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Why private equity just invested $84 million in Guideline
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Why private equity just invested $84 million in Guideline

What investors see in the low-margin DC record-keeping business

By Fred Barstein
LPL Financial taps Slack for adviser communications
FINTECH AUG 19, 2020
LPL Financial taps Slack for adviser communications

The partnership builds on the broker-dealer's goal to transform its legacy technology into modern tools for advisers

By Nicole Casperson
Advisers get political — and confrontational — on Twitter
FINTECH AUG 18, 2020
Advisers get political — and confrontational — on Twitter

The rewards of striking political points outweigh the risks of alienating clients for many of the most vocal advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
ICapital boosts access to alts for advisers with PGIM
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2020
ICapital boosts access to alts for advisers with PGIM

PGIM is the latest asset manager to tap iCapital's technology to give advisers access to a wider range of alternative investments

By Nicole Casperson
Fidelity launches digital fixed-income trading tool for advisers
FINTECH AUG 13, 2020
Fidelity launches digital fixed-income trading tool for advisers

Bond Beacon integrates existing technology allowing advisers to manage pre-trade, at-trade and post-trade fixed-income holdings via one interface

By Nicole Casperson
Wealth management to spend $24 billion on tech annually by 2023: Study
FINTECH AUG 12, 2020
Wealth management to spend $24 billion on tech annually by 2023: Study

Priorities include digital onboarding, cybersecurity and biometric authentication

By Nicole Casperson
Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2020
Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump

Plan sponsors were slow to change record keepers during the second quarter and some even waived fees, according to Principal Financial Group

By Emile Hallez
Merrill Lynch launches Personal Wealth Analysis for advisers
FINTECH AUG 11, 2020
Merrill Lynch launches Personal Wealth Analysis for advisers

The wirehouse integrated its legacy planning and portfolio analysis tools into a redesigned interface for advisers

By Nicole Casperson
We can no longer settle for a ‘DMV’ portal experience
OPINION AUG 11, 2020
We can no longer settle for a ‘DMV’ portal experience

Use of advisory firm portals has risen 20% since the pandemic began

By Eric Clarke
Robo-adviser accounts surge during pandemic: Report
FINTECH AUG 10, 2020
Robo-adviser accounts surge during pandemic: Report

Digital advice providers were well positioned to transfer to remote work resulting in an increase in new business

By Nicole Casperson
Robinhood outruns rivals in record year for retail investing
FINTECH AUG 10, 2020
Robinhood outruns rivals in record year for retail investing

The trading app is revealing the data for the first time, in the wake of a surge in online dealing among people stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic

By Bloomberg
Face-to-face fades away
OPINION AUG 09, 2020
Face-to-face fades away

The shift to virtual may have been messy, but new ways of working and communicating have become the norm

By InvestmentNews
Come together … virtually
FINTECH AUG 09, 2020
Come together … virtually

Just as we’ve all adapted to new realities elsewhere in business, we’re adapting to the new conference reality

By George Moriarty
Envestnet developing fractional shares for advisers: CEO
FINTECH AUG 07, 2020
Envestnet developing fractional shares for advisers: CEO

The move would be a first by the industry’s largest TAMP by assets

By Nicole Casperson
Envestnet revenue up 5% during pandemic
FINTECH AUG 07, 2020
Envestnet revenue up 5% during pandemic

The TAMP is eyeing ways to ramp up adviser usage of its quantitative portfolios after experiencing double-digit percentage growth during the second quarter

By Nicole Casperson
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech
FINTECH AUG 06, 2020
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech

The brokerage plans to integrate the popular thinkorswim, thinkpipes and iRebal tools

By Nicole Casperson
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI
OPINION AUG 06, 2020
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI

The hype sometimes overshadows the actual returns on investment the technology is creating for financial advisers

By Sean Allocca
Envestnet Yodlee to launch client data analytics tool for advisers
FINTECH AUG 05, 2020
Envestnet Yodlee to launch client data analytics tool for advisers

Insight Solutions gives advisers access to additional client data points for a fee

By Nicole Casperson
Sawtooth eyes new capital to stay competitive in TAMP marketplace
FINTECH AUG 04, 2020
Sawtooth eyes new capital to stay competitive in TAMP marketplace

Potential partnerships include deals with other TAMPs or with a private equity firm, according to one source

By Nicole Casperson
Refinitiv upgrades digital tools with Advisor Software purchase
FINTECH JUL 31, 2020
Refinitiv upgrades digital tools with Advisor Software purchase

The acquisition comes just one month after Refinitiv launched the Digital Investor tool

By Nicole Casperson