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The departures are occurring during a period of heightened U.S. political backlash against the environmental, social and governance investing strategy. Republican officials across the country have launched investigations into banks and asset managers, introduced anti-ESG laws and pulled funds from firms such as BlackRock, which championed sustainable investing.

A Delaware chancery court judge ruled that JPMorgan's obligation to cover the costs of Javice's defense in its fraud suit against her, as well as a separate criminal prosecution, didn't extend to her claims that the bank wrongly terminated her roughly a year after it bought Frank, her college financial planning startup.

Wells Fargo's Charlie Scharf and Morgan Stanley's James Gorman recorded the biggest gains among the CEOs whose compensation has been disclosed so far.

With countless fintechs nipping at its heels, the bank is working harder to be a one-stop shop for e-commerce, retail store management, payments and authentication.

Legal documents contradict what the former Barclay's CEO told the bank's board about the pair's relationship, as well as a U.K. regulatory probe that found no evidence of contact after October 2015. 

Some of private credit's biggest lenders argue such trading would undermine this advantage by forcing them to constantly value the assets on a marked-to-market basis, rather than at their discretion, inviting volatility.

An increase in deposits in recent months is prompting banks to seek out high-quality fixed-income assets to deploy money, market watchers say. The return of Wall Street buyers has pushed spreads well below year-end levels, jump-starting CLO creation and ginning up demand for loans.

The institution is investing more in analytics as it faces pressure from rival banks and fintechs using automation to attract cost-conscious treasurers.

Several of the company's top leaders, including Jennifer Piepszak, have been given new duties in CEO Jamie Dimon's latest management reorganization. Piepszak and JPMorgan President Daniel Pinto are among those viewed as potential successors to long-serving Dimon.

Financial institutions, led by the biggest U.S. banks and regional lenders, have dominated high-grade issuance, making up over 60% of the $149 billion that has priced so far this month.