The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has backed away from a proposal that would have required broker-dealers to file social-media postings with the regulator.
Technology is not just another expense item detracting from take-home pay and profit distributions. For top-performing Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), it's viewed as a long-term investment that generates growth and higher profitability.
Welcome to the New Year. The annual surge in gift giving and receiving — and returning — is behind us, which means that many of the children and grandchildren of your clients are sitting with more money than they had a month ago.
Deal with Actifi should help custodial unit speed up adviser work processes and improve efficiency
LPL Financial LLC will soon take the wraps off a major technology initiative intended to appease its 12,799 reps and advisers.
From apps to amplitude, embracing old and new media can pay off for advisers
Raymond James Financial Inc. has become the latest financial services firm to help minimize the compliance barrier to wider use of social media
Schwab Advisor Services last week showed off the first of its completed integrations with Salesforce.com and announced a new partnership
I was thrilled to see another iteration of some of our recent technology survey data included in our INTech newsletter the other day.
No matter how you slice the data, Commonwealth Financial Network LLP comes out as one of the top independent broker-dealers in the nation — and a big part of that success has been its technology.
Everyone agrees that determining the cost basis of securities is a big headache.
After a great deal of effort and teamwork, the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Technology Directory will be introduced online Wednesday.
An online dashboard created by Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services allows RIAs to compare themselves to their peers.
With 2011 sales of life insurance products up just 4% over last year, carriers and producers would be well served by mining social networks to step up growth.
Don't see magic fading following passing of company co-founder; 'creative spirit is still there'
In many columns, I have examined the choices available on custodial technology platforms, either built or under construction
This intrepid (and tired) reporter has been riding the rails and flying the crowded skies over the past few weeks attending conferences, taking part in panels and meeting with many financial advisers about my favorite subject: adviser technology
