The deal formally unites Marty Bicknell and Steve Lockshin, two of the biggest names in wealthtech investing.

Firms automating a once little-known investment strategy have become one of the hottest areas for wealthtech acquisitions.

Now’s the time to think about how to leverage the benefits so we’re prepared when the technology reaches commercial viability, says Adam Schouela

The startup, Just Invest, uses direct indexing to manage $1 billion in assets.

The head of Ark Investment Management will assist fintech platform Tifin as the company’s subsidiary Magnifi introduces commission-free brokerage services.

As demand for cryptocurrency services from institutional investors surges, the asset manager will add about 100 workers to help the business develop new products and expand into additional cryptocurrencies.

Two-thirds of advisors agree that technology is key to serving more clients and driving growth, and will significantly change advisory practices in the future.

According to Financial Planning’s 2021 Tech Survey, large firms are ramping up spending while smaller firms are keeping budgets modest. Are they starting to fall behind?

The exposed information includes customer names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and company names.

She made headlines when she became chairwoman in 2019, but quietly exited two years later when a marketing campaign created a conflict of interest.

New questions are being raised about the brokerage’s practices with the Intelligent Portfolios product.

The company received $15 million to build out a platform connecting clients to financial planning, investment management and tax professionals.

The compliance inquiry relates to past disclosures around the Intelligent Portfolios product.

The free trading app’s breakneck growth hurt the same small-time investors it sought to empower, FINRA says.

The robo advisor for socially conscious investors will benefit from becoming part of the largest U.S. bank, but "we also want to maintain the dynamic ... that made OpenInvest what it is," one of its co-founders says.

The penalty stems from lapses tied to a March 2020 outage and allegations that the fintech firm let thousands of clients trade options that might not have been appropriate for them.

The New York-based bank is broadening its offering to financial advisors, a key source of growth in the asset-management industry.

The newly formed unit comes just weeks after the CEOs of the six biggest U.S. banks were grilled by Congress over ties to cryptocurrencies.

The company is buying financial-literacy startup PayGrade, which makes a virtual banking and investing product used by K-12 schools.