London-based electronic trading platform and services vendor Fidessa has launched a Partnership Program for selected third parties to integrate their wares with Fidessa’s trading workflow platform, and the program is open to post-trade services and systems providers. “We are exploring partnerships across all areas of the customers’ workflow and as part of that we have… Read More >>
Hearsay Social Helps College Create Social Media Course
The American College of Financial Services (ACFS) recently partnered with social media platform vendor Hearsay Social to provide courses for the successful use of social media within the financial services industry, another sign of the growing importance social media is playing in certain segments of the industry. The courses will be primarily targeted at advisors,… Read More >>
Half of U.S. Asset Managers Reject Social Media: Report
Only half of the top 200 asset managers in the U.S. have embraced social media, according to the results of a new survey. This failure to use social media could hurt firms in the long run, analysts say. The survey, released by public relations consulting firm BackBay Communications, covers investments management firms with assets under… Read More >>
Hearsay Social Launches Curated Content Channels
Silicon Valley-based Hearsay Social, a privately held provider of social media compliance tools for financial agents and advisors, has unveiled curated content channels, its newest offering for financial professionals, available through the Hearsay social content library, according to a company statement. In Hearsay’s library, advisors and agents can find content on “topics of their choosing… Read More >>
Hearsay Unveils Apps for Surveillance Suite
Social media compliance vendor Hearsay Social has unveiled new mobile applications for iPhone and Android that will link clients to Hearsay’s Predictive Social Suite, according to a company statement. Hearsay is a privately held, San Francisco-based provider of software-as-a-service predictive technologies that enable financial advisors and insurance agents to “identify opportunities” and “engage with their… Read More >>
Follow Your Passion & Keep Your Day Job: Q&A
(While working on online educational programs for the securities industry, Joanna Belbey got the bug for filmmaking. She was running a financial services compliance training company for several years before her current role as a social media and compliance specialist for Actiance, a solutions provider that offers a platform to manage social media channels. Belbey… Read More >>
Challenges Ahead for Social Media Compliance
Is social media compliance becoming predictable and thus easier to manage, which would make compliance staff happy? Or are there more adventures to come? This key issue emerged during a panel discussion on what is next for social media compliance. The panel was part of FTF’s Social Media and Compliance (SMAC) conference last week. The… Read More >>
Regulatory Guidelines Combat Social Media Compliance Fears
The financial services industry should thank regulators for establishing the rules of the game for social media compliance because it spurred the enormous adoption of social media strategies, according to a panel of experts and industry insiders at FTF’s Social Media and Compliance (SMAC) in financial services event, which took place in downtown New York… Read More >>
How Not to Cross the Line via Social Media
Learning the power of social media helps financial services firms understand how not to cross the line into non-compliance, says David Edwards, president and wealth adviser at Heron Financial Group wealth advisers, based in New York City. Heron Financial is “very marketing-focused” and thus a great fit with social media, Edwards says. “When I say… Read More >>
ProEquities Taps Smarsh for Social Media Compliance
Smarsh, a provider of hosted archiving solutions for compliance and e-discovery, reports that it has been selected by ProEquities, a broker-dealer for independent registered representatives and financial advisors, to provide it with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and email archiving services. The services will enable ProEquities to meet the needs of its advisors and its IT and… Read More >>
