Chubb seeks to facilitate discussion on emerging class of risks.

Brinker is the latest to advance mobile computing for advisors, but Fidelity and Securities America tread cautiously.

Advisor software looks to help investors track financial goals.

Electronic trading in the equity markets has grown dramatically in recent years and is expected to continue growing, according to a new survey of institutional equity traders and technologists. RBC Capital Markets, Bradley Katsuyama, proprietary trading, electronic trading

As the race to rake in breakaway brokers continues to heat up, it seems that independent broker-dealers, are failing to spend on the areas of technology that matter most to independent advisors: customer relationship management and integration.

CUSIP Global Services, the numbering agency for North America, and Avox have teamed up to create a new identification code for business entities called Cabre.

The Boca, Raton, Fla., based company increased its total accounts 51% last year by undercutting larger competitors on price.

The Boston company may have the largest supermarket of mutual funds, but it’s no longer just about offering a wide selection of mutual funds or getting companies set up with retirement benefits programs.

RidgeWorth Investments has launched planadvisortools.com, a website dedicated to the needs of retirement plan advisers.

They will have a minimum investment threshold of $25,000 and offer a wide range of investment styles from conservative to aggressive growth.

Big banks are starting to open the tech-spending spigot, but times are tight for their smaller peers.

Financial companies are trying to make tax season a bit less taxing for people who bank online.

As personal financial management software gains traction at banks, vendors are starting to tinker with its long-established formula.

linkedFA's launch comes amid a debate over how advisors can use social networking to expand their businesses, while still following compliance rules under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

The focus will be on improving the parts of the business that interact directly with customers.

Discount broker Charles Schwab has been ordered by the New York Stock Exchange to compensate a former employee for "emotional distress" caused by the firm's handling of her computer.

Advisors can anticipate the rollout of a full suite of marketing and sales tools designed to help them expand their IRA businesses.

The site now includes educational and sales materials, industry news and detailed information on plans that they serve.

The company has partnered with an information portal for financial advisors to make its services more widely available.