In|Vest 2018 Direct

The Federal Reserve's independence in setting monetary policy is critical to global confidence in U.S. markets and the dollar's status as reserve currency of choice. Making those functions constitutionally separate from the executive branch is the best way to ensure that independence.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu called for a more risk-based approach to supervision to prioritize pressing issues and improve agility in monitoring large banks.

People filmed themselves depositing bad checks, then quickly transferring or withdrawing the funds. Then they shared screenshots of their negative balances.

Credit card company is seeking to secure online payments using tokens based on consumers' biometric information.

Alex is the Principal Industry Strategist at Hi Marley. He drives innovative use cases for omnichannel customer conversations across the insurance lifecycle. Before Hi Marley, Alex spent a decade with Liberty Mutual, where he was VP of Customer Experience. There, he led experience design, retention tactics, and omnichannel service strategy for the company's direct and independent agent channels. Alex also spent six years in Management Consulting, where he worked with companies across the globe on customer loyalty and growth strategy.

Ingo Weinem leads EPAM's European insurance vertical, partnering with top clients to enhance and expand their businesses.

With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services sector and the insurance industry, Mr. Weinem's expertise spans software engineering, financial planning, omnichannel digitalization and transformation strategies, innovation and organizational change management.

Throughout his professional career, he has held various management positions in the banking, financial markets and insurance industry for software solution providers, including Luxoft, Pactera, Capgemini, Cognizant and IBM.

Stephen Holdstock is the Chief Technology Officer of EMEA Insurance at EPAM Systems, where he leads the technological direction for EPAM's insurance clients across the region, helping them achieve strategic value through the integration of business, technology and data.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Holdstock brings deep expertise in IT leadership, change management and large-scale transformation programs. His career spans roles in large-scale engineering at Motorola, tier-one consulting at Accenture and strategic leadership at global property and casualty (P&C) carriers, including a significant tenure as CTO at Lloyd's of London.

At EPAM, Mr. Holdstock is focused on building out the insurance practice, continuing to drive transformative outcomes for clients across the insurance industry.

Lenders across the country selected new executives late in the summer, as did Virginia's community bank advocacy group.

As more women generate and steward great wealth, they must also strive to develop and maintain financial wellness. The wealth management industry has a vital role to play in helping dynamic women on their journey.

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Virginia, will follow FedEx as stadium-name partner for the Washington Commanders, gaining branding rights for which the logistics giant was paying nearly $8 million annually.