Clearing and Custodial Firms
Read up on clearing and custodial firms serving RIAs and others in the wealth management arena.
June 14, 2021
Schwab Assets Up 84% After Stock Surge, TD Ameritrade DealTotal client assets were about $7.4 trillion as of May 31, up from roughly $3.8 trillion a year earlier.
May 25, 2021
E-Trade's RIA Custody Unit Sold for a Song. What Happens Next?When Morgan Stanley chose to "unload" E-Trade Advisor Services, it birthed a new challenger to RIA custody giants.
May 20, 2021
BlackRock Strengthens Aladdin Platform's Trading Capabilities: Tech RoundupAlso, AdvisorPeak becomes the first trading and rebalancing platform to be offered on Invent's cloud tech platform.
May 13, 2021
Fidelity Adds Capabilities to Integration Xchange: Tech RoundupAlso, LPL's new Meeting Manager tool helps advisors prepare for client meetings.
May 06, 2021
T3 and ScratchWorks Team Up for Fall Conferences: Tech RoundupMeanwhile, Fidelity model portfolios are now available via JPMorgan's 55ip tax-smart investment strategy platform.
May 05, 2021
Where Is the Seismic Shift Following the Schwab-TD Ameritrade Deal?Smaller custodians could pick up business as "big-box" firms increasingly compete with their own clients.
May 05, 2021
Why the Advice Industry Isn't Paperless Yet: Schwab Exec"Some of the obstacles" that remain "sit with us, the custodian," a Digital Advisor Solutions exec says.
May 05, 2021
Fidelity's AUM Grew 35% in Q1 as New Accounts DoubledTotal assets under administration grew even faster; nearly 40% of new accounts were opened by investors 35 or younger.
April 23, 2021
Meet the Judges for Our New Awards ProgramHere are the 13 industry VIPs selecting the 2021 winners of our new awards program, The ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES.
April 21, 2021
BNY Mellon's Pershing Realigns U.S. BusinessEffective May 1, the firm will be newly aligned under two main segments: Wealth Solutions and Institutional Solutions.