News Topic: Investment strategies

Banks should stop competing on volume with large techs and start competing on added-value services to win over customers. ... Read full article

It’s been a bumpy decade for crypto and blockchain, but both are here to stay. ... Read full article

Here’s why we joined other banks globally in disclosing the environmental impact from loans and investments. ... Read full article

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more. ... Read full article

The approach could work as long as the Fed were to add certain thresholds. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... Read full article

The company, which has invested $3 million in fintech in recent years, said the value of the portfolio is nearing $14 million. ... Read full article

The investments that Rana Yared's team makes in startups help Goldman Sachs in two ways: Besides earning a profit, the company also uses a lot of the technology the startups develop as part of its internal digital transformation. ... Read full article

Alex Sanchez acknowledges that the U.S. has a lot of banks and many failed in the crisis, but he says a healthy economy needs a fresh supply of community lenders to nurture entrepreneurs. ... Read full article

The company, which has yet to report quarterly earnings, said the moves will turn a profit over time. ... Read full article

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options. ... Read full article

Diane Schumaker-Krieg, the global head of research economics and strategy at Wells Fargo and a mainstay on American Banker's list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance, plans to step down at the end of the year. ... Read full article

ESG goes mainstream ... Read full article

Bryan Mullin, CFA, Head, Alternative Investments, RBC Wealth Management, James Waldinger, CEO, Artivest ... Read full article

The mobile microinvesting company offers five basic products because it wants to be known for helping customers manage saving and spending — and that's it, Noah Kerner said at In|Vest. ... Read full article

While the $632 million-asset nbkc bank was the smallest known participant in the recent round of funding for Greenlight, the investment wasn't its first foray into fintech. ... Read full article

Trust and transparency can be strengthened and like-minded borrowers and banks can be brought together if transactions are “tagged” and investments are explained, argues Bruce Cahan, adjunct professor at Stanford University. ... Read full article