Wealth management

In|Vest

04/05/17

IN|VEST 2017: INNOVATIONS IN INVESTING, SAVING AND ADVICE:Wealth management is increasingly technology driven—with new user interfaces, account aggregation, artificial intelligence and regulatory changes driving progress for those at the leading edge.In|Vest brings together technology and strategy executives from across the entire wealth management community to explore the digitalization of the wealth management market.

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Flagstar to buy West Coast mortgage lender

04/04/17

Opes Advisors has 39 locations in California, Oregon and Washington. The firm generated $3 billion in mortgages last year.

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Credit Suisse raided, client assets seized in tax probe

03/31/17

Credit Suisse, the second-largest Swiss wealth manager, faces a sweeping tax evasion and money laundering investigation spanning five countries and potentially involving thousands of account holders.

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Feds finger North Korea in hack; Deutsche's next chief?

03/23/17

The Justice Department believes that Pyongyang was behind last year's New York Fed heist; Marcus Schenck, DB's CFO and deputy CEO, may be next in line to head the big German bank.

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Why Bank of the West is flaunting its global reach

03/16/17

The San Francisco firm unveiled a new logo that prominently depicts its connection to its longtime owner, BNP Paribas. In doing so, it is wagering that any fallout from negative public perceptions of global megabanks will be outweighed by new opportunities to generate revenue.

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Citi names Piazza permanent head of fintech unit

03/09/17

Yolande Piazza has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Heather Cox left for USAA.

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Meridian Bank in Pa. to buy wealth management firm

03/02/17

The bank will have $700 million in assets under management after it buys HJ Wealth Management in Pennsylvania.

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SunTrust probed over mutual fund sales

02/27/17

The SEC is investigating the bank for selling clients mutual funds that charge marketing fees when other, cheaper funds were available. SunTrust expects an enforcement action.

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Rally in U.S. bank stocks flummoxes Canadian acquirers

02/24/17

CIBC’s CEO vows to stay “disciplined” in his bid to buy PrivateBancorp, even as some of the Chicago bank’s investors say the deal is insufficient. The head of RBC, meanwhile, said it will pursue organic growth instead of acquisitions, at least for a while.

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RBC's U.S. expansion paying dividends

02/24/17

Canada's largest lender reported double-digit profit growth in its latest quarter in part because of CEO David McKay's focus on expanding in private wealth and commercial banking in the U.S.

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