In|Vest 2018 Direct

In|Vest 2018: Innovations & Digital Transformations in Wealth brings together the entire wealth management industry – including leaders in retail financial services, advisors and investors, insurers and asset managers, solution providers and consultants. Held in New York on July 10 and 11, 2018, the gathering facilitates honest discussion of the most important issues confronting the wealth management industry as digital transformation comes up against the reality of market execution. Interested in seeing more? Click here for full access to this and other In|Vest sessions.

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  • U.K. regulators have told JPMorgan Chase to review how the firm manages its operational risk as the Prudential Regulation Authority intensifies its scrutiny of the reporting processes of banks it regulates.

    April 21
    JPMorgan
  • Karen Furtado, partner Strategy Meets Action, is a well-known authority on insurance technology and how it fuels transformation within insurance companies. Her focus is helping insurers prepare for the future of the industry through the decisions they make today. Karen’s deep understanding of how to effect change guides insurers in the development and implementation of their transformation roadmaps. Her comprehensive knowledge stretches across core systems, the implications of insurtech, and enhancing adaptability and flexibility in a changing market. Her commitment to promoting innovation, encouraging the exploration and adoption of new technologies, and developing proactive ways to plan for the future draws those seeking an edge. In a highly competitive world, Karen brings exceptional knowledge and experience to the challenges of connecting solutions to business and IT requirements.

    For more than 30 years, Karen has held leadership positions across the insurance industry. She was previously the Vice President of CGI's Insurance Practice, where she had responsibility for the development of their strategic direction and oversight of CGI's insurance software services, hosted software services, and core insurance BPO practice.

    April 21
  • Bank of America said it will make all of its plastic credit and debit cards from recycled material beginning next year. 

    April 21
    A stack of credit cards viewed from the side.
  • Daily edition for April 21, 2022

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  • Ernest Lacroix is a senior manager on F2 Strategy’s OCTO team where he focuses on delivering outsourced CTO services to clients.

    As an RIA and fintech insider, he brings deep expertise in advisor-facing technologies including CRM, financial planning, and portfolio management applications. As a practicing financial planner, Ernie is in a unique position to add value to his clients. Whether it’s implementing new technologies, creating efficient and repeatable processes, or contemplating the digital experience for his personal clients, Ernie can easily align with the challenges facing today’s advisors.

    April 20
    Ernie LaCroix
  • Financial institutions are confronting major compliance challenges given the demands of Russian sanctions as well as the explosion of online gaming transactions and marijuana sales.

    April 20
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  • In global news this week, The Bank of London named Tom Wood its next deputy chief executive for the United Kingdom market, Tencent began testing a digital wallet that supports transactions in e-CNY China's central bank digital currency, Uber's online order and delivery platform expanded its payment acceptance choices to include Rakuten Pay, and more.

  • The annual event, while not specifically tied to the war in Ukraine, could prove to be opportune for financial institutions.

    April 20
    NATO Ministers of Defence Summit
  • Earnings and total loans fell in the first quarter at M&T, but the Buffalo, New York, bank offered a rosier forecast for the rest of 2022. The outlook anticipates a shot in the arm from the recent acquisition of People's United Financial.

    April 20
  • Sommer Sherrod is the vice president of Healthcare Strategy and People Strategy Consulting at Insurance Office of America.

    April 20