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Glass Ceiling Cracked, Not Shattered, in Banking

09/20/13

Promotion to CEO roles will continue to be a challenge for women as the industry continues to consolidate.

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Aftermath of JPM's 'Whale' Deal; Buffet Endorses Bernanke for Fed Chair

09/20/13

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All About JPM: Everyone's still talking about JPMorgan Chase's $920 million settlement with U.S. and U.K. regulators over last year's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss. The main takeaways from JPM's Terrible Thursday? For starters, the bank's "Whale" problems may not be over. The Journal reports that the SEC is continuing a civil investigation of individual employees who are connected to the matter. Bank CEO Jamie "Tempest in a Teapot" Dimon is...

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Midsize Banks Will Drive M&A Surge

09/19/13

Mid-size players will seek to increase geographic coverage, acquire deposits with little-to-no premium and attract clients away from their competition through mergers and acquisitions.

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How to Prevent Another Financial Crisis

09/19/13

Regulators need to get cracking on Dodd-Frank rules, and the Fed needs a chairman who understands the impact of policies on the middle class.

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Bankers, Let's 'Lean In' Together

09/19/13

As more women ascend to the leadership positions in and around our industry and are able to mentor other "superwomen", female leadership will be less of an exception.

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So Much for Septaper; JPM's $920 Million 'Whale' Settlement

09/19/13

Breaking News This Morning ... 'Whale' Settlement: JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay regulators $920 million to settle allegations related to its $6 billion 'London Whale' trading loss. Earlier estimates of the widely expected settlement pegged the penalties to total around $750 million to $800 million, but anony-mice were heralding the higher total to various news outlets late yesterday. The bank did admit wrongdoing related to poor internal controls as part of the settlement. Wall Street…

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Long-Overdue Housing Finance Reform Within Grasp

09/18/13

With proposals afoot in both chambers of Congress, and President Obama moving the issue to the forefront, we can dramatically modernize our country’s housing finance system.

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Opportunities Often Are Disguised as Impossible Situations

09/18/13

I hope we can all encourage our younger coworkers, our daughters and granddaughters, to see these opportunities and be ready to ascend to upper level management positions.

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Women in Banking on Women in Banking

09/18/13

BankThink kicks off a new series in conjunction with American Banker Magazine’s annual Most Powerful Women in Banking issue.

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Jamie Dimon Swears JPM Is Working on Its Compliance Problem; SEC Stays Busy

09/18/13

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A Glut of (Sort of) JPM News: We say sort of because some of this, you may have heard already. For instance, more regulatory scrutiny is on the way, per JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, but, don't worry, the bank is working on it. "We have been asking our senior people to eliminate products and services that are not essential to serving our customers and are not core to our business," Dimon...

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