From InvestmentNews
Added on October 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: A rising number of Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms are turning to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a way to sustain their business momentum in a period of slowing growth and rapid consolidation. Such deals are not small, either
From Finacial Planning
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Summary: In the wake of the Equifax hack, are you confident your clients’ data is walled off behind sufficient cyber protections?
From Financial Planning
Added on September 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: SEATTLE — Deficiencies found by regulators during their examinations of state-registered RIAs jumped nearly 60% to 7,907 in the first half of the year, and agencies are signaling plans to make advisors accountable for shortcomings in cybersecurity, officials say.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: For people well-schooled in the relationship between supply and demand, here's one Fidelity Investments may not have seen coming: The demand for female financial advisers outstrips the supply.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: Countless firms—the vast majority, in fact—in the industry have not adopted basic fintech into their practices. It could be they are just unaware of the options before them, but considering the many trade publications, events and advertising opportunities highlighting fintech offerings, I would suggest the opposite is actually occurring: Advisors, wealth managers and other financial professionals are simply overwhelmed by their options and are defaulting to nothing.
