The Top 10 WMToday Posts from 2014
At the end of every year, we compile a list of the most popular posts that were published on WM Today. It’s a great way to look back on what happened this year, and an insight-packed view of what really resonates with our readers. 10. Going Mobile: Review of AssetMark’s New iPad App As part […]
What Robo Advisors Can Teach Us About Focusing on the Client
This is a summary of a TechOps Track Session titled, “Empowering Advisors: Delivering Tools that Support Today’s Client Needs” from the Money Management Institute’s 2014 Fall Solutions Conference. The discussion topic was supposed to be centered on how firms are delivering new advisor tools to help them customize solutions for different client segments. However, the […]
Envestnet’s ENV2 Platform Delivers New UMA Features
Sliced bread. The electric light bulb. Indoor plumbing. Unified Manged Accounts (UMA’s) were supposed to be better than these revolutionary inventions and a whole lot more. They still have not lived up to their hype, but UMA’s have become a standard offering for all managed account platforms. In this summary of a session from Envestnet’s […]
Advice for Going Global with Managed Accounts
As the world has become flatter due to the effects of globalization, investors have felt pressure to diversify beyond their domestic markets. Most financial firms met this demand by offering assets registered in multiple jurisdictions, however, this was usually only for non-discretionary programs. Sponsors have recently been adding global capabilities to their managed account products […]
Active Management: Skill versus Luck
This is a summary of a panel discussion from the MMI 2013 Spring Convention held in NYC on April 22-24. Moderator: John Thompson, Partner, Head of Investment Solutions, Hewitt EnnisKnupp Panelists: Ed Foley, Director, Dimensional Fund Advisors Brian Hansen, President & COO, Confluence Investment Management Robert G. Smith, President & CIO, Sage Advisory Services According […]
Unified Managed Households: The Holy Grail of Wealth Management?
This is a summary from a session from the MMI Tech & Ops 2012 Conference held in Jersey City, NJ last December. The subject of this panel was the Unified Managed Household (UMH) and the challenges and issues around planning, implementation and support. Moderator: Gary Jones, Vice President for Industry Operations, MMI. Panelists: Alex Morris, […]
