Technology
Technology
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Wealth management is significantly behind other industries in adopting emerging mobile technology to interact with clients, according to Darrin Courtney, research director for Boston-based CEB TowerGroup. How can advisors change this trend?
July 17 -
To help financial services firms adhere to corporate and regulatory standards when it comes to social media communciations, Actiance unveiled review and approval capabilities to its Socialite social-media management program.
July 15 -
What impact can "Promoted Tweets" have on your website? One advisor was brave enough to test the waters.
July 11 -
JPMorgan Chase's and U.S. Trust's mobile apps for high-net-worth individuals shared the top ranking among U.S. firms in a report published Monday by MyPrivateBanking Research.
July 9 -
It may be difficult to resist, but responding to emotionally charged emails instead of initiating a verbal discussion can be a slippery slope. Not only can it harm relationships, it tends to be a distraction from what really matters write Dave Grant.
July 8 -
With choices like Salesforce, Junxure, Redtail and more available in the marketplace, selecting the right CRM can be difficult. Dave Grant weighed a lot of options and considered many factors when he made his decision.
July 5 -
Keeping track of your firms marketing metrics allow you to work smarter - not harder.
July 5 -
As regulators step up social media oversight, it will help advisors to spot the common danger zones that can trip them up as they engage on social media. Heres what you should watch out for, and how to stay compliant.
July 3 -
Facebook ad campaigns offer users a lot of data, but what you do with that data is up to you. Dave Grant said he learned some important things from his first experience using Facebook ads and that gave him some ideas about what to change going forward.
July 2 -
Advisory firms that truly seek to distinguish themselves as strong, sustainable businesses should be utilizing a business tool that already has saturated most other industries: the dashboard.
July 1 -
Regulators are paying increasing attention to cyberthreats facing financial institutions, but many bankers are only just beginning to notice.
July 1 -
Microsoft has teamed with federal law enforcement to disrupt the technology supporting a cybercrime ring that has drained funds from accounts at some of the nation's biggest banks.
July 1 -
An analysis of Microsoft's takedown of a cyber fraud ring that stole hundreds of millions of dollars from bank accounts brings to light the growing sophistication of malware and keylogger makers, who mostly manage to stay a step ahead of antivirus software designers and corporate security officers.
July 1 -
Two new services allow advisors to deliver online content to clients and prospects via social networks.
July 1 -
An Australian bank anticipates that IBM's Jeopardy-winning computer will help financial advisors provide quick yet valuable advice and some U.S. banks are ready to follow suit.
June 26 -
Thirty eight percent of fund firms across the country said that they will increase technology-related costs while a total of 17% of respondents said they expected no change in whether their firm's technology costs would rise or decline for the rest of this year.
June 25 -
Seeking a better way to share documents with wealthy clients, Exemplar Financial Network chose a Dropbox-like service with client-side encryption.
June 25 -
FINRA's social media spot check notification last week shouldn't come as a terrible surprise to the industry. The announcement underscores the need for firms to thoughtfully develop clear policies to supervise and manage usage, content and engagement.
June 24 -
Citi's social media guru Frank Eliason offers insights into how to pick social media partners, while consultants and lawyers share what's needed in any vendor relationship.
June 24 -
Deloitte's yearlong exile from New York's financial services consulting scene is harming the reputation of its financial technology consulting business, according to two executives in charge of tech operations at banks.
June 21