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Speakers on an "AI & Compliance" panel at Financial Planning's ADVISE AI conference say advisors can use existing basic compliance principles to make sure their AI use doesn't step on any regulatory landmines.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to reduce interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday, but the emergence of dissents on the committee makes the chance of another quarter-point cut in December less certain.

Financial advisors know how to guide clients through volatility, but the math displaying the portfolio risks of AI may present an altogether different challenge.

Unpopular compensation changes at UBS continue to drive advisor attrition, costing the firm billions in client assets. But despite the outflows, executives say the new policy is helping improve UBS' profits.

It isn't just the data itself that firms should be focused on, panelists at ADVISE AI said, but how that data is connected and how relevant it still is.

Ian Vacin is co-founder and chief partnerships officer at Karbon and is co-author of Scale with Purpose: The Service Entrepreneur's Guide to Intentional Growth. He has nearly three decades of leadership experience in technology and accounting with Karbon, Xero and Intuit, and is passionate about helping accounting professionals be as successful as possible so they can better serve the small businesses they support.

The Oasis Group CEO and founder John O'Connell dazzled his audience at ADVISE AI by showing how artificial intelligence can shave hours off the production of plans, stock analyses, even web pages. But at least one advisor remains skeptical.

Morgan Stanley acquires EquityZen, a private share trading platform, expanding its offerings for fast-growing startups.

A penny-ante approach to allocating digital assets may not be as risk-averse as it sounds.