Tricia Rothschild, the 26-year Morningstar veteran, started as president of Apex Clearing the first week of August.Apex Clearing Apex Clearing, known for servicing robo advisors and fintechs, is expanding its custody services for traditional RIAs, and it’s tapping talent from Morningstar and Fidelity to make it happen. Tricia Rothschild, former chief product officer at Morningstar, […]
Archives for August 2020
Do You Know the Difference Between a Business Name vs. Trade Name?
One of the first things you do as a business owner is choose a business name. Your business can operate under your legal business name. Or, you can operate your company under a trade name. So, what’s the difference? Read on to learn more about business name vs. trade name and how they contrast. Business […]
We read hundreds of pages of emails that Congress collected from the biggest tech companies in the world — here are the most revealing things we found
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on “Online Platforms and Market Power”, in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings | Pool via Reuters The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and […]
RBI unveils a slew of measures to boost digital payments
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced a slew of measures targeted to boost digital payments, enhance the scope of priority sector lending, and drive innovation in the broader financial ecosystem. Without giving a detailed outlay, the central bank said that it will soon roll out several of these projects targeted primarily to […]
Advice from the experts: Securing finance for COVID-19 recovery
It’s been over four months since the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and business Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) were introduced. Whilst there has been huge uptake of these loans, many businesses have still struggled to access them. As UK high streets reopen and businesses start to trade again, we know that operating […]
Fifth of UK workers still unaware of auto-enrolment
Figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that 19% of UK workers are unaware of auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme. The lack of awareness noted in the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey was highest amongst young workers. A third (33%) of those age 22 to 24 were unaware of auto-enrolment. However, 94% of […]
Behind the Scenes – The Virtual Bookkeeper’s Roadmap
Whether you are launching a new virtual bookkeeping business or trying to make your existing business more efficient and scalable, you probably know that it can take years of trial and error to figure out the best way to run a bookkeeping business. You are probably also very aware that all that time is costing […]
Delhi govt seeks to partner online groceries for ration delivery
The Delhi government is seeking to partner with private companies including JioMart, BigBasket and Grofers for the home delivery of rations to 1.7 million households in the city. The government of the National Capital Territory has held online meetings with some of the companies and written letters to the others, to check if they were […]
Amazon makes sweeping changes in India operations for first Prime Day of pandemic
By Saritha Rai Amazon will kick off its first Prime Day since the coronavirus outbreak later this week in India, modifying almost everything about the retail bonanza to navigate the realities of a new era. Prime Day will have the customary deep discounts, hundreds of exclusive products, new launches and cashback offers. But in a […]
Digital payment adoption rates vary across states
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Even as more Indians take to digital modes of payments during the pandemic, central government data reveals stark differences in the rate of adoption across states. While Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra recorded the highest number of transactions per person, the laggards include Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir as well as […]