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Transparent gender data paves way for reaping gender-driven results, advocates say
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
Transparent gender data paves way for reaping gender-driven results, advocates say

Counting the number of women leading a company is harder than it looks, which complicates investors' ability to achieve gender-correlated returns.

3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner

A young financial planner cites the benefits of having a supportive team and the fascination of learning about financial planning's emotional and psychological side.

Broadridge adds ESG comparison service
FINTECH JAN 25, 2023
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service

The data, which is aggregated to artificial intelligence, cover more than 5,000 North American companies across 385 ESG topics.

CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

Bank of America grants employees shares
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62
FINTECH JAN 24, 2023
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62

Golding founded Junxure with his partner, Greg Friedman, in 2001 as a CRM specifically designed to serve financial advisors.

Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors
RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors

It stars with a new toolkit to help industry veterans better relate to a universe of potential clients that wants advice on its own terms.

ESG is about quality, not quantity
OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
RIAS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end

The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.

New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds

Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.

Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey

A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.

Tribes place generational wealth in their own hands
EMERGING MARKETS JAN 23, 2023
Tribes place generational wealth in their own hands

Native Americans are gaining economic muscle, and that expands horizons for investors and advisors who want to be part of their rise.

Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

Fintech Bytes: Broadridge extends Canadian partnership; startup attracts funding from advisors
FINTECH JAN 20, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Broadridge extends Canadian partnership; startup attracts funding from advisors

Plus First Rate, a Texas-based provider of wealth management technology, has acquired Finantech SpA, a Santiago, Chile-based reporting fintech.

FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth
FINTECH JAN 20, 2023
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth

YieldX’s technology will be integrated into FNZ’s existing product to enable advisors to scan the universe of fixed-income securities.

Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2023
Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men

A new report from Nationwide shows 62% of women are putting off retirement or don’t believe they will ever retire due to inflation, compared to 47% of men.

DriveWealth CEO departs after eight months
FINTECH JAN 19, 2023
DriveWealth CEO departs after eight months

Founder Bob Cortright is stepping back in as global CEO of the digital custody and clearing firm upon the exit of Terry Angelos.