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
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The Federal Reserve chair said banks are well situated to handle risks related to crypto customers, but added that regulatory scrutiny of banks' direct engagement with the assets will be greater than for simple custody arrangements.
January 29
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In the fourth quarter, UMB Financial's earnings outpaced Wall Street's estimates — but the bank it's acquiring, Heartland Financial, fell short of them.
January 29
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M&A, economic growth and artificial intelligence are among the leading issues banks will encounter this year, economists said.
January 29
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The Czech Republic's central bank plans to shift billions of reserves to bitcoin. Plus Australia and the Netherlands crack down on BNPL, and other news from the world of payments.
January 29
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A survey by American Banker indicates that check fraud is the top fraud concern for banks, especially smaller ones. This is driving spending to prevent it.
January 29
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Joseph R. Mason is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and an academic affiliate at the BVA Group. Dr. Mason was previously a professor of finance and the Hermann Moyse, Jr./Louisiana Bankers Association chair of banking at Louisiana State University, a senior financial economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. He holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
January 29
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The nation's central bank held interest rates steady in its first decision of the year.
January 29
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The Office of Management and Budget issued a sweeping directive Monday to overhaul the federal government to align with the Trump administration's priorities.
January 29
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The Federal Reserve's monetary policy group is expected to hold rates steady, but the chairman will face a litany of questions about the year ahead and on the inflationary impact of implications of the Trump administration's early policy moves.
January 29
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The Reno, Nevada-based buyer said it would pay $64.6 million in cash and stock for Cornerstone Community Bancorp, and it expects to close the transaction in the second half of the year.
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