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AI tools for financial advisors are already here

From meeting prep to constructing financial plans, here's how advisors are making use of new tech

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The slow work of converting social media followers to clients

Committing to a platform and showing your personality can help with prospecting

  • By: Mark Burgess
  • September 22, 2023 September 22, 2023
  • 08:33
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Should advisors be afraid of AI?

There’s still room for human coaching in investing

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Fintech in focus: PureFacts Financial Solutions Inc.

Firm uses AI to select products and identify clients at risk of leaving

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Small, straightforward tech solutions can have big payoffs, OSC TestLab finds

Automating the process of collecting and updating KYC information can provide a significant return

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Central banks to dominate a digital financial world, Moody’s says

Crypto is too volatile to replace the basic function of money, according to a report

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Data breach exposed Mackenzie clients’ personal data but not holdings, firm says

InvestorCOM, a vendor of Mackenzie Investments, had data exposed when hackers targeted a secure file transfer service

After the DIY surge

Finding a place in the advice channel for do-it-yourself investors

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Fintech in focus: Conquest Planning

Planning software helps with client engagement

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How Manulife Securities-Fidelity deal signals a larger trend

Fidelity Clearing Canada will provide its uniFide back-office technology to Manulife Securities

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Equisoft combining online tools for advisors

My Financial Benchmark and Financial Calculators will be in one hub

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Turning social media leads into clients

Fewer than one-third of advisors surveyed had a defined marketing strategy

  • By: Staff
  • December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022
  • 14:02
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The convenience, trade-offs and pitfalls of e-signatures

A welcome industry development gets a critical assessment

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Leveraging technology to serve your clients

Advisors face a host of challenges integrating new tech

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Advisor business support growing across Canada’s wealth firms

There's higher demand for advisor coaching and consulting that can't be ignored

  • By: Katie Keir
  • November 24, 2022 November 24, 2022
  • 09:00
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How to prepare for the hybrid DIY future

Digitization can provide product advice, but clients still want to talk to humans

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Ethereum completes ‘Merge’ upgrade to network

The long-awaited change has implications for investors

U.S. investors not using advisors for crypto: report

Many investors with advisors are trading crypto via platforms such as Coinbase and Binance

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Robo advice shines for borrowers: study

Automated advice optimizes debt management, FCA finds — if consumers let it

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Commission-free trading driving satisfaction for DIY investors: J.D. Power

More than one-third of millennial DIY investors surveyed in Canada have invested in cryptocurrencies

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022
  • 14:47
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DIY trend seen fuelling demand for advisors

A report from Greenwich says technology makes investing more accessible but no less complex

  • By: Staff
  • February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022
  • 15:51
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Regulators must face the rise of the machines

IOSCO sets guidance on overseeing AI use for investment firms, asset managers

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Cloud computing transforming brokerage industry, report says

Technology presents opportunities as well as challenges for firms, FINRA said

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Crypto firms struggling to satisfy U.K.’s anti-money laundering rules

Canadian regulators are also trying to come to grips with regulating crypto trading firms

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Investors experiencing service issues at online brokerages: J.D. Power study

One in four clients reported having at least one problem with their firms over the past 12 months