We’re attending the T3 Conference as you read this (follow the Twitter backchannel under #T32011), but through the magic of the Internet we’re able to post our week in review of all things tech in financial planning.
This week’s stories of interest start out with the recent request by the SEC to review advisers’ use of social media:
SEC Wants To Follow You On Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube… at Forbes.com
(Bill’s comment: Reporter Halah Touryalai raises the fair point that the SEC might have better issues to tackle than to babysit advisers’ social media profiles. But such is the consequence of the regulatory enviroment to which advisers are subject. All it takes are a few tweets from fraudulent advisers to ruin it for everyone. Can you imagine “RT @bernardmadoff: Just one week left to enroll in our 8% monthly guarantee fund. Accredited investors only please!“)
File this one under: “There Are Better Things The SEC Can Be Doing.” Financial advisors’ online activity on social media websites is being scrutinized by the SEC, according to a compliance consulting firm and a report in Investment News.
FINRA to Look at Social Media–Again at Financial Advisor Magazine
The issue of how to deal with social media isn’t going away for regulators of the securities industry.
CRM systems for the big guys from InvestmentNews.com
For larger advisory firms, choosing the right CRM system is like selecting the right marriage partner.
TradeWarrior and AssetBook Announce Integration Partnership at Marketwire.com
TradeWarrior and AssetBook are pleased to announce an integration between their software programs. The integration partnership between the two companies will provide AssetBook users access to TradeWarrior’s powerful rebalancing and trading capabilities. This integration marks the first 3rd party rebalancing integration available to AssetBook users.
