From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: The wealth management industry has, for decades, been largely about catering to one specific type of individual: male, most likely somewhere in their 30s to 60s, married and with a traditional family.
From RIA Match
Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: In our recent webinar, ‘M&A Success Drivers: How to Align Firm Culture and Integration’ we were privileged to have Beverly Flaxington, co-founder of The Collaborative, to share her insights and process on how to identify a strong culture fit and then integrate two firms.
From Barron's Advisor Center
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Summary: The challenge for established firms is upgrading portfolio accounting and reporting legacy software that contains many years of transactional data for thousands of accounts. With so much important client data at stake, advisors attempt to tackle the legacy dilemma by keeping their current technology. Let’s review a couple of questions I’ve heard from advisors.
From InvestmentNews
Added on January 2018 in Join an RIA
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Summary: For years, many wirehouse brokers wouldn't consider moving to an independent broker-dealer — and for good reason. The technology at IBDs wasn't on par with the wires. They had no public branding to bring clients in the door. And perhaps above all else, their recruiting bonuses were measly compared with those offered by wirehouses.
From ThinkAdvisor
Added on January 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Every year RIAs are required to update their Form ADVs with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 90 days of the end of their fiscal year; this year those filings will be a lot more complicated. RIAs have to complete a revised ADV Part 1A form, which requires far more disclosure about separately managed accounts (SMAs), social media, multiple offices and more.
