Median total compensation for certified financial planners climbed to $195,000 last year. But pay varied widely, depending on factors like experience and type of firm worked at.

Bank CEOs pay is rising again, as the leaders of the largest banks all top $40 million now; the next Fed chair needs to contend with a splintered board.

While bank CEO pay increased across asset sizes last year, the CEOs of the nation's largest banks received the biggest boosts in total direct compensation, according to a study.

Housing advocates and compliance firms are suing to block a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they say guts the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Jason Co is out to prove that advisors can serve Asian Americans effectively and profitably. His FAANetwork is the result.

Bill Demchak of PNC Financial Services Group got a $10 million raise in 2025. It was the largest pay bump, on a dollar basis, among a group of more than 50 bank CEOs.

Support for Citi's annual say-on-pay resolution fell steeply, with about 60% of shareholders voting in favor of the bank's 2025 executive-compensation program. The decline is likely related to a one-time equity award to CEO Jane Fraser and concerns about how the bank determines incentive pay.

Firms with big recruiting loan balances are often the ones with the most success hiring advisors from industry rivals. But the numbers also suggest they're offering increasingly generous deals.

Machines are increasingly being handling back-office roles at Goldman Sachs and across Wall Street, leading to questions about potential job losses.

The payments company posted strong adjusted earnings following a dramatic downsizing, which management attributed to the influence of artificial intelligence.

A GAO report suggests that blanket rules on spousal consent for 401(k) withdrawals could solve "financial infidelity problems — and exacerbate them.

CEO Brian Armstrong said the company will flatten its org chart to five management layers and concentrate hiring around "AI-native" pods.

Wells' latest advisor recruiting coup comes just days after it pulled over a 19-person team formerly managing nearly $6 billion at Morgan Stanley.

Brian Moynihan will continue to wear two hats, thanks to the support of almost 70% of Bank of America's shareholders.

The Taylor Group of Wells Fargo Advisors is led by nine advisors, all of them relatively young and many of them siblings.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a new version of a small-business lending rule that took 17 years to get over the finish line. Banks are still lobbying for the rule to be repealed.

The Trump administration's push for alternative investments in 401(k)s steamrolls ERISA law, argues Knut Rostad.

The investment firm's Alternatives division comprised a majority of the online lender's $60 million Series C funding round.

The firms' collaboration shines a light on how the wealth management business works today and how it is evolving, as advisors weigh independence against the risks of "poking the bear" when they leave.

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor encouraged the real estate industry to reconsider advice received from DEI experts.