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Blockchange intros digital asset SMA for RIAs
FINTECH FEB 09, 2021
Blockchange intros digital asset SMA for RIAs

The new SMA tool enables RIAs to outsource the management of their client’s digital portfolios by using a framework to account for protocol maturation, ecosystem adoption rate, and project governance.

Schwab cuts 200 more jobs amid TD Ameritrade acquisition
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 09, 2021
Schwab cuts 200 more jobs amid TD Ameritrade acquisition

It's the second round of announced layoffs after last year's mega merger. In October, Schwab said it was laying off 1,000 employees, or about 3% of the combined workforce.

UBS nabs J.P. Morgan Private Bank team managing $6.5 billion
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 09, 2021
UBS nabs J.P. Morgan Private Bank team managing $6.5 billion

The group of five advisers, which was with J.P. Morgan for nine years, will join UBS' Century City office in Los Angeles.

First Allied team managing $130 million forms own RIA
BROKER DEALERS FEB 09, 2021
First Allied team managing $130 million forms own RIA

Mission Financial Group in Hawaii will retain its B-D affiliations through First Allied.

Here’s why we’re hosting an in-person conference in 2021
OPINION FEB 09, 2021
Here’s why we’re hosting an in-person conference in 2021

Those hosting conferences must earn the trust of on-site guests by taking every possible precaution, while creating experiences that are just as valuable for the careers of the professionals who participate remotely.

The GameStop lawsuits are missing the point
FINTECH FEB 08, 2021
The GameStop lawsuits are missing the point

A host of discount brokerages, including Robinhood, Charles Schwab and ETrade, are now facing accusations of market manipulation. The challenges are expected to face tall legal hurdles.

RIAs led in a year of recruiting slowed by the pandemic
RIAS FEB 08, 2021
RIAs led in a year of recruiting slowed by the pandemic

A year of remote work appeared to accelerate the trend of advisers going independent for more control over their business, and in many cases, opportunities for higher take-home pay. Independent broker-dealers also saw a year of positive gains, though on net the channel was down from 2019.

RIAs leverage TAMP tech the most: Report
FINTECH FEB 08, 2021
RIAs leverage TAMP tech the most: Report

Turnkey asset management platforms hold more than $2 trillion in managed wealth, and RIAs are the group that's funneling the most assets into TAMPs.

Women’s retirement plans torpedoed by COVID
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 08, 2021
Women’s retirement plans torpedoed by COVID

Nearly three-quarters of women with investible assets of $100,000 or more say the pandemic has negatively impacted their ability to retire, but as that is happening, more women are turning to financial professionals for advice, according to a Nationwide survey.

Elevating wealth for women
FINTECH FEB 08, 2021
Elevating wealth for women

Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck goes beyond investment management and traditional financial planning to help female clients be strategic about career paths, salary negotiations and other topics that provide real value.

Welcoming the return of industry conferences
OPINION FEB 08, 2021
Welcoming the return of industry conferences

Betting that conditions will improve and restrictions be lessened in coming months, a sprinkling of fintech companies and others in and around the financial advice business have announced a resumption of live conferences to be held later in the year.

What it means to be iconic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 08, 2021
What it means to be iconic

The individuals and firms highlighted in this issue represent the efforts being made to improve service to all clients across the advice spectrum. That description fits this year’s Icon, Sallie Krawcheck, perfectly.

Leaders need new skills to support their diverse workforce
OPINION FEB 06, 2021
Leaders need new skills to support their diverse workforce

As society becomes less racially and ethnically homogenous, leaders must develop new skills to support their diverse workforce. This includes acting as mentor, visionary and ally combined

An interview with Commonwealth's first chief diversity officer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2021
An interview with Commonwealth's first chief diversity officer

Scarlett Abraham Clarke says high-level diversity and inclusion role is key to driving organizational change.

Three principles for inclusive leadership
OPINION FEB 06, 2021
Three principles for inclusive leadership

I will outline three leadership principles and associated tactics that increase diverse representation, expand equity and enhance inclusion.

LPL hanging onto Waddell & Reed advisers and assets
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2021
LPL hanging onto Waddell & Reed advisers and assets

LPL Financial said it will likely surpass its target to bring aboard Waddell & Reed advisers, according to CEO Dan Arnold. The company reported adviser headcount was 17,287, up 119 from the end of September and 823 year-over-year.

Raymond James scores a big win at the Super Bowl
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2021
Raymond James scores a big win at the Super Bowl

With naming rights to the stadium in Tampa Bay, Raymond James and its 8,000 advisers will particularly enjoy the Super Bowl this Sunday.

Increasing diversity increases diversity of thought
OPINION FEB 05, 2021
Increasing diversity increases diversity of thought

It’s important to form a pipeline so that younger minorities can be aware of the finance industry’s prospects and become educated on money matters and career opportunities within the finance industry.

Who runs the world? Women – almost!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2021
Who runs the world? Women – almost!

Females in leadership work. But,with women making up less than 20% of global leadership teams, there is a clear case for more action to bolster women in leadership in corporate America. If a woman can run a country, why not a Fortune 500 company?

InvestCloud aims to be the Amazon of wealthtech with Tegra118 merger
FINTECH FEB 03, 2021
InvestCloud aims to be the Amazon of wealthtech with Tegra118 merger

Global fintech InvestCloud completed a recapitalization that establishes the firm as the latest fintech unicorn while positioning it to rival TAMP offerings, according to experts.