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The nation's largest custody bank said Friday that it has named Karen Peetz president amid a series of executive appointments that take effect Jan. 1.

Anne Doss has been put in charge of the personal and small-business insurance division at Wells Fargo, which has built up its insurance operation through acquisitions.

Wall Street's stars firm-hop a lot. Why are women so much more successful at it?

HSBC USA CEO Irene Dorner stole the show at the gala celebrating the 10th annual ranking of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance.

Cathleen Nash lays out Citizens Republic's reasons for selling itself to FirstMerit, and says she expects many more banks to face the same tough choice.

Why are there so few women at the top ranks of large banks? One factor: they lose hope. That needs to change, editor-at-large Barbara Rehm says.

Romney may have worded it awkwardly, but he has never expressed a more pro-female sentiment than when he talked about those "binders full of women." Oftentimes, you need to deliver the resumes of female candidates directly to the decision makers in order to promote gender equity.

Former Capital One Bank President Lynn Carter urged bankers to embrace perspectives contrary to their own during her Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech at the recent Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria.

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Julie Williams emphasized the importance of responding to tough decisions by doing the right thing during her Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech at the recent Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria.

The author and Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist discusses the plight of woman around the world and how to bring about change.

Irene Dorner, The most powerful woman in banking and chief executive officer of HSBC USA, Irene Dorner, speaks about creating an inclusive workplace, her secrets for success and how to restore banking's good name.

The CEO of HSBC USA, Irene Dorner, says that to regain the public's confidence, banks must refocus on "lofty stuff." Namely, that they "exist to enable business to thrive and economies to prosper."

Yes, quarterly results and the bottom line matter. But acting in the long-term interests of all their stakeholders is the ultimate measure of leaders, says Irene Dorner, chief executive of HSBC USA.

How a chauvinistic history teacher and an unsentimental father taught Irene Dorner, chief executive of HSBC USA, to consider the sky the limit.

The chief executive of HSBC USA discusses how women can rewrite the rules of the workplace and help restore the banking industry's good name.

Faces from an evening at New York's Waldorf Astoria celebrating the achievements of women in banking and financial services

American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gathered Monday night to raise a glass at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan. The guests included top executives from HSBC, BlackRock, Credit Suisse and Huntington.

Diane D'Erasmo will focus on multinational firms doing business in the U.S. She had been head of HSBC's commercial banking in the Northeast.

A group of dedicated, experienced women who are willing to take risks and make things happen can "reach down" and help women coming up, U.S. Bancorp's Pamela Joseph explains.

Peyton Patterson grew a sleepy New England thrift into a $9 billion-asset player, sold the company and took a hiatus from banking. So why did she come back for a job as CEO of a sub-$1 billion institution? Because history just might repeat itself.