Tag: Practice management

Asset International’s Strategic Insight and PLANSPONSOR have unveiled a new version of its Pathfinder provider search tool.

Asset International’s Strategic Insight and PLANSPONSOR have unveiled a new version of their Pathfinder provider search tool. 

LPL Financial’s ClientsFirst platform was first introduced in 2009, but has been revamped to better serve its retirement plan advisers.  

benefitsCONNECT announced that it has partnered with BackBone Inc., a health and technology communications firm, to provide brokers with a social media-driven user-engagement program.

Schwab Advisor Services is introducing a consultative program, “Managing Client Profitability,” designed to help advisers grow their business through effective client segmentation.

Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, has added more than 20 providers to its ValueAlliance program.

John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) will begin offering its advisers practice management tools from the Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG).

A judge this week dismissed a case alleging that because brokers are being paid for investment advice by 12(b)-1 fees, they should also be registered as investment advisers. 

TIAA-CREF has collaborated with the Center for Due Diligence (CFDD) and PlanTools to create the Advisor Network.   

Steven Harding, formerly of Independent Fiduciary Services (IFS), has started P2E Consulting Group LLC.

In its quarterly Sentiment Survey of registered investment advisers (RIAs), TD Ameritrade found 73% of respondents said business has grown in the last six months.  

USI Consulting Group announced Michael W. Fischer has joined the company as a Defined Contribution Consultant, based in New York City.

Baden Retirement Plan Services, a third party administration firm, has appointed Brian Smith as Sales Manager.

Financial research firm, kasina, asserts that financial services companies who interact with customers online have a winning social media strategy.  

Russell Investments has launched LifePoints CONNECT, a client engagement platform for investment advisers.

Over the past couple of years 401(k) evaluation service BrightScope has made quite a splash.    

Russell Investments launched the Advisor Health Index, a tool that provides financial advisers with a high-level "health" assessment of their practice in comparison to other advisory firms.

Wirehouses are changing the way they work with investors, advisers, and asset managers in an effort to win back some of the market share they’ve lost to regional...

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and the Wharton School of Business have published a study that found 17% of investors use two or more financial advisers–and most don’t...

TD Ameritrade Institutional is launching the “Veo Mobile” iPad app as part of its "future adviser workstation" objective.