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Donoghue Forlines Lists Risk-Managed ETF on NYSE ARCA

11/18/2025

The DF Tactical 30 ETF (Ticker: DFTT) started trading on the NYSE ARCA on November 12, 2025. The ETF applies a disciplined rules-based investment approach by allocating to companies exhibiting strong momentum characteristics in favorable market environments, but attempts to reduce market exposure when conditions soften. The underlying index, the DF Risk-Managed Tactical Top 30 Index, was developed by Donoghue Forlines in conjunction with Syntax Indexes.

The largest 100 US stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the trailing 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, and 20 year period ending September 30, 2025 (Paul Kenney, Syntax, Pure Momentum with Downside Risk Management, Oct. 23, 2025, pp. 2-3). The DF Risk-Managed Tactical Top 30 Index utilizes a proprietary methodology to identify and rotate quarterly amongst the thirty top momentum stocks within the one hundred largest US stocks. Technical trend following indicators are then applied to seek to identify a downtrend condition with the possibility of a continuation of a drawdown. When a downtrend is signaled, assets transition from equities into US treasuries.

Impact Communications Clients Shine as 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Finalists

11/18/2025

Impact Communications, a leading marketing and PR firm exclusively serving the financial services industry, is proud to announce that eight of its nominated clients have been named finalists in the 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards. This recognition highlights the exceptional contributions by these organizations in advancing the financial advisory and wealth management profession.

Now in its fifth year, the prestigious Luminaries Awards program is presented annually by ThinkAdvisor to celebrate individuals and firms in financial services who demonstrate excellence beyond traditional metrics. Categories span firm and individual awards recognizing product or service innovation, thought leadership and education, industry disruption, and more.

Among the finalists for the 2025 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards are Impact clients Advyzon, Advyzon Investment Management (AIM), Syntax Data, The Oasis Group, Libretto, Kwanti, StraightLine, and EncorEstate Plans, each recognized for their outstanding achievements in advancing the success of financial advisors.

Syntax Data and PM Insights Partner to Address $3 Trillion Private Market Data Gap as RIAs Demand Public-Private Parity

11/11/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, and PM Insights, a leading independent market data provider for venture-backed private companies, today announced a strategic partnership that combines Syntax’s proprietary company classification system with PM Insights’ comprehensive private market dataset. As institutional investors increasingly allocate to private markets amid extended IPO timelines and the rise of late-stage ‘private IPO’ rounds, the need for standardized classification and benchmarking across public and private assets has become critical.

The partnership unlocks analytical transparency by combining PM Insights’ extensive coverage of mid-to-late stage venture-backed private companies with Syntax’s patented Functional Information System (FIS®) classification framework.

Holistiplan Makes Waves with Industry Award Recognition for Insurance Risk Review Tool

11/11/2025

Holistiplan, known primarily for its tax planning software, has been recognized with a 2025 WealthManagement.com Industry Award (the "Wealthies") for its insurance and personal risk review capabilities. The award, announced at a gala in New York City, acknowledges the platform's role in helping financial advisors identify coverage gaps and integrate risk management into comprehensive financial planning.

The recognition comes as advisors face mounting client demand for insurance guidance. According to a 2021 Spectrum study, 72% of clients ask their advisors about insurance coverage, yet only 2% of advisors actively address property and casualty needs in their planning process.

RFG Advisory Expands Model Marketplace Through Strategic Partnership with Syntax Data

11/4/2025

RFG Advisory, an innovator in the wealth management industry committed to serving independent financial advisors and their clients, announced a strategic partnership with Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, to expand the investment solutions available on the RFG Model Marketplace. Through this collaboration, RFG advisors can now access a suite of competitively priced, single-name equity portfolios designed to deliver greater customization and enhance long-term client outcomes.

The partnership pairs RFG’s institutional-quality portfolio framework with Syntax’s extensive background in equity security selection. The portfolios can be implemented as separately managed accounts (SMAs) and integrated seamlessly with other managers on the marketplace, providing advisors a flexible, scalable way to construct customized client portfolios within an SMA/UMA structure. All trading, rebalancing, cash flow management and tax-loss harvesting are handled by RFG to support operational ease.

The Oasis Group and Jump Release White Paper on Agentic AI in Wealth Management

11/4/2025

The Oasis Group , a leading consultancy for the wealth management industry, released a new white paper titled ‘Agentic AI in Wealth Management: Why Strong Processes Are the Foundation of Safe Adoption’, sponsored by Jump, a leading provider of AI solutions for financial advisors and financial services professionals.

The white paper outlines how wealth management firms should prioritize process discipline before deploying AI agents, highlighting the current state of AI agents in the wealth management industry, the value of standard operating procedures (SOPs), the pitfalls of weak or missing processes, and strategic implications for wealth management leaders. It also provides a process-first roadmap for how firms can prepare for agentic AI.

Bruce Traan Joins Syntax Data as President and COO of Syntax’s Index Division

11/3/2025

Syntax Data, a financial data and technology provider offering data-optimized index solutions, announced that Bruce Traan has joined the firm as President and COO of the Index Division. In this capacity, Traan will oversee operations, data policy, and business development for Syntax’s index business. He will also serve as an executive member of the Syntax Data LLC management committee, where his responsibilities will include overall business development and operations.

Traan brings a fresh dynamic to Syntax’s index business, where his broad experience in multi-asset, international markets, and data distribution will augment and enhance Syntax’s world-class development and production teams. Syntax currently provides custom index services and solutions to a wide range of well-recognized global financial institutions. The company recently launched Syntax Direct, a forward-looking index development tool that revolutionizes the rapidly growing direct-to-index investment process.