The globe-trotting exec, known for her relationship and financial-structuring skills, is betting that AI and other initiatives can help grow client totals by 50% over the next five years.

A passion for helping people and institutions achieve their financial goals has fueled Hung's 35-year career.

Hans, who has been in wealth management for more than 20 years, said that her biggest challenge last year was dealing with market volatility.

Eight years after its launch, Early Warning's peer-to-peer payments platform Zelle is so ubiquitous it's almost a verb. It's looking for similar recognition for Paze in its jersey patch partnership with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

For a newly launched RIA, its website is one area in which less can be more — but only if the firm's online HQ puts the right visitors on the path to conversion.

In a unanimous vote, the Board of Governors moved to lower Morgan Stanley's stress capital buffer requirement to 4.3%, down from a preliminary 5.1% based on this year's stress test results.