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Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken
FINTECH MAY 20, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken

A roundup of quick news items for the weekend, along with a bit of commentary from yours truly.

By Ryan W. Neal
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management
FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management

Investors with a minimum of $100,000 can receive financial planning and ongoing guidance from an adviser for an annual fee ranging from 0.75% to 0.85%.

By Ryan W. Neal
iCapital receives patents for data security innovations
FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
iCapital receives patents for data security innovations

Financial advisers are increasingly worried about securing client information and the consequences of a data breach, but iCapital has a new idea about how to make it safer for advisers to access its network of alternative assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps
FINTECH MAY 17, 2022
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps

The Telemessage technology, combined with existing services from Smarsh, will assist in the ongoing struggle to monitor private messaging apps used by employees at financial services firms.

By Ryan W. Neal
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2022
FINTECH MAY 16, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup looks at Orion’s acquisition of Redtail CRM, Advyzon’s launch of its Quantum Rebalancer, RightCapital’s new one-page Financial Plan Snapshot and Vanguard’s partnering with American Express.

By Michael Kitces
Take 5: Chris Weyrauch on Citizens' plans to expand its presence in wealth management
FINTECH MAY 13, 2022
Take 5: Chris Weyrauch on Citizens' plans to expand its presence in wealth management

InvestmentNews spoke with Weyrauch about his role at Citizens and the firm’s vision for growing its financial advisory business.

By Ryan W. Neal
Top 5 fintech solutions firms are adopting this year
FINTECH MAY 13, 2022
Top 5 fintech solutions firms are adopting this year

Here are the financial technology products gaining the most traction among advisers, based on the portion of firms that said they plan to add the solution in 2022.

By InvestmentNews
Replace location with efficiency to hook hybrid work to growth
OPINION MAY 12, 2022
Replace location with efficiency to hook hybrid work to growth

Hybrid work can support growth and stronger client relationships if firms intentionally pursue those outcomes.

By Taylor Matthews
Tifin closes $109 million round of funding
FINTECH MAY 12, 2022
Tifin closes $109 million round of funding

The latest round, led by Franklin Templeton and Motive Partners, brings Tifin's valuation to $842 million.

By Ryan W. Neal
Kestra adds Envestnet’s retirement solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2022
Kestra adds Envestnet’s retirement solutions

Plan advisers will be able to use Envestnet's retirement plan tools on the Kestra platform.

By InvestmentNews
4 top planning needs for sophisticated advisory firms
OPINION MAY 11, 2022
4 top planning needs for sophisticated advisory firms

How should firms organize, develop and manage their operations to ensure continued success as they grow?

By Kristine McManus
Orion's TAMP crosses $60 billion with latest deal
FINTECH MAY 10, 2022
Orion's TAMP crosses $60 billion with latest deal

Orion Advisor Solutions is expanding its TAMP capabilities by acquiring TownSquare Capital, a boutique investment and trading firm.

By Ryan W. Neal
Transamerica offers absence-management tool
FINTECH MAY 09, 2022
Transamerica offers absence-management tool

Effort will help client companies manage disability leaves, other workplace absences and reduce administrative burden for human resources staff.

By InvestmentNews
New technology helps advisers convert prospects into clients
FINTECH MAY 09, 2022
New technology helps advisers convert prospects into clients

Less than half of advisers are keeping track of how many of their prospects become paid clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
T3 2022 recap: Top takeaways from the adviser fintech conference
FINTECH MAY 06, 2022
T3 2022 recap: Top takeaways from the adviser fintech conference

What the advisory industry will look like after the pandemic was a major theme at the conference.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2022
Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform

The addition gives access to a menu of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and private credit.

By InvestmentNews
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs
FINTECH MAY 05, 2022
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs

The Tax-Smart Separately Managed Account Platform lets advisers customize portfolios based on strategies created by J.P. Morgan’s index team.

By Ryan W. Neal
Franklin subsidiary rolls out more custom ESG tweaks for SMAs
FINTECH MAY 05, 2022
Franklin subsidiary rolls out more custom ESG tweaks for SMAs

The service has more data visualization, ESG-specific performance reporting and allows country exclusions.

By InvestmentNews
Only men took the stage on first day of T3 conference
FINTECH MAY 04, 2022
Only men took the stage on first day of T3 conference

Of the 19 speakers scheduled to speak on the first day of the fintech-for-advisers event, only one was a woman.

By Ryan W. Neal
Providing seamless digital experiences will help clients succeed in the long term
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
Providing seamless digital experiences will help clients succeed in the long term

Advisers should provide a holistic, hyper-personalized view of a client’s entire financial life, complete with data-driven recommendations.

By Brandon Rembe