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Cybersecurity is a critical function at any wealth management firm, and at a firm as large as Advisor Group, with six subsidiary firms and well over 10,000 financial advisors nationwide, protecting sensitive or confidential data is no small task.

Seasons change and so does the fintech landscape. Since our last update, one major cryptocurrency exchange is calling out the SEC, Europe does not want to get left behind on digital currencies, investors have some remorse over buy now pay later, and SPACs are still popular.  

On The Fuse Show, co-hosts Ryan Donovan and George Svagera of Orion Advisor Technology take a deep dive to deliver what you need to know. ..

he fintech space is increasingly attracting well-established C-suite leaders from wealth management firms.  And the recent move by Susan Theder, the outgoing CMO of Advisor Group, to become Chief Marketing and Experience Officer at FMG Suite, the venture capital-backed provider of digital marketing solutions to wealth management and insurance firms, fits within this budding trend.

Millennials are poised to flock to robo advisors, wealth management platforms are becoming increasingly automated and M&A is afoot in the wealthtech space. 

Sarson Funds has announced the start of its accredited crypto education program designed to support financial advisory services to have constructive and informed client engagements for digital asset investment opportunities. The program begins on September 14th through December 19th, 2021, and will include a biweekly live webinar at 1pm EST on Tuesdays with modules featured on the Digital Wealth News portal.

The buy now pay later niche is becoming a phenomenon after attracting e-commerce giant Amazon, with ripple effects being felt all the way to Japan. The M&A pipeline is growing stronger as the final quarter of the year approaches, and the blockchain is getting greater validation. Let’s dive in. 

ComplySci (the “Company”), the leading provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, today announced the appointment of Wendy Fraulo, a finance and accounting professional whose experience spans more than two decades supporting high-growth technology enterprises, as its Chief Financial Officer.

Wealth Enhancement Group (WEG), an independent wealth management firm with nearly $40.2 billion in client assets*, and Onex Corporation (TSX: ONEX), an investment firm and asset manager, today announced a new equity investment from Onex Partners V and certain Onex co-investors, including Onex Corporation (together “Onex”), to help drive WEG’s next stage of organic growth and M&A expansion.

The wealthtech hills are alive with hirings, retirings, investments and good ol’ pro bono work.