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Tom McCarthy: With this capability, advisors will no longer need traditional portfolio accounting systems anymore.

What exactly to make of Fidelity's WealthScape and whether it's the bull in the third-party-equilibrium China shop

Calling it multicustody may be a stretch but the firm is determined to compete head-on with its own performance reporting software

February 17, 2016 at 10:34 PM

The present tense will give way to a future that reveals how a series of big bets -- automated and human-populated -- play out.

What the collective unconscious of RIAs in 2015 revealed as crunched by RIABiz article readership

Those taking new and interesting risks, very much including the ones behind robo efforts, created the kind of drama that an advisor mind could appreciate

December 28, 2015 at 5:22 PM

David Canter [With Jon Stein, l.,  at June InVest event]: For an RIA firm, this isn't simply a technology play. [Photo by Julio Gomez of Knowledgent]

With eMoney in its back pocket, Fidelity Investments won't exercise its option to continue Betterment deal as it nears launch of its own robo

The one-year semi-exclusive alliance never caught fire with Fidelity RIAs and the Boston giant will now use eMoney as kindling for a new digital-for-RIA launch

November 19, 2015 at 11:47 PM

Fidelity seemed to divert from bottom-up growth ethic in putting Pyramis in a secluded, palatial habitat that looks more like PIMCO's.

Abigail Johnson takes Pyramis back to its Fidelity roots after her father tried to create exalted brand

Unknown and unloved, the 'just-a-no-load' unit that failed to capture 401(k) rollovers is reimagined to appeal more 'sophisticated' clients

October 26, 2015 at 5:26 PM

Jon Stein: No one has done this since Fidelity came into the space.

Betterment jumps headlong into the 401(k) business spurred by a conviction that even Vanguard Group is unfriendly to investors in this arena

The New York robo-advisor is going full stack, competing with Fidelity Investments on everything from recordkeeping to financial advice

September 11, 2015 at 2:22 PM

Anil Arora: There’s an enormous transformation going on in financial services, and we’re going to accelerate that.

Envestnet buys Yodlee and its treasure trove of 'permissioned' data by selling its vision of the future of financial advice

The Chicago overachiever's deal is its third Silicon Valley acquisition overall, and second this year

August 10, 2015 at 10:11 PM

Louis Harvey: They assumed that a market existed, but then discovered what many have known for years -- 401(k) plans need a very personal sales effort.

After cutting 401(k) middlemen out backfires, Schwab cuts them back in

The problem for Walt Bettinger's newfangled Index Advantage DC plans was that for three years only $10 billion of assets showed up in an atmosphere of self-direction

August 6, 2015 at 5:17 PM

Call-center associates and engineers sit side by side at Future Advisor's gritty San Francisco digs.

FutureAdvisor responds to Schwab's market entry with a truly free offer and big backing from Fidelity and TD Ameritrade

The San Francisco-based RIA is automating parents' investments into 529s, Coverdell ESAs, UTMAs or UGMA for tax-free savings, no paperwork

May 5, 2015 at 5:07 PM

Jonathan Haray: The real question is if the evidence will stem to Virtus from F-Squared, and in some sense the investigators are starting from scratch.

SEC denies Freedom of Information request by RIABiz related to Virtus funds as Ameriprise and TD Ameritrade become latest biggies to cut ties

The regulator's non-response isn't proof of an investigation but big broker-dealers continue to see smoke as fire -- and Virtus's own SEC docs seem to warn of potential trouble brewing

March 30, 2015 at 5:19 PM

Edmond Walters: We've integrated MoneyGuidePro. People say they are our competition. We don't care.

What to make of Fidelity Investments paying $250 million out of the blue for eMoney

The price paid is about right, experts say, but in the hands of the giant, it could be worth more -- or less

February 12, 2015 at 6:06 AM

Bob Reynolds got his first bite at the Apple.

Empower wins Apple's $3.5-billion 401(k) account from Schwab

Bob Reynolds delivers quick response to the question of whether a branded company will swallow his new brand

November 14, 2014 at 8:08 PM

Ten-foot-tall sculptures inside the Grand Hyatt's lobby lent a tone.

Grand thoughts at the NYC Grand Central Hyatt from Fidelity Investments and RIAs

Part rally, part book launch, the Boston-based custodian rolled into NYC for the last gig of a whistle-stop tour

October 30, 2014 at 6:11 PM

Ed Murphy: It hasn't led to a pause on the part of our prospects.

Bob Reynolds delegates the Great-West 401(k) business to old Fidelity mate after excruciating three-way choice

Edmund Murphy, kicked upstairs, is dispatched from Boston to Denver and will own the brand decision -- just for starters

September 10, 2014 at 7:23 PM

Kevin Corbett: For me, it was picking my favorite client and spending more time with them.

In two-part deal, Fidelity sacrifices a top talent to its top RIA client then fills the gap with an impressive hire from Schwab

Mariner's Marty Bicknell nabs Kevin Corbett and Fidelity's Bob Oros in turn snaps up Catherine Davies

July 16, 2014 at 6:22 PM


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