More about InVest: As new digital tools transform wealth management, the industry’s largest players are rushing to adapt to ever-increasing customer expectations, while smaller firms strive to keep pace. Behind the scenes, many are investing more on technology and hiring to drive growth, but margins remain under pressure. In|Vest West is exploring all the dynamics at play — from front to back office — and the technologies that are shaping the future of the firm.
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Strategies include utilizing charitable trusts to split benefits between multiple beneficiaries and taking advantage of donor-advised funds.
May 26
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Banks and insurers have trailed the S&P 500 by 20 percentage points, their worst performance at this point of a year on record.
May 26
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A former craft brewer and an ex-rugby star went indie with Gladstone Financial Resources Group.
May 26
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The onetime CFP pleaded guilty to violating his parole after previously avoiding prison time through a plea deal in 2018.
May 26
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Steven Pinksy is a principal at Top 100 Firm UHY Advisors, with more than 20 years of consulting experience in guiding both private and public sector companies through transition periods. He has worked with a variety of industries on everything from strategic planning to process improvements to M&A due diligence and integration, and specializes in middle-market companies, especially those who are fast-growing or looking to improve operations preceding a potential exit.
May 24
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The new Paycheck Protection Program rules, which created a review process and timeline for paying lenders, did not extend the time borrowers have to comply or increase how much money can be spent nonpayroll expenses.
May 24
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Prateek Vijayvergia leads the technology team at Xceedance and spearheads large-scale transformation programs across insurance functions such as underwriting, catastrophe modeling, policy service, and claims for re/insurers worldwide. He brings more than 16 years of proven property/casualty insurance domain experience in managing enterprise technology, data science, automation and insurtech initiatives.
With specialization in advancing strategic technology-driven initiatives for insurance industry participants, Prateek has successfully delivered numerous projects, including new business launch, customer-centric platform design, post-merger and separation IT consolidation, legacy platform overhaul, and geo-specific regulatory compliance. Prior to Xceedance, Prateek worked at organizations such as IBM, RBS, and Syntel, and was responsible for the design and delivery of major digital transformation programs.
May 22
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Firms founded by Jason Wenk allegedly failed to oversee a former advisor accused of investing clients in unregistered securities.
May 22
