Data and information management

Using digital tools to gather financials earned planners an average $2,000 in additional revenues per client, according to a survey.

It’s important for all advice firms to have an information security strategy in place that safeguards company and client data wherever it resides.

The two major technology enhancements are set to benefit RIAs, says our tech columnist.

Who’s responsible for a digital problem caused by a third-party program? Not the vendor.

Why advisers need to pay close attention to technology vendor contracts.

‘Hey, you, get off of my cloud.’ What wealth managers should know about the risk-reward of cybersecurity.

The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.

Advisers have been warned: SEC's exam guidance to focus on cyber threats and issues involving seniors, leaving little excuse for noncompliance.

Envestnet CEO Jud Bergman says experts plus machines deliver better outcomes than experts or machines alone.

Silicon Valley-based Addepar says it is in talks with other wirehouses for use of its software, too.

The regulator plans to ramp up scrutiny of bad brokers and electronic communications, among other new measures.

High-value targets include client names and account numbers. Protecting the information can also protect an advisory practice from regulatory penalties.

Use these strategies to combine a personal and high-tech approach to avoid falling behind the times.

The regulator said "significant deficiencies" affected hundreds of millions of records.

With cybercrime an increasing threat to small financial firms, it’s important to have a comprehensive defensive program in place.

TD Ameritrade Institutional’s revamped Veo platform allows planners to integrate information across third-party providers with a single sign-in.

Why executives think forthcoming technologies will secure the firm’s lead as a digital innovator.