In|Vest 2018 Direct

Stephen Miran will take unpaid leave from and might seek to return to President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, he said, raising conflict of interest questions in his nomination hearing for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and allegations of mortgage fraud, allegations that spurred President Trump to terminate her position on the Fed Board last week. Cook is challenging the president's authority to remove her in court.

Joe Crawford is Director of Professional Services at Glassbox, where he helps banks and financial institutions unlock insights from customer engagement data. He brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise monitoring, digital analytics, and performance engineering from leadership roles at Citi, Morgan Stanley, and AT&T. Joe specializes in applying behavioral data and AI to improve digital experiences and reduce operational risk.

Chintan Shah leads Bloomberg's product strategy for buyside Treasury, Asset-Liability Management (ALM), and Finance solutions, with a focus on Insurance General Accounts, Pension Funds, and institutional cash management. With over 16 years of capital markets and investment management experience, Chintan brings deep expertise in serving the needs of asset owners and asset managers.

He has spent the past eight years at Bloomberg, driving product innovation and client engagement in the ALM and Investment risk space. Prior to Bloomberg, he was part of the Overlays and ALM team at AIG Investments, where he worked on optimizing balance sheet and liability-driven investment strategies. Chintan began his career in interest rate derivatives trading and risk management, holding roles at Barclays and Deutsche Bank.

Noelle Acheson points out that central bank digital currencies are neither the threat nor the solution many seem to think. What matters is how the technology is applied.

Stephen Miran, currently serving as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, has been tapped to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board at a time when President Trump is working to secure his hold on the central bank.

Regional banks lead the comeback, large banks improved and survey respondents indicated firm reputations depend on banks exercising ethical conduct going forward, amid the Trump administration's deregulatory push.

The industry made widespread gains in reputability this year, with regional banks in particular regaining trust and admiration at levels not seen in nearly a decade.

The giant custody bank plans to offer specialized instruction in cybersecurity, AI and other topics to 1,000 community bank executives.

The bank and Chinese technology giant are speeding transaction processing for business payments, Airwallex makes a deal to bolster its payments tech and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.