The annual Xero Awards is a particularly special night for us at Xero. It’s a chance for us to show our appreciation and admiration to the many incredible accounting, bookkeeping, and app partners in our community. This year’s awards evening, which took place at Ministry Venues, Elephant & Castle, showcased the achievements of the “rockstars” […]
Archives for April 2023
Intelliflo adds integral cashflow modelling
Adviser fintech and back office provider Intelliflo has added cashflow modelling and planning capabilities to its core Intelliflo Office system. Financial Planners will be able to access the modules without the need for additional licensing. Intelliflo customers will have access to the tools as part of their Office package. The firm says this will remove […]
What impacts small business owner wellbeing?
The driving force for many small business owners when choosing to start their own businesses is to improve their lifestyle, but how does small business owner wellbeing actually fare? That’s what we set out to find out in our new report released today: The global state of small business owner wellbeing. Wellbeing gets a lot […]
Broker in Morgan Stanley recruiting dispute due in court on child porn charges
Breaking: Gaudi goes into administration after sale
Sipp provider and fintech Gaudi Regulated Services has gone into administration on the same day the firm sold its pension business book to platform provider Platform One. The FCA said directors of the Salisbury-based firm decided it was insolvent due to liabilities from outstanding Financial Ombudsman Service complaints. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is now […]
Crafting An Annual Compliance Calendar For A (Solo) RIA: Staying On Top Of Compliance Tasks While Serving Clients
One of the most intimidating aspects of launching a solo advisory firm is the question of how to manage compliance. Advisors coming from a background of working as an employee at a larger firm may be familiar with some of the rules for complying with state or Federal securities regulations from the perspective of an […]
Struggling with prospect emails? Fidelity Labs’ Catchlight says generative AI can help
#FA Success Ep 330: Raising And Lowering Fee Minimums To Manage Growth Pace And Advisor Capacity, With Ari Weisbard
Welcome back to the 330th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Ari Weisbard. Ari is Managing Partner of Values Added Financial, an independent RIA based in Washington, D.C., that oversees $143 million in assets under management (AUM) for nearly 75 client households. What’s unique about Ari, though, is […]
FCA warns on mismanagement of trusts
The FCA has issued a warning today about the potential mismanagement of ‘asset protection’ trust schemes. It said it had seen cases of firms seriously mismanaging trusts with unsuitable investments being made by trustees. The regulator warned: “It is possible for trust assets to be inappropriately invested, including into high-risk illiquid assets. In most cases, […]
