We talk a lot about data aggregation here at Terrapin Technologies, specifically financial data aggregation (aka account aggregation). But what exactly is financial data aggregation, and why does it matter? And what does financial data aggregation look like at...
This article examines how compensation errors, both overpayments, and underpayments impact your firm’s bottom line. It’s easy to see how overpaying your financial advisors can hurt your bottom line, but making the connection between underpaying your advisors and...
Are your back-office operations functioning as efficiently as they should be? Maybe you're unsure. Or perhaps, you've got a good idea that they're in need of improvement, but you're not sure where to begin, so you put off addressing it. Or, worse yet, you convinced...
How much time does your advisor team waste on shadow accounting? In the world of incentive compensation, shadow accounting is the process in which a salesperson tracks their production separately, creating and maintaining a parallel record so that they can...
Improving the Monthly Closing Process The month-end close process for broker-dealers and hybrid RIAs is anything but simple. Intricate commissions and incentive compensation plans, plus regulatory oversight add to the already complicated, tedious process. Poorly...