Scott Adam Brander allegedly made more than $800,000 when allocating certain trades to benefit his own accounts, while placing less successful trades into clients’ accounts, according to the commission.
It's not news that financial advice will increasingly be grounded in psychology and therapy—but how an advisor builds a business around those client demands is still evolving, according to speakers at the Future Proof wealth festival.
Tech leaders at a variety of firms also discussed cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and the benefits of competition during a panel discussion in conjunction with the annual WealthManagement.com Industry Awards.
Stich, the former chief operating officer of NaviPlan, will join as chief revenue officer; Velugula, former tech executive at UBS and AQR, will head up technology for the new custodian.