insurance - search results

In the midst of a stock market correction, the advisor community is hiring more talent, revamping products, raising capital, partnering with portfolio management solutions, and accessing more tools to increase their value proposition to clients. 

Millennials lead other generations on investing in two hot topics: Crypto assets, plus climate and energy issues. Yet, some still argue that these investments are diametrically opposed due to the Bitcoin network’s considerable electrical demand.

Earnings season is underway, and banks are obsessed with their chief rivals — fintechs. VCs can’t get enough of fintechs either, but in a good way as funding levels continue to rise. Meanwhile, neither cryptocurrencies nor fintech stocks have been able to win over investors so far in 2022, except for one meme coin. Amazon and Visa have found a way to coexist in the U.K. 

Capital Brokerage, a national life insurance and annuity distribution company, announced this week that it is acquiring Quotacy, an insurtech firm.  The transaction also includes the acquisition of Hallett Financial Group, a life insurance brokerage general agency owned by the same family that launched Quotacy.

We're now WELL into 2022 (all of 10 days as we write this!) and have had the benefit of having literally DOZENS of fintech entrepreneurs and C-suite executives volunteer to share their insights with Digital Wealth News on the coming year's trends in fintech and digital wealth

"[SmartAsset’s platform] is a huge benefit to our hundreds of financial professionals and will help take their practice to the next level," Libet Anderson, President, Investment Solutions, Concourse Securities, said in a statement.

Millennials lead other generations on investing in two hot topics: Crypto assets, plus climate and energy issues. Yet, some still argue that these investments are diametrically opposed due to the Bitcoin network’s considerable electrical demand.

This article highlights market and economic predictions that are so obvious they should be called, certitudes. Here's a peek at what we believe the future will bring for cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi and the broader markets.

BNPL companies are in the spotlight, but not for the reasons they would want. Wall Street analysts have fintech stocks in their sights, while one China-based tech giant is looking to gaming to take some of the regulatory heat off in Beijing. Fintech M&A is alive and well, while an emerging fintech-focused VC firm with its roots in a major crypto exchange has entered the fray.

BlackRock is redirecting trillions of ETF assets from State Street and spreading it across a handful of custodians. It may be Q4, but firms are busy making acquisitions and hiring fresh talent. Charting software integrated across a trio of platforms will support advisors in making investment decisions for clients. Advisors will have more ways to access annuity products. Below is a roundup of the latest press releases.