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How leading firms are utilizing technology
OPINION FEB 01, 2023
How leading firms are utilizing technology

It's safe to say that the more adept you are at selecting, implementing and utilizing the available technologies, the better off your practice and your clients will be.

By Sandeep Mishra
AIG interim CFO Lyons fired over confidentiality breach
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 31, 2023
AIG interim CFO Lyons fired over confidentiality breach

Sabra Purtill succeeds Lyons as the insurer's interim CFO, while Turab Hussain was named interim chief actuary.

By Bloomberg
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2023
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million

The CEO's package includes $2 million in base salary and $23 million in variable compensation, with $16.1 million of that in the form of restricted stock units.

By Bloomberg
Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google
FINTECH JAN 27, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google

Plus Morningstar adds investment planning to Advisor Workstation, Element secures $5 million and Kwanti announces an asset screening feature.

By Ryan W. Neal
ChatGPT’s ability to make a market-beating ETF is put to the test
FINTECH JAN 27, 2023
ChatGPT’s ability to make a market-beating ETF is put to the test

The AI tool explains that the market is too unpredictable to design such a fund, while warning about the need to pick investments that align with goals and risk tolerance.

By Bloomberg
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf

The CFP Board's decision to split itself into two nonprofits would allow it to establish a membership organization, but groups like FPA don't expect it to do so.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS
BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS

Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray operate as Anchor Financial in Linwood, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Transparent gender data paves way for reaping gender-driven results, advocates say
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
Transparent gender data paves way for reaping gender-driven results, advocates say

Counting the number of women leading a company is harder than it looks, which complicates investors' ability to achieve gender-correlated returns.

By Joanne Cleaver
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner

A young financial planner cites the benefits of having a supportive team and the fascination of learning about financial planning's emotional and psychological side.

By Kelly Gwynn
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service
FINTECH JAN 25, 2023
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service

The data, which is aggregated to artificial intelligence, cover more than 5,000 North American companies across 385 ESG topics.

By ESG Clarity
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank of America grants employees shares
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

By Bloomberg
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62
FINTECH JAN 24, 2023
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62

Golding founded Junxure with his partner, Greg Friedman, in 2001 as a CRM specifically designed to serve financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors
RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors

It stars with a new toolkit to help industry veterans better relate to a universe of potential clients that wants advice on its own terms.

By Jeff Benjamin
ESG is about quality, not quantity
OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

By Matt Patsky
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

By InvestmentNews
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
RIAS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

By Devin McGinley
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end

The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.