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Bitcoin mining is an 'existential threat' to crypto
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2021
Bitcoin mining is an 'existential threat' to crypto

The process of mining cryptocurrency sops up more energy than entire nations. Lawmakers like Elizabeth Warren, and billionaires like Bill Gates, have recently called attention to the environmental impacts.

Remote work could be Covid-19's lasting impact on wealth management
RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Remote work could be Covid-19's lasting impact on wealth management

Productivity doesn't have to suffer when employees are not directly under the manager's thumb, according to recent research by the consulting firm DeVoe & Co.

Lincoln Financial settles age discrimination claim with former recruiter
BROKER DEALERS AUG 23, 2021
Lincoln Financial settles age discrimination claim with former recruiter

When Louis Hanna was fired in 2017, he was 50 years old, had early-stage prostate cancer and was seeking medical leave, according to the complaint.

Advisers who go narrow can build a wider practice
RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Advisers who go narrow can build a wider practice

Specializing in an area that the adviser truly cares about is deeply satisfying intellectually and emotionally.

Texting takes center stage in client communications
FINTECH AUG 20, 2021
Texting takes center stage in client communications

Fintech firms are betting the more than 6 billion text messages that are sent every day are a sign consumers are open to communicating with businesses via text messages.

Keep the focus on clients, not profits, with your tech stack
FINTECH AUG 20, 2021
Keep the focus on clients, not profits, with your tech stack

Advisers must be able to offer exciting technology tools, while emotionally connecting with clients, according to industry experts.

MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2021
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees

The nation's biggest life insurer will now pay a minimum wage of $20 an hour, up from $15, as it joins other firms boosting pay amid labor shortages.

T3 conference postponed until 2022
FINTECH AUG 20, 2021
T3 conference postponed until 2022

The in-person event was scheduled to take place from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 at the Denton Convention Center in Denton, Texas.

Schwab boosts pay, pushes return-to-office plans to 2022
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2021
Schwab boosts pay, pushes return-to-office plans to 2022

The brokerage joins other large financial firms in boosting salaries after more than a year of working through the pandemic. The pay raise, affecting most of Schwab’s 32,500 employees, will take effect in late September.

CFP Board’s new strategic plan sets 5 priorities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2021
CFP Board’s new strategic plan sets 5 priorities

The five-year framework contains most of the current strategy, but also incorporates new elements.

SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2021
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales

The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.

Don't forget about clients once they've become clients
OPINION AUG 19, 2021
Don't forget about clients once they've become clients

Remember to always keep serving your clients. Just because they signed on the dotted line doesn’t mean they’ll always stick around.

T-Mobile data breach highlights cybersecurity issues for clients
FINTECH AUG 18, 2021
T-Mobile data breach highlights cybersecurity issues for clients

Advisers should be proactively discussing the attack with clients to protect those that have current or past association, experts say. There are simple tips for clients to follow.

Cyber insurance for 401(k)s rises in cost, demand
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2021
Cyber insurance for 401(k)s rises in cost, demand

Coverage is now harder to get, and it costs more, largely due to the higher volume of attacks that resulted in higher loss ratios for insurers.

Morgan Stanley snags elite Merrill Lynch team in Utah
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Morgan Stanley snags elite Merrill Lynch team in Utah

While Morgan Stanley had backed away from recruiting advisers from direct competitors in recent years, the company has recently returned to the market for top-flight advisers.

Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 18, 2021
Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity

The company's investments will focus on women- and minority-owned PE firms.

Amazon enters Indian wealth management with bet on Smallcase
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Amazon enters Indian wealth management with bet on Smallcase

Smallcase, a Bangalore-based startup, improves digital access to capital markets by offering weighted portfolios of stocks and exchange traded funds from in-house licensed professionals.

5 reasons why every app is becoming a financial services app
OPINION AUG 18, 2021
5 reasons why every app is becoming a financial services app

Embedded finance has become popular, and profitable, as companies combine savings, lending, insurance, investing and planning services into nontraditional apps, like Walmart Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.

Goldman masks, scrutiny at Morgan Stanley as delta spreads
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Goldman masks, scrutiny at Morgan Stanley as delta spreads

Morgan Stanley just informed its staff that they will soon have to provide proof of having been vaccinated against Covid to enter its buildings.

Fidelity is on TikTok jockeying for Generation Z
FINTECH AUG 17, 2021
Fidelity is on TikTok jockeying for Generation Z

The discount brokerage posts short video clips on the social media app ranging from how-to guides for using the Fidelity Spire app to explainers of financial terminology.