Practice Management

PCS and Aspire, both founded nearly two decades ago with the common goal of providing specialized services to investment fiduciaries, will join together to achieve the benefits of scale in an increasingly competitive marketplace. 

One element of the cybersecurity discussion that is often overlooked is that the biggest threat to many advisory firms is not actually to client accounts but instead to the advisory brand.

An interest in consolidating wealth management and institutional businesses drove many advisory industry M&A deals in the second quarter.

Investors compare the service they receive from wealth management firms to the type of service they get from consumer goods and technology behemoths.

Advisers are used to addressing their clients’ behavioral biases when it comes to market risks and returns, but a new white paper suggests they need to do more to understand and overcome their own mistakes.

Even though African Americans make up about 13% of the United States population, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this group accounts for only about 7.6% of financial services professionals.

However, fewer RIAs and fee-based advisers expect consolidation to increase in the next 12 months, compared to five years ago.

Principal’s retirement business president offers additional details about the firm’s acquisition of Wells Fargo’s retirement business, while outside analysts reflect on the broader industry implications of two major providers coming together.

Technology, investment management, and legal and compliance are the top three areas where advisory practices often turn to outside experts, according to Fidelity.