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Summary: This summer, the team at ffVC hosted our Insight Forum: Spotlight on Cybersecurity, a panel event gathering top cyber experts for a wide-ranging discussion on the current and future states of cybersecurity. Topics ranged from how organizations and consumers can mitigate vulnerability to the future of attacks related to IoT devices, blockchain and cryptocurrency, autonomous vehicles, and more.
Added on December 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: MIAMI BEACH - Uncertainty surrounding the Broker Protocol will "significantly change" the way HighTower Advisors operates its business, said HighTower CEO Elliot Weissbluth speaking at DeVoe & Co.'s inaugural M&A conference.
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Summary: RIA-facing financial technology is rapidly advancing, pushed by innovative start-ups and new evolutions in consumer technology. What’s driving the change is that custodians sense the need to create more powerful platforms to serve a broadening RIA client base. Custodians are becoming technological curators for advisors, providing front-office tools for their clientele and offering integrations to help advisors work seamlessly across different tasks.
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Summary: While attending Schwab IMPACT last month, we had the privilege of listening to a presentation by Joe Duran, CEO of United Capital. In his opening remarks, he compared Vanguard in the financial services industry to Netflix in the entertainment industry, or Amazon in the retail industry. He cautioned advisors that if they do not adapt their businesses and break from the “way we’ve always done things,” advisors could suffer the same fate as Blockbuster or Sears.
Added on December 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Several factors, including consolidation in the independent advice industry and PE's own growing mountain of cash, are fueling the zeal to invest
