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Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform
FINTECH MAR 24, 2022
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform

The initiative was originally launched with existing technology in 2020 and through a partnership with InvestCloud, is now ready to onboard new clients.

By Sean Allocca
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

By Sean Allocca
Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform

Advyzon Investment Management will provide advisory tools to manage front- to back-office operations, such as investment decisions on portfolio and model allocations, tax planning and reporting, and rebalancing tools.

By Sean Allocca
Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds

The Tifin Group is building out its software that helps financial advisers invest in DAFs.

By Sean Allocca
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022
FINTECH MAR 21, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes FeeX’s rebranding and funding round, Datalign’s launch of a lead generation service and Fidelity’s new compliance solution, Saifr.

By Michael Kitces
What's America's favorite TAMP of 2022?
FINTECH MAR 18, 2022
What's America's favorite TAMP of 2022?

The competitive landscape for turnkey asset management platforms is heating up after providers landed millions in new assets during the pandemic, when advisers were desperate for any technology that could keep them up and running.

By Sean Allocca
Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty
EQUITIES MAR 18, 2022
Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty

The results from the most recent InvestmentNews survey shows sentiment is turning south.

By Jeff Benjamin
Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2022
Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said at least 40 customers in the state complained.

By Bloomberg
SageView partners with Pontera to help advisers manage held-away accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2022
SageView partners with Pontera to help advisers manage held-away accounts

Pontera, formerly known as FeeX, allows advisers to work with client accounts that are held away from the firm, like 401(k)s.

By InvestmentNews
Robinhood readies feature that lets users lend out stocks
FINTECH MAR 17, 2022
Robinhood readies feature that lets users lend out stocks

The feature appeared in a beta version of its iPhone app. Code describing the service — dubbed Stock Loan Income Program, or SLIP — was discovered by developer Steve Moser.

By Bloomberg
SEC's Gensler takes aim at robo-adviser investing strategies
FINTECH MAR 17, 2022
SEC's Gensler takes aim at robo-adviser investing strategies

The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman raised questions about the effect that behavioral prompts — like encouraging clients to trade more often or using algorithms to steer them into high-risk, high-fee products — might have on investing outcomes.

By Sean Allocca
JPMorgan to buy share-plan software company
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2022
JPMorgan to buy share-plan software company

Global Shares, which will be integrated into the bank's asset and wealth management arm, has almost $200 billion in assets under administration and roughly 600 corporate clients.

By Bloomberg
Want to buy a Banksy? This fintech has an answer
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2022
Want to buy a Banksy? This fintech has an answer

The digital alternative investment provider Yieldstreet launched a new art equity fund with exposure to contemporary international artists like Banksy and Takashi Murakami.

By Sean Allocca
Edward Jones to spend $1 billion on tech in 2022
FINTECH MAR 15, 2022
Edward Jones to spend $1 billion on tech in 2022

The company is investing in its technology infrastructure — including digital initiatives and virtual tools — to improve the relationships between clients and their financial advisers. 

By Sean Allocca
Advisers must embrace fintech risks, opportunities to keep up with retailers
FINTECH MAR 15, 2022
Advisers must embrace fintech risks, opportunities to keep up with retailers

A new report from Celent shines light on the trend of traditional retailers like Walmart migrating into the wealth management space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark
FINTECH MAR 14, 2022
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark

The vast majority of advisers reported having problems finding enough time to focus on business development and client relationships, according to a new study.

By Sean Allocca
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators
FINTECH MAR 11, 2022
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators

Fintechs are buying books of business and hoping in-house tech stacks are enough to entice financial advisers to come on board.

By Sean Allocca
New ways to communicate are complicating compliance
OPINION MAR 10, 2022
New ways to communicate are complicating compliance

Firms need purpose-built tools to manage their discovery responsibilities as the emergence of Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other communication channels has made e-discovery far more complex.

By Robert Cruz
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2022
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds

The deal, which will close later this month, pushes the assets on iCapital's platform to more than $118 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Messaging apps take on Wall Street
FINTECH MAR 09, 2022
Messaging apps take on Wall Street

The latest apps like WhatsApp and emailing platforms like Gmail are beginning to play an oversized role in adviser communications, a trend that could increase as more clients choose to communicate via their smartphones.

By Sean Allocca