International Financial Planner Hoxton Capital Management has rebranded to Hoxton Wealth.
Archives for August 2024
#FASuccess Ep 400: Sizing Up Versus Scaling Up To Build An Enduring Advisory Business, With Mark Tibergien
Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 400th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Mark Tibergien. Mark is the former CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions, a former Principal with Moss Adams Consulting, and is a longtime practice management consultant and thought leader in the financial advisory industry. What’s unique about […]
Don’t speak: How firms like Morningstar teach AI what not to say
Firms like Morningstar and Savvy Wealth share their experiences in building guardrails around AI tools to prevent them from giving risky advice or creating regulatory concerns.
Introducing Xero Mentor Match, a mentoring program for accounting and bookkeeping partners
It’s no secret the accounting and bookkeeping industry has been battling a critical talent shortage for some time. In fact, we’ve conducted new research that reveals almost two-thirds of employing practices (65%) have experienced challenges with finding and keeping the right staff in recent years. Our report, Reshaping accounting and bookkeeping: Image, talent and the […]
8-Step “Agile Change” Framework For Smaller Firms To Communicate And Implement Organizational Change
For most of its history, the financial advice industry has been very slow to change. Over the last 50 years, even the most substantial changes to occur – such as the movement away from commissions and towards fee-based compensation, and the shift from an investment-centric approach to more holistic financial planning – have taken place […]
Ask an Advisor: Advising couples with ESG investing when they disagree
Several advisors answered the call with their strategies for tackling this potentially sticky situation.
Suit: UBS’ sweeps change is ‘implicit admission’ of wrongdoing
UBS executives estimate their plan to raise rates on certain accounts will cost the firm $50 million. A new suit cites that as evidence that the firm “violated its obligations to its clients.”
Appeals court sides with foreign investor over IRS and Tax Court decision
The decision hinging on the definition of “inventory” in the sale of a highly valuable position in a U.S. partnership resolved a saga that began 16 years ago.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 24-25)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a new study indicates that while financial advisory firms are largely satisfied with their tech stacks, they take a range of approaches to applying tech: from “innovators” that invest in tech to differentiate themselves from […]
Chartered Planner adds senior hire to boost footprint
Cheltenham-based Chartered Financial Planner firm Attivo has recruited David Melloy as its new strategic business development director to help spearhead plans to expand its UK footprint.