Wealthfront nixes Apex Clearing and explains it as step in ridding 'semi-manual processes and disjointed systems'
The Redwood City-based robo-advisor says in its blog that its software advance enables new destiny in "personal banking"
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Olivia Eisinger convinced Apex to hire dozens of her fellow ex-TDA staff to 'reimagine' VEO and the service and now it's an RIA custody deliverable with a Big-Four-or-bust mandate -- and some analyst doubts
Now head of RIA custody leading loyal people like George Tamer, she re-platooned, Eisinger doesn't plan to compete much with Altruist because Apex plans to go straight after bigger RIAs, not startups -- perhaps with foot-in-the-door beginnings to prove itself.
April 5, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Apex nabs Jon Patullo from 'Schwabitrade' to 'raise the bar' and make his new firm's RIA system as 'frictionless' as the old one
The loved and admired TD Ameritrade software chief will bring his playbook -- and possibly Schwab's -- to Apex, which continues to try putting a winning front-end on its old Penson backend, a source says
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