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Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data
FINTECH NOV 21, 2022
Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data

The subscription-based service’s key feature is its in-app ESG data and rankings, which provides information to retail investors on public companies’ environmental, social and governance practices.

By Emile Hallez
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

By Ryan W. Neal
Betterment raises fees on small investors
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Betterment raises fees on small investors

Customers with less than $20,000 on Betterment will now be charged a $4 monthly subscription rather than a 0.25% AUM fee.

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

This month's highlights include the launch of a new RIA custodian, Entrustody, along with Orion's announcement of Redtail Campaigns and Riskalyze's plan to rebrand itself.

By Michael Kitces
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2022
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance

Hedge fund Impactive Capital is threatening a proxy fight in an effort to secure a seat on Envestnet's board.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bad tech costs advisers money and clients
FINTECH NOV 15, 2022
Bad tech costs advisers money and clients

Though 58% of the advisers and executives surveyed classified their technology as 'modern,' 65% reported losing business because of outdated software.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fintech Bytes: Crypto collapses, Envestnet eyes custody business, SEI adds UMAs
ALTERNATIVES NOV 11, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Crypto collapses, Envestnet eyes custody business, SEI adds UMAs

A roundup of the week's top fintech news, including crypto's collapse, Envestnet's custodian plans and SEI adding UMAs.

By Ryan W. Neal
Digital RIA Savvy attracts $11 million in venture capital
FINTECH NOV 10, 2022
Digital RIA Savvy attracts $11 million in venture capital

Savvy isn’t a consumer-facing robo-adviser or a wealth fintech building tech for other RIAs; instead, it's a fairly classic RIA with proprietary technology built entirely in-house.

By Ryan W. Neal
FiComm, FMG partner to train advisers in digital marketing
FINTECH NOV 10, 2022
FiComm, FMG partner to train advisers in digital marketing

The training will help advisers improve their marketing, as well as teaching them to develop video content and launch podcasts and events.

By InvestmentNews
SEC exams director warns advisers to strengthen cyber defenses
FINTECH NOV 09, 2022
SEC exams director warns advisers to strengthen cyber defenses

Richard Best tells an audience of compliance professionals that online attacks pose a threat to firms of all sizes.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FusionIQ rolls out TAMP
FINTECH NOV 07, 2022
FusionIQ rolls out TAMP

The digital platform provides access to alternative investments and fixed income.

By InvestmentNews
TAMPs and fee-based annuities headline first day of RIA Summit 2022
RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2022
TAMPs and fee-based annuities headline first day of RIA Summit 2022

Turnkey asset management platforms can help advisers grow their practices, panelists say.

By Ryan W. Neal
Asset managers have an ESG data problem
FINTECH NOV 07, 2022
Asset managers have an ESG data problem

Without standardization, institutional investors have some trouble incorporating the data.

By Emile Hallez
5 things advisers should be thankful for in 2022
FINTECH NOV 07, 2022
5 things advisers should be thankful for in 2022

When someone needs guidance for the future, nothing beats a live financial adviser, and advisers should be grateful the public recognizes that.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech Bytes: Envestnet, Addepar, FLX Networks and more
FINTECH NOV 04, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Envestnet, Addepar, FLX Networks and more

A roundup of some of the fintech headlines you may have missed this week.

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab's Bernie Clark addresses questions, concerns about TD integration
FINTECH NOV 03, 2022
Schwab's Bernie Clark addresses questions, concerns about TD integration

Clark acknowledges the technical challenges that the migration of advisers and clients poses but argues that Schwab and TD have very similar cultures.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fidelity to launch commission-free retail crypto trading platform
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2022
Fidelity to launch commission-free retail crypto trading platform

The brokerage has opened up a wait list for its new service Fidelity Crypto which will offer custody and trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

By Bloomberg
Schwab promises to support advisers through integration hiccups
FINTECH NOV 02, 2022
Schwab promises to support advisers through integration hiccups

The 2022 Charles Schwab Impact conference brought 5,000 attendees, including 2,500 financial advisers, to Denver this week.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fintech Bytes: Robo-adviser launches university, Orion boosts marketing
FINTECH OCT 28, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Robo-adviser launches university, Orion boosts marketing

Here are the rest of this week's financial technology headlines, besides the ones about Elon Musk buying Twitter.

By Ryan W. Neal
Twitter hysteria over Musk ownership has advisers reassessing value of the platform
RIA NEWS OCT 28, 2022
Twitter hysteria over Musk ownership has advisers reassessing value of the platform

As the $44 billion acquisition sparks extreme reactions for and against the new owner, fintwit considers whether tweeting is still worth all the fuss.

By Jeff Benjamin