Mobile banking use has swelled since the pandemic hit, and law enforcement officials expect hackers to target the credentials of digital novices. The FBI stressed the importance of two-factor authentication and ensuring consumers know how to spot fake apps that carry malware.

“The world has become more digital, less global and more local,” says Amy Lo, co-head of the firm’s Asia Pacific wealth division.

The digital advice firm is hoping its 500,000 customers will want to consolidate more of their finances under one roof.

For planners who embrace the potential to provide these services, it can be a natural next-generation service offering.

Many wealth management trends never caught on. This one is no passing fad, however.

Phone apps are being embraced by wealth managers as one of the quickest ways to communicate with end clients, leading to recent upgrades in look, feel and capability.

The investment bank is well behind most of its competitors and is priced well above the most attractive price points.

Wealth management is playing an ever bigger role at the firm, which aims to add a million new clients in the coming years.

Lack of oversight and potentially risky procedures are — or should be — in the fine print of these wildly popular tools.

It looks bright, says the CMO of Carson Group — but only if advisors face up to the problem and actively convert it into an opportunity.