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The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — January 2023
FINTECH JAN 17, 2023
The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — January 2023

This month’s highlights include Envestnet’s entering the RIA custodial business and Docupace’s launch of an RIA Productivity Toolkit.

First Shair Foundation grant winner envisions practice with multigenerational reach
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 17, 2023
First Shair Foundation grant winner envisions practice with multigenerational reach

With an assist from the Lucy Shair Foundation, Valerie Rivera aims to serve clients who are the first in their families to rise to the professional class.

Nominations for DEI awards are now open!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2023
Nominations for DEI awards are now open!

The sixth annual recognition program aims to tell the stories of individuals and firms that implement and advocate for diversity and inclusion within the financial advisory industry.

BNY Mellon to cut about 3% of staff
ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2023
BNY Mellon to cut about 3% of staff

The bank says costs will be a top priority this year; it also says it's still committed to its digital assets strategy despite the turmoil in crypto markets.

Fintech Bytes: Riskalyze lands AE Wealth; 55ip partners with Frontier; Advisor360 acquires wealthtech
FINTECH JAN 13, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Riskalyze lands AE Wealth; 55ip partners with Frontier; Advisor360 acquires wealthtech

Plus Brad Weber gets Savvy, iCapital adds 100 to its tech team, and Richr launches an advisory service.

Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count

Advisors at Wells Fargo have been under a cloud since 2016, when the bank's fake-account scandal erupted.

How caregiving costs women their retirement security
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
How caregiving costs women their retirement security

What women need is richer context about the implications of financial decisions and what they are truly trading.

Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023

The wealth management franchise at Bank of America continued to perform well in 2022 despite the stock market sell-off.

Move past fintech buzzwords toward a proactive wealth management future
FINTECH JAN 12, 2023
Move past fintech buzzwords toward a proactive wealth management future

The industry absolutely loves these terms, but jargon obfuscates, intentionally or not, what the product actually does.

BlackRock plans to eliminate 500 positions in round of job cuts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2023
BlackRock plans to eliminate 500 positions in round of job cuts

The firm will dismiss about 2.5% of its global workforce after grappling with sharp declines last year in equity and bond markets.

Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America
RIAS JAN 11, 2023
Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America

The Patriot Financial Group, based in a suburb of Boston, works with 70 financial advisors who have $2.5 billion in client assets.

How advisors can take control of their success in 2023
OPINION JAN 11, 2023
How advisors can take control of their success in 2023

One way to think positively about the new year is to focus on the activities and actions you can control.

Digital media company expands into Wall Street recruiting
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2023
Digital media company expands into Wall Street recruiting

Litquidity, which has more than a million followers on Twitter and Instagram, is hoping to help connect its followers with jobs at private equity firms, hedge funds and other alternative asset managers.

Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report
ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2023
Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report

In this year's report, the regulator also created a separate section under the heading of 'financial crimes,' which includes cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and manipulative trading.

Daniel Moisand begins serving as board chair of CFP
RIAS JAN 10, 2023
Daniel Moisand begins serving as board chair of CFP

Moisand will guide the organization as it launches its first-ever comprehensive review of CFP Board's competency standards

Vestwell teaming up with Carson Group to expand retirement offering
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2023
Vestwell teaming up with Carson Group to expand retirement offering

Vestwell will provide a small business component for Carson Group’s Complete 401(k) offering that will allow advisors to better scale their small-and-midsize business retirement plan practices.

Mercer acquires California-based Empyrion Wealth
RIAS JAN 10, 2023
Mercer acquires California-based Empyrion Wealth

The firm, led by Kimberly Foss, manages $250 million, and is the 15th woman-owned firm Mercer has purchased since 2016.

Federal proposal to ban noncompete clauses could affect RIA M&A
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Federal proposal to ban noncompete clauses could affect RIA M&A

If advisors who have less than a certain ownership threshold are free to leave an acquired firm, it could give buyers pause.

MoneyGuide founder Tony Leal departing leadership role at Envestnet
FINTECH JAN 09, 2023
MoneyGuide founder Tony Leal departing leadership role at Envestnet

Rose Palazzo, currently the head of MoneyGuide, will assume Leal's duties as group president of Envestnet Financial Planning.

White-label robo TradingFront terminates US operations
FINTECH JAN 09, 2023
White-label robo TradingFront terminates US operations

The decision comes as the company's owner, Tiger Brokers, faces accusations of violating Chinese securities laws.