Gathering client data upfront is a critical, but often unnecessarily difficult, first step of any financial advisor-client relationship. Too often, wealth management firms still rely on spreadsheets, ...

Under a new ethics interpretation, a CPA’s independence will be impaired when taking responsibility for hosting an attest client’s data or records. The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee ...

Sheryl Rowling’s new Practice Wise column is available first in Morningstar Office Cloud. In the old days, keeping clients' data secure was pretty easy. It just required a lock and key. Now, with ...

Onboarding new clients is a notoriously onerous and time-consuming process for financial advisors, but it’s necessary for a successful relationship. Here’s how to make sure you’re gathering the right ...

Nearly six months on from the introduction of strict GDPR rules, IFA firms are under increasing pressure to prevent costly security breaches Experts are questioning whether advisers are doing enough ...

Across industries, and particularly in professional services, it’s becoming increasingly important to shift toward a client-centric approach. In fact, I believe relationships should be central to your ...

Financial planning companies are undergoing a huge transformation, mostly led by the advancements in IT. On one hand, there’s client data to safeguard, and on the other, it has to keep pace in ...

You can probably tell when your clients are drowning in too much information. Daily bombardments of intra-day trading figures, predictions of doom from TV experts who ...

Welcome to our guide on IG Client Sentiment—an excellent tool to gauge trader positioning and sentiment in the FX and CFD-trading market. View updates in real-time ...