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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Brokers were worried a new rule intended to lighten their responsibility to monitor advisors' side hustles would ironically mean greater supervision duties with RIAs.
January 22
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The results of Morningstar's latest study tracking fees and performance finds accelerating consolidation and commodification that makes advice more valuable.
January 22
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Advisors spend a lot of time choosing the tools they use, and tech is more sophisticated than ever. But how much tech should clients actually see?
January 22
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Hilary Richards is a vice president analyst in
Gartner 's Finance Practice, where she advises senior finance leaders on critical issues facing their organizations and assists them in translating best demonstrated practices into action. She is a regular presenter at Gartner conferences. Her areas of specialty include finance talent, evolving competencies for financial analysts and accountants, accounting department productivity, and finance department structure.January 22
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A Ninth Circuit appellate panel ruled that10 advisors recruited to LPL from Ameriprise have the right to resist turning over their personal devices to a forensic examiner to be searched for evidence of misappropriated client data.
January 21
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Even as crypto prices slide, a growing share of financial advisors are adding digital assets to client portfolios, with firm policies slowly catching up.
January 21
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An internal successor, a seller and an acquirer dish out the most common mistakes they say advisory firms must avoid to address the challenge.
January 21
