Advisor Group’s MyCMO Gives New Edge to Super-OSJs in Recruiting Wars
When Susan Theder of Advisor Group first launched MyCMO in 2017, it was the culmination of a clear vision: Creating a user friendly, integrated platform of digital marketing communications tools for independent financial advisors to adopt for the purposes of winning new clients while engaging with existing relationships.
Research Shows Strong Revenue Growth for Advisors Embracing Digital Marketing During Pandemic
After a year in which digital communications took center stage in enabling financial advisors to stay connected with clients and prospects, Advisor Group has announced new internal reporting on the results achieved by users of its MyCMO digital marketing platform.
Financial Advisor-Focused WealthTech Takes Center Stage Once More
Over the past decade, fintech has been shaped to a fair extent by two dueling forces: On the one hand, are those who believe the future is in the hands of DIY investors, empowered by advancements in robo-advice (think Betterment), online self-directed trading (think Robinhood), as well as consumer-facing financial planning tools like Personal Capital or Quicken.
RegTech Firm Smarsh’s Annual Survey Underscores Rising Compliance Risks of Remote Work Model
The 10th Annual Smarsh Risk & Compliance Survey, which encompasses 450,000 professionals supporting more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management, emphasizes that the widespread and rapid shift to remote work models in response to the pandemic is unlikely to be fully reversed, with many wealth management firms likely to embrace large populations of remote employees going forward.
Tips for Selecting Essential Tools to Optimize Your Tech Stack
A fully integrated tech stack is the backbone of any financial services firm that wants to effectively communicate with clients and grow AUM. Unlike spreadsheets of the past, an integrated tech stack enables efficiencies, automate processes and eliminate duplication of efforts.
Technology’s Evolving Role in Financial Advisor Transitions
As the recruiting wars among independent wealth management firms continue to heat up, Digital Wealth News caught up with Jeff Nash, Founder and CEO of BridgeMark Strategies, to discuss the evolving role of technology in financial advisor transitions from one firm to the other.
Advisor Domain: How Smaller Financial Firms Can Protect Themselves from Cyber Attacks
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in the wealth management industry, but in all the conversation about major breaches and new security paradigms, one audience is usually left out: small broker-dealer firms and RIAs.
Advisor Domain: Email Archiving: The Broker-Dealer’s First Line of Defense with Regulatory Penalties
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding, FINRA continues to proceed at full speed when it comes to penalizing financial advisors for noncompliance with recordkeeping and supervision obligations. In particular, one recurring area where significant penalties can be imposed is with a financial advisor’s outside business activities (OBA).
Adviser Domain – New Risk Alert Issued From SEC Includes Cybersecurity
It’s a busy, yet short week for advisers. So, I wanted to provide a brief recap on some of the stories we’ve focused on this year at Adviser Domain. But first – an important update from the SEC...
Adviser Domain – New Cybersecurity Program for Financial Planners Launches
Financial Planning Association launches new Cybersecurity for Financial Planners