Advent Software Inc. this week introduced an index data service that allows advisers to download index performance data from Standard & Poor's and Russell Investments directly into Advent Portfolio Exchange, its integrated portfolio and client relationship management system.
Lord Abbett & Co. LLC has created a new website to provide financial advisers with direct acces to a range of information about the money management company's funds, as welll as broader financial information.
TD Ameritrade Institutional unveiled a tool last week that gives its business development efforts a technological boost.
Research In Motion Ltd., makers of BlackBerry smart phones, is encouraging users to upgrade to a new version of its BlackBerry Messenger application.
Cisco survey finds nation's businesses probably unprepared for working remotely in times of disaster
Hamilton Software Inc. has released Nest Egg Early Retirement Pro, a standalone downloadable program designed to assist users — knowledgeable individual investors and advisers alike — in planning specifically for the goal of early retirement.
Advisers, independent broker-dealers, and others that need to keep up with compliance and regulatory changes daily — or that need to research cross-industry or multinational issues — can enlist a new online tool from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
With new modifications to the systems at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., reporting of cost basis information appears as if it could become less of an issue with advisers — assuaging some concerns from advisers that new requirements could make reporting more costly and cumbersome.
Despite the tougher outlook for regulatory audits in the coming months, many advisory firms that host their own e-mail systems still lack an e-mail archiving and backup system (44% of advisers who responded to an <i>InvestmentNews</i> technology survey last year said they had no such system).
Cheshire Software Inc. has released an updated version of its Cheshire Wealth Manager planning program, which helps advisers develop both lifetime plans and simpler, goal-based plans for clients.
The first thing adviser Karin Lopez-Gerber does upon arriving at her office is examine her client downloads from the night before.
Focus Financial Partners LLC, which calls itself the largest partnership of wealth management firms in the world, is securing a new capital infusion to help it service outstanding bank debt and continue its business of acquiring stakes in large registered-investment-advisory firms.
CashEdge Inc. is now making its AllData Advisor account aggregation service available to financial advisers via a self-service online subscription.
Cheshire Software Inc. has released an updated version of its Cheshire Wealth Manager planning program, which helps advisers develop both lifetime plans and simpler, goal-based plans for clients.
A significant update to the popular financial planning program MoneyGuidePro was rolled out over the weekend.
In whatever way Congress and the Obama administration eventually change the national health care system, there is one segment of the health care market where reform has already begun and is gaining momentum.
Two technology developments came out of the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. this past week: a new social network and an iPhone application.
The beta of Kapitall — an investing website intended for consumers or advisers — was launched yesterday.
NorthStar Systems International on Monday unveiled Turnkey Advisor Desktop Solution.
Small advisory firms and sole practitioners, especially those just starting out, often don't know where to turn for expertise in selecting technology and software.
