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The industrial bank charter is attracting increased interest because of the combination of innovation and safety it offers. However, charters should only go to companies that can meet a rigorous set of requirements.
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Emelie Fritz is workplace well-being director at Lifesum, where she works at the intersection of health, behaviour change and workplace culture. She regularly comments on employee wellbeing, workplace trends and the habits shaping how people live, work and perform. Through her work, she helps organisations, including GE and PayPal, better understand the relationship between health, productivity and long-term well-being.
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Morningstar finds that active investment managers beat low-cost passive index trackers only 27% of the time over a 12-month stretch.
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Account titling and beneficiary designations could contradict what clients write in their wills, undermining estate planning. Advisors can help keep these current.
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In the latest example of lenders rolling back their hybrid work policies, the nation's second-largest bank will soon require its employees to choose nonconsecutive days to work from home.
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HomeTrust Bancshares, which has been eyeing Virginia as part of its growth strategy, plans to acquire the formerly troubled Blue Ridge Bancshares in an all-stock transaction.
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There are two monster debtors out there — the AI industry and the U.S. government. Is the credit market big enough for the both of them?
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The New York State Department of Financial Services warned banks about a security vulnerability in IT software. Now it's acknowledged some companies it oversees were affected by it.
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The company's Square unit has upgraded its seller-focused credit card, adding incentives and linking to digital transfers rails. This comes as Stripe may acquire PayPal and AI developer OpenRouter.
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Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego, Ariz., and Angela Alsobrooks, Md., signed on to the bill, signaling a hardening of their position on an ethics provision in the CLARITY market structure bill.
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