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Broadridge to Offer Hyper-Personalization Tools for Advisors: Tech Roundup
By Jeff BermanAlso, Sterling Trustees joins the Envestnet Trust Services Exchange to provide trust administration services to RIAs and BDs.
July 01, 2021
With a Record Fine Behind It and an IPO Ahead, Will Robinhood Change Its Ways?The brokerage prepares to go public amid discussion of whether the $70 million penalty is "an absolute joke" or "a start" on holding it responsible.
July 01, 2021
Betterment Wants to Add Crypto With 'Guided Wrapper'The firm is mulling how to let investors access cryptocurrencies while maintaining its focus on long-term investing and education, CEO Sarah Levy says.
July 01, 2021
LPL Rolls Out New Model Wealth Portfolio Platform Feature: Tech RoundupAlso, UBS launches its fourth Future of Finance Challenge, an open competition for fintech startups and tech entrepreneurs.
June 30, 2021
How APIs Can Strengthen the Financial Planning ExperienceBy integrating APIs, advisors can incorporate data from clients' other accounts into financial planning portals,
June 30, 2021
Tech Giants Are Creeping Into Finance. What's an Advisor to Do?Consultant Craig Iskowitz talks to ThinkAdvisor about adding value and why millennials aren't so special.
June 30, 2021
Robinhood Hit With FINRA's Biggest-Ever PenaltyThe record fine and restitution, totaling about $70 million, reflect "the scope and seriousness of the violations," FINRA says.
June 24, 2021
Envestnet's Dani Fava: Why Entry of Apple, Amazon Into Finance Would Be Good for AdvisorsThese firms are positioned to "finally get into our space and really disrupt it," but that's not bad news, she says.