How much do you need to spend to build a wealth management platform that is able to compete with the established market leaders? Around $60 million, based on the total investments gathered by upstart wealthtech vendor AdvisorEngine. This is how much cash the firm has grabbed since 2014, when it was launched by Rich Cancro, who […]
(This article was originally posted on Fundfire) By Danielle Verbrigghe July 31, 2017 Wells Fargo’s inadvertent release of sensitive client and advisor information last week illustrates the risks that financial firms can face from accidental data loss. Cybersecurity has become a growing concern for the wealth and asset management industry, as regulators have put the issue in […]
It wasn’t supposed to be this way The robo-advisor concept began as an idea that could disrupt the wealth management industry. It started moving through a series of phases that are common to disruptive ideas and technology. Disruptors like Amazon, Apple and Uber all went through these phases with their products and services. New business models rose up […]
“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” — William Pollard, Physicist The rate of change and innovation in the wealth management industry has been tremendous over the past few years. Technology-heavy, online registered investment advisors […]
In one of the most unusual transactions that I have seen in wealth management, a firm with zero industry footprint has laid out a boatload of cash to buy a rising star platform provider. As reported in an article (What Latest Turnkey Acquisition Means for Industry) in FundFire: Actua Corporation, a publicly traded firm which […]
It was an idea born of convenience. Neal Ringquist, President and Chief Operating Officer of Advisor Software Inc., was planning a trip to St. Louis to meet with one of their clients, EverBank. He knew that Scottrade® Advisor Services was also headquartered there. The thought seemed natural to him to give them a call and […]
Fundfire featured an article yesterday about FolioDynamix adding a new client in the bank trust space. They called me for comments on how the company has positioned themselves to increase bank trust market share and if their platform provides an opportunity for asset managers to sell more product. The article is by Danielle Verbrigghe, who recently […]
FA Magazine recently published a good primer on automated solutions for portfolio rebalancing. The article is titled The Last Frontier and was written by James Picerno and it is definitely well-researched. He managed to obtain quotes from industry experts such as Bill Winterberg, Joel Bruckenstein and Michael Kitces, all of whom I have tremendous respect […]
A though-provoking and well-researched article about a new UMA program launched by Lincoln Financial was just published today on GateKeeperIQ. GatekeeperIQ is a comprehensive resource covering the people and processes that drive decision-making on large retail investment platforms. The article, written by Managing Editor Hannah Glover, has some interesting details about the new UMA program: Lincoln Financial has rolled […]
From an article published on March 22, 2012 by Tom Stabile Merrill Lynch has shaped a rolling development strategy to consistently upgrade functionality on mobile devices for its advisors and wealth management clients – an approach that eventually should lead to the ability to construct portfolios and execute trades on tablet computers. The focus on keeping an […]