Fintech

• 000046 Nov 03, 2026 Hightower Signature Wealth Passes $50 Billion After Adding Altium Wealth Altium’s addition pushes Hightower Signature Wealth past $50 billion in assets and expands its Northeast reach as the platform shifts toward integrati...
• 000049 Nov 03, 2026 Advisory Firms Should Look Beyond AUM to Test Profitability and Capacity Margins, client economics and team capacity can reveal whether asset growth is strengthening an advisory business or stretching it.
• 000050 Nov 03, 2026 Asset Manager Margins Face Infrastructure Costs and Fee Pressure Through 2030 PwC finds profit per assets under management has fallen 19% since 2018, while legacy systems and fee pressure limit firms’ capacity to modernize.
• 000051 Nov 03, 2026 Missouri Rule Restricts Advisors’ Use of Shared 401(k) Credentials Missouri adopted a rule barring credential sharing to manage held-away 401(k)s, sharpening a dispute over account access, security and plan rules.
• 000052 Nov 03, 2026 Farther Adds Google and NASA Veterans to Refine Wealthtech Platform Farther names Kai Conragan head of UX and Allan Smith vice president of product as it sharpens its in-house platform for financial advisors.
• 000007 Nov 03, 2026 Dubai Fintech Summit: Talent, Digital Dirhams and Asia–Gulf Capital Flows Dubai’s finance week put talent, cross-border wealth and digital payments in focus, while banks and merchants weighed where AI and stablecoins fit.
• 000057 Nov 02, 2026 Wells Fargo Advisors Raises Monthly Revenue Hurdle to $16,000 in 2027 Wells Fargo Advisors will raise its monthly pay threshold by 18.5% in 2027, while keeping payout rates unchanged and exempting top producers.
• 000059 Nov 02, 2026 eMoney Plans 2027 CoPlanner Chat Launch as Advisors Expand AI Use eMoney is beta testing a chat interface for CoPlanner, designed to surface client data and help model planning scenarios. The launch is expected in 20...
• 000062 Nov 02, 2026 Small 401(k) Balances Face a Costly Wait After Workers Change Jobs Auto portability sharply cut cash-outs on the smallest accounts, but few transfers reached a new workplace plan and rollover fees can erode balances.
• 000066 Nov 02, 2026 Americans Expect Retirement Savings to Fall Short of Their Lifespan A survey finds a five-year gap between Americans’ expected lifespan and the age their money may last, with long-term care costs adding pressure.
• 000067 Nov 02, 2026 Ohio Advisory Firm With Nearly $1 Billion in Assets Joins Osaic for Succession Planning Beacon Financial Group is moving to Osaic’s Empowered Independence channel, seeking succession support while preserving its client relationships and o...
• 000068 Nov 02, 2026 ESOP Distributions Delivered $141.8 Billion to Workers From 2009 to 2024 A study counts $141.8 billion in ESOP distributions over 16 years, including payouts tied to ownership changes and plan terminations.
• 000008 Nov 02, 2026 Varsity Tech Uses AI Agents to Run Systematic Trading With Three People Varsity Tech’s agents handle research and testing, while three people set limits and decide what trades go live.
• 000003 Nov 01, 2026 AICPA Advocacy Targets Taxpayer Service, AI Assurance and CPA Workforce Issues AICPA advocacy draws on member experience to address refund delays, advance taxpayer protections and establish CPAs’ role in AI assurance.
• 000004 Nov 01, 2026 Sales Tax Compliance Risks Grow Across Channels and Systems Nexus tracking, product classification and fragmented sales systems create recurring tax errors. Centralized data and controlled AI can help teams man...
• 000005 Nov 01, 2026 Why Tax AI Must Show Its Sources, Assumptions and Uncertainty Tax teams need AI answers they can trace to facts and authoritative sources, with clear checks for gaps, uncertainty and human review.
• 000071 Oct 30, 2026 RIA Deal Pipeline Builds as FP Transitions Sees Record 2026 Potential FP Transitions reports record deal opportunities and a 30% pipeline increase, while aging owners and succession gaps keep RIA sales in focus.
• 000072 Oct 30, 2026 JPMorgan Names Linda Patel Southeast Director as Bank of America Expands Nonprofit OCIO Team Linda Patel will oversee about 80 advisors across Florida and Atlanta, while Bank of America adds two specialists to its New York nonprofit investment...
• 000074 Oct 30, 2026 Plus Brand Investor Alleges Hidden Sales Figures and Unpaid Returns A Texas investor says Plus Brand concealed fundraising figures in royalty statements and misrepresented a celebrity deal; the claims remain untested.
• 000076 Oct 30, 2026 Advisor360, Dispatch and Opto Add Senior Technology and Product Leaders Three wealthtech firms appointed leaders in technology, client operations and product design as they build tools for advisors and wealth managers.