“Did you hear? Another recordkeeper was sued for cyber fraud!” Recordkeepers have heard this line a lot lately. But around the watercooler, such stories often blur together. The details get lost, and that can make it harder for registered investment [...]
With open enrollment around the corner, many financial professionals are reviewing next year’s health insurance options. Unfortunately, those choices are often unappealing. When you’re a self-employed business owner, independent contractor or advisor at a very small firm, your options for [...]
Businesses in the finance industry are facing new online risk as cyber attacks and geopolitics merge into a single threat. Cyber attacks have already been at an elevated level for several years. However, the latest geopolitical threat comes in addition [...]
Large financial firms are taking action to address the increasing risk in the registered investment advisor (RIA) industry. Following closely on the heels of Schwab, the latest is Fidelity Investments, whose Fidelity Institutional business unit serves financial intermediaries and institutions [...]
Now more than ever, retirement plan recordkeepers are at risk of cyber fraud. But there are ways to minimize your exposure. Lockton Affinity’s Tom Schrandt recently penned an article for ASPPA's Plan Consultant Magazine, offering cyber tips for recordkeeping professionals. [...]
The current fiduciary liability insurance market is challenging, with some financial professionals finding it impossible to get coverage they can afford. To help provide a path forward, Lockton Affinity's Tom Schrandt joins Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF®, on a recent episode [...]
A lot has changed about the way businesses work over the last few years, including a rise in the cyber risks from working from home for RIAs and other financial professionals. Most computer systems at big offices are well protected [...]
Most registered investment advisors see any potential fraud involving computers as a serious risk to business, but fraud coverage within a cyber liability policy can vary. Unlike RIAs, insurers don't think of cyber risks like fraud as one single risk, [...]
No business wants to spend money it doesn't have to. But without these 3 products RIAs must buy, a firm could find itself paying for risks it can't afford. In any shopping scenario, there are some bells and whistles that [...]
Your financial services firm faces special risk when operating your business. In the registered investment advisor (RIA) industry, that risk is climbing. Recently, Charles Schwab Co., Inc., one of the largest financial services custodians in the world, sent a memo [...]
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