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AI: It’s more personal than you think
Artificial intelligence stands to positively impact advisory firms' relationships with their clients by fostering more personalized experiences.
Finra warns brokerages to pay attention to rising cybersecurity threats
The broker-dealer self-regulator highlighted a recent government advisory about a ransomware attack and told member firms to brush up on Finra's guidance on the topic from last December.
Twitter struggles to match engagement found on other networks, study finds
For advisors, LinkedIn and Facebook were far better for generating interactions than Twitter.
Schwab account migration reminds us why Twitter whining should be taken lightly
Both TD Ameritrade and Schwab have been busy addressing migration concerns, but a little perspective would be useful here.
Betterment adds 529 plans to workplace benefits offering
The new partnership with Ascensus is the robo-advisor's second foray into college savings plans.
The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — June 2023
This month's highlights include Riskalyze's rebranding as Nitrogen, InvestCloud's executive exodus, Snappy Kraken's launch of an outsourced marketing service, and Lumiant's acquisition of health and longevity software Genivity.
How to get started with automation
There's a fair amount of legwork that needs to happen to get firms to the point where automation is possible.
AssetMark continues growth in May
AssetMark ended the month of May with $96.4 billion in assets on its turnkey asset management platform, up 10.9% year over year.
F2 Strategy brings in private equity to acquire fintech consulting firm
Its purchase of Oakbrook Solutions creates a combined firm that has more than 100 employees and serves clients representing a combined $2.5 trillion in AUM.
Tifin asset management tech raises $10 million, goes independent
The fundraising was led by Motive Ventures, the venture capital arm of Motive Partners.
Charles Schwab updates direct indexing technology for RIAs
The technology is increasingly seen as table stakes for firms supporting financial advisors.
Industry groups ask SEC to extend timeline for cyberbreach notifications
The Investment Adviser Association and SIFMA say a proposed 30-day requirement is too short. But Better Markets says it should be shortened to 14 days.
Wealthfront introduces automated bond portfolio
Wealthfront says its portfolio uses a mix of Treasury and corporate bond ETFs and can achieve an annual return of 5.48% after its 0.25% fee.
Altruist names former Pixar, Blend exec as new CFO
Marc Greenberg most recently worked at Blend, a white-label fintech that banks use to build consumer-facing digital products.
Pershing X moves into the fintech lane with new Wove platform
The multicustodial open architecture platform promises to connect the various applications advisors use to service clients.
LTX launches AI-powered tool to help US bond traders
BondGPT, which uses OpenAI technology to help power its bond analytics, will help traders find more liquid bonds at a better price.
How two advisor tech companies battled it out in patent court
Both CellTrust and ionLake provide compliant text messaging and archiving for advisors. CellTrust accused ionLake of violating its patents, but the jury disagreed.
LPL expands technology team with two more executive hires
Kristie Edling-Day will oversee digital experience for advisors, while Nitesah Ambastha will lead technology for investors.
Wall Street banks are using AI to rewire finance
Banks' interest is growing in the evolving technology of artificial intelligence and its likely impact on their business.
Firms brace for SEC spotlight on electronic communications
Protecting investors from fraudulent, misleading or otherwise problematic electronic communications seems to be of the utmost importance to regulators.
