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Team managing $440 million joins LPL from Royal Alliance
BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2021
Team managing $440 million joins LPL from Royal Alliance

The eight-adviser Monteverde Group is based in Pittsburgh.

Building a resilient advisory business for the post-pandemic world
OPINION MAR 15, 2021
Building a resilient advisory business for the post-pandemic world

Is the advisory industry capable of continuing the transformation that began during the pandemic in order to shape its next phase?

Beyond adoption: Wealthtech finally eyes innovation
FINTECH MAR 15, 2021
Beyond adoption: Wealthtech finally eyes innovation

Wealthtech has finally graduated from forcing adoption to focusing on innovative ways to bring financial advice into users' pockets.

Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2021
Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home

But a stock market reaching record highs may be masking shortfalls, and a recent survey says firms aren't supervising conferencing platforms.

RIAs are warming up to remote work
RIAS MAR 15, 2021
RIAs are warming up to remote work

Financial advisers are embracing a more virtual form of communicating with clients and colleagues to the point where most don’t expect to ever go back to sitting behind a desk in a traditional office.

Reflecting on a year dominated by Covid-19
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2021
Reflecting on a year dominated by Covid-19

The challenge with reflecting on what’s happened is that it is all so intensely personal, yet it has hit every person.

Women make up 14% of all fund managers, and the U.S. lags behind that global average
ETFS MAR 12, 2021
Women make up 14% of all fund managers, and the U.S. lags behind that global average

Morningstar data show women are making little progress breaking into the ranks of portfolio managers.

Goldman plans $10 billion initiative to support Black women
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAR 12, 2021
Goldman plans $10 billion initiative to support Black women

The program, which includes $100 million going to philanthropic efforts, has the goal of affecting the lives of 1 million Black women by 2030.

Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales
BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales

Finra's department of enforcement has investigated Cambridge's due diligence of the sale of the defunct LJM Preservation and Growth Fund.

JPMorgan plans to expose investors to Bitcoin-friendly stocks
FINTECH MAR 11, 2021
JPMorgan plans to expose investors to Bitcoin-friendly stocks

JPMorgan is another large player slowly giving investors access to Bitcoin trading given there is no cryptocurrency backed ETF in the U.S.

Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2021
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds

Companies that compensate workers with stock have a big incentive to get those employees to consider the holdings in the context of their overall financial plan, according to Fidelity.

Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied
BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied

The Fox Alliance, a 15-person team that includes six advisers, is based in Austin, Texas.

The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging

When combined, the ideas and solutions expand exponentially. The power of three, or the trilogy, is a well-known concept in life, science and religion.

Wealthtechs launch personalization tools for advisers
FINTECH MAR 10, 2021
Wealthtechs launch personalization tools for advisers

Wealthtech powerhouses Riskalyze and AssetMark are leveraging integrations and the personalization trend to capture adviser attention.

SoFi to buy California lender as part of push into banking
FINTECH MAR 10, 2021
SoFi to buy California lender as part of push into banking

Social Finance says its acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp will aid its efforts to obtain a national bank charter.

M1 Finance lands $75 million to double employees
FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
M1 Finance lands $75 million to double employees

With a total of $173 million in fresh funding in a matter of months, M1 Finance looks to scale in the highly competitive robo-advice space. The company will increase its headcount to roughly 300 employees.

Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover  SEC mutual fund investigation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover SEC mutual fund investigation

The agency charged two Cetera broker-dealers with breaching fiduciary duty and defrauding retail advisory clients in connection with the sales of mutual funds.

Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership

The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, a public benefit corporation, is seeking to affiliate with one or more universities to offer the fiduciary curriculum. The board also will certify fiduciary professionals in one of 10 areas of specialization.

Creative Planning spreads equity to employees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Creative Planning spreads equity to employees

Kansas-based registered investment advisory firm will give stakes to about 10% of its workforce.

How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry
OPINION MAR 09, 2021
How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry

Advisers who leverage the power of team-building, financial planning and offering advice in a fiduciary capacity will survive and thrive for decades to come.