Industry Briefs

Venture capital-backed employee compliance software and solutions provider, ComplySci, reported a rise in concerns among compliance professionals across the financial services sector when it comes to cryptocurrency trading activities by their employees.

In June, Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), discussed his heightened interest in oversight of options trading, an activity that has continued to increase across the financial markets over the past 16 months in particular.

To encourage advisors to volunteer their expertise in a time of extraordinary need, Orion Advisor Solutions now offers Orion Planning, an intuitive, modern financial planning tool for advisors, free of charge to all advisors serving pro bono clients, regardless of whether they use Orion’s comprehensive wealthtech platform.

This morning, Bitcoin.com announced that it will be listing a quantum-resistant cryptocurrency, the Crown Sovereign, on the Bitcoin.com Exchange in late September. Protected with a next-generation approach to One-Time Pad encryption, the Crown Sovereign ensures the timeless protection and value of users’ sensitive data, even alongside the emergence of quantum technology.

Sarson Funds announced today the launch of Cryptocurrency ESG Strategy, LP, a cryptocurrency investment strategy designed for financial advisors to offer accredited investors exposure to environmental, social, and governance-focused cryptocurrencies.

Digital Wealth News, a multi-tiered media platform combining news, thought leadership, partner content and industry press – with a focus on chronicling and supporting the ongoing fintech revolution – today announced that its flagship website, dwealth.news, surpassed 40,000 monthly unique visitors in July.  Digital Wealth News achieved this milestone after just ten full months of operations, having been launched in October 2020.

Dynamic Advisor Solutions dba Dynamic Wealth Advisors, a professional services provider for wealth advisors, has partnered with FeeX to provide a Premium Service option that integrates held-away accounts. Partnering with FeeX allows Dynamic’s network of advisors to actively manage and trade on their clients’ 401(k), 403(b) and other held-away accounts without triggering custody, empowering advisors to actively manage some of their clients’ largest accounts as part of a comprehensive, balanced plan.

ce again on the move.  After receiving a $120 million growth equity investment from global private equity firm K1 Investment Management, ComplySci has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors.

STP Investment Services (STP), a global, end-to-end investment operations service provider that services more than $330 billion in total assets, today announces the launch of its BluePrint platform designed to minimize wealth managers’ operational pain points and free them up to focus on their ever-changing and increasingly complex client demands.

CHICAGO, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Practifi, a business management platform for high-performing wealth institutions, broker-dealers, and RIAs, today announced the release of its new compliance-focused solution to its existing suite of innovative role-based apps. The revolutionary apps surface data, dashboards and reports most pertinent to the different roles within an organization helping teams save time, minimize risk and streamline processes.