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FINTECH JUN 04, 2014
Cybersecurity gets the SEC's attention as agency plans to query advisers on safeguards

In risk alert, regulator provides advisers with a detailed checklist of what it expects firms to provide for cybersecurity protection.

WIREHOUSES JUN 04, 2014
Morgan Stanley CFO calls too few women leading U.S. companies an 'embarrassment'

Morgan Stanley chief financial officer Ruth Porat called the low number of women running U.S. companies an “embarrassment” that shows the need for new laws.

BROKER DEALERS JUN 04, 2014
Closed doors at Finra hide the whole industry's shame

One way to address the lack of minorities is to be open about it

WIREHOUSES JUN 04, 2014
Krawcheck: Women on Wall Street have 'gone backwards'

Sallie Krawcheck, the former Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. executive, said women lost ground on Wall Street after the financial crisis because executives and boards hired people who looked like them.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
Pershing updates technology platforms – all at once

NetX360 revised with new interfaces and flexibility for users.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2014
12 tips to help find and reward talented employees

One key idea: Finding and hiring international workers is not as hard as you think.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2014
Exam scores and failures belong on BrokerCheck

Brokers' exam scores, exam failures, terminations and other details that are currently omitted are already public information.

RIAS JUN 03, 2014
A new planning tool for advisers challenges clients to win a game

Using gamification can help further conversations.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
Is there a popup opt-in revolution under way?

More sites are finding value in using popups to increase the reach of opt-in e-mail lists.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2014
The three levels of community involvement and how they can pay off

Involvement with nonprofits can adds great value to your firm and reward you personally.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
Make your world small on social media

Overwhelming. That is frequent feedback when discussing the first six months of a financial adviser's initial effort using social media in his or her business. Part of the challenge is learning techniques to use on social networks to filter and manage the fire hose of content that comes in the social stream.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
Small advisory firm walks tall in putting technology to use

No small chore to put together technology to deliver top-notch client reports.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
Google+: Ghost town or essential tool?

Depending upon whom you speak with, Google+ can be a ghost town or a key step in the evolution of social media. However, based on a number of shrewd moves in building Google+, the search giant is surging in the field seeking your social attention.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
LPL upgrades mobile application

Adviser feedback results in improvements to the app, including secure messaging.

FINTECH JUN 03, 2014
How to use your CRM to increase productivity

How do you gauge your firm's productivity? Don't underestimate the power of leveraging your CRM solution to help gather key performance metrics such as time spent per client, client turnover and more.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2014
How to build a successful team

Delegating, trusting and collaborating are the keys to creating a self-sustaining business.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2014
Questions on third-party RIA audits

SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher's proposal that RIAs be required to hire third-party examiners to audit their operations shouldn't be rushed.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2014
Behind the drop in college admission rates

Plus a primer on the increasingly complicated financial aid and application processes.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 30, 2014
California financial adviser leaves Beverly Hills bank for RIA

EP Wealth Advisors of Torrance, Calif., has more than $1.6 billion in assets under management.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 30, 2014
Wealthy seek to pass on family values through philanthropy

Advisers can use their role to facilitate building generational bonds