Data and information management

In less than one year since taking over Orion, CEO Natalie Wolfsen has embarked on a massive journey to fully integrate the firm into an open architecture, holistic platform. Part of that plan includes employees coming into the office more.

The Corporate Transparency Act, ostensibly meant to address scams and other crimes, has ironically opened the door to new kinds of scams directed at small-business owners.

Simple, doable steps performed by in-house staff can begin a financial services firm's data security odyssey.

The Internal Revenue Service urged tax professionals to steer clear of so-called "spearphishing" scams from cybercriminals, including identity thieves posing as new clients.

The firm received new investments from funds linked to Ritholtz Wealth Management and Mariner Wealth Advisors as RIAs seek to ease their client onboarding.

Amid a shift in finance to quicker transaction settlement times known as the "T+1 requirement," the chatbot fixes errors and prevents them in the future.

From top brokers and broker pay to succession planning, advising for Medicare, ChatGPT and our coverage of the independent space, these are the biggest stories FP published in the last year.

Clients — and financial advisors — should ask these three questions when asked to divulge their Social Security number.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules that would require entities to disclose material cybersecurity incidents.

Cryptocurrency fraud losses nearly doubled last year in this country, a marked contrast with the rest of the world, where they actually fell by around half.

As cyber attacks continue to trend upward, industry experts explain that a strong digital defense starts with asking the right questions. And then asking them again.

Firewall, antivirus software and backup, once the cutting-edge elements of a cyberstack, are now the lowest common denominator of protection.

Most firms rank technology as their most important strategic initiative — but they struggle with how to prioritize and implement change.

The group behind the ongoing campaign allegedly has the support of a hosting provider that's complicit in helping spin-up new scam websites.