Kendrick Wakeman, CFA, Co-Founder and CEO of WealthTech Strategy Partners, spoke at Suffolk University Business School in October 2025 on how tech, regulation, and demographics are reshaping wealth management.  WTSP believes WealthTech is entering a transformative era, driven by smarter technology, demographic change, and the convergence of institutional and retail models.  Generation X now sits at the center of the wealth ecosystem, already in their peak earning and inheritance years and...

Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple has secured CAD $750 million (approximately USD $538 million) in new equity funding, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and GIC, valuing the company at about USD 7.2 billion. The round included a CAD 550 million primary raise and a secondary offering of up to CAD 200 million, with participation from ICONIQ, IGM Financial, Greylock, Meritech, Power Corporation of Canada, and new investor CPP Investments.  Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple offers a comprehensive...

Envestnet has announced the launch of new Manager Models incorporating interval funds from BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, giving advisors streamlined access to alternative investments through its platform. The models will be available via Envestnet PMC and are designed to bring institutional-quality diversification into managed portfolios, combining liquidity features with exposure to private market style strategies.  This expansion underscores Envestnet’s commitment to embedding...