Group creates certification for financial conference diversity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2022
Group creates certification for financial conference diversity

Choir uses proprietary algorithms to measure the diversity of a conference's speakers.

Ex-adviser gets 2 1/2 years for stealing $600,000 from elderly client
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2022
Ex-adviser gets 2 1/2 years for stealing $600,000 from elderly client

Matthew Clason was registered with Lincoln Financial Advisors until 2016, when he moved his registration to LPL Financial.

Redtail opens up text messaging tech to all
FINTECH JAN 12, 2022
Redtail opens up text messaging tech to all

Clients are increasingly connected via mobile devices, and wealth management tech providers are betting advisers will want to reach clients using texts.