Ed Silverstein
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As Hate Groups Embrace Bitcoin, Advisors Warned to Check Out Clients
It could damage a firm’s public image, and may run counter to internal ethics policies, according to several law professors. → Read More
SIFMA, Others to Regulators: No New Cybersecurity Rules Needed
“(T)he volume of regulations ... are sometimes overlapping, duplicative and conflicting,” says SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth Bentsen. → Read More
SIFMA, Others to Regulators: No New Cybersecurity Rules Needed
“(T)he volume of regulations ... are sometimes overlapping, duplicative and conflicting,” says SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth Bentsen. → Read More
SEC Exam Priorities Said to Focus on Cybersecurity, Seniors in 2018
The new examination priorities list, usually released in January, would be the roadmap for OCIE activities for the year. → Read More
How Do You Beat a Robo-Advisor? Trust
Successful financial advisors must have the trust of their clients, an MIT economist says. → Read More
Advisors ‘Lagging’ in Proper Insurance Against Cyberattacks
An FPA survey found that less than a third of advisors were fully prepared to manage the risks of a cyberattack. → Read More
Complex Client Chats Could Be Untangled by Speech-Analysis Software
Gridspace says its software, from SRI Speech Labs, would eventually fit the needs of the financial advisory space. → Read More
Would Blockchain Have Blocked Wells Fargo’s Misconduct?
An MIT professor and others said blockchain could have made it easier to see that the accounts were fake, but would that have been enough? → Read More
As Advisors Jump Into AI, Experts Warn About Data
Thought leaders in the field urge firms to use caution about the quality of the data and algorithms being put into use. → Read More
There May Be ‘No Do-Overs,’ but SEC Hack Provides Important Security Lessons
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Will Facebook's New 'Colorful Balloons' App Survive China's Regulators?
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Apple Defends Pulling Many VPN Services from App Store in China
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Lackey, Pryor, Lee and Kley Named to Top Legal Posts: GC Roundup
An energy company, a university and two communications companies are among the organizations naming women as general counsel or as legal officers. → Read More