Charles Schwab is a leading custodian for registered investment advisors, providing a secure and reliable platform for trade execution, cash management, and the safeguarding of client assets. More than 16,000 independent advisory firms rely on Schwab, representing over four trillion dollars in assets on the custody platform. With more than thirty five years of industry innovation, Schwab has built a reputation for service, stability, and a deep commitment to empowering advisors and supporting the long term growth of independent firms.
Schwab’s platform offers a broad suite of technology and integrations that allow advisory firms to build the operational stack that works best for them. Advisors benefit from modern digital onboarding, sophisticated trading capabilities, and access to hundreds of technology partners. Integrations such as iRebal support efficient and scalable portfolio management. Schwab also maintains a strong focus on security, providing educational resources and alerts that help firms navigate cybersecurity risks, fraud prevention practices, and evolving regulatory expectations.
Greenboard is listed in the Provider Listings section of Schwab Advisor Services, an online resource used by more than seven thousand advisors who custody with Schwab to evaluate and adopt technology solutions. This visibility makes it simple for firms to discover Greenboard, assess suitability, and integrate the platform into existing Schwab centric workflows. Our connection allows us to ingest both brokerage and custodial data so compliance teams can maintain clear oversight across personal trading, employee activity, and firm trading obligations.
Using Schwab’s data in Greenboard, firms can monitor employee personal trading to ensure adherence to SEC and FINRA requirements. Custodial data supports automated firm level trade tests, including best execution, client favoritism, excessive trading value, and excessive trading quantity reviews. When combined, these data sets enable more advanced surveillance such as front running analysis, allowing firms to enforce policies and procedures with accuracy and confidence. With Schwab’s trusted data and Greenboard’s automated compliance engine, advisory firms are able to run efficient, client focused, and well documented supervisory programs.
