Succession planning

After the bank's 2014 spinoff from Royal Bank of Scotland, its executives worked to shore up weaknesses. Now they're concentrating on how to close the gap with regional banking peers.

Bharat Masrani, who's been at the Toronto-based bank's helm for a decade, will be succeeded by fellow TD executive Raymond Chun. One big question now is whether an insider or outsider would be better positioned to navigate the company through its AML troubles.

Donald Felix, who has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and Citi, will become Carver's president and CEO on Nov. 1. He succeeds interim CEO Craig MacKay, who's been running the unprofitable bank for the past year.

As the 68-year-old CEO focuses on succession planning, here's a look at some of the longtime JPMorgan executives who could succeed him.

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.

The military-focused company, which operates an insurer and a $111.7 billion-asset bank, has tangled with regulators during Wayne Peacock's tenure. He will retire in the first half of 2025.

Two Northeast banks will get new CFOs next month. Webster Financial hired Neal Holland, the former CFO of the failed First Republic Bank, and Eastern Bankshares hired David Rosato, who left Berkshire Hills Bancorp last month.

SouthState Corp. plans to purchase Independent Bank Group in a $2 billion deal, marking an end to the latter bank's long run of buying companies. Chairman and CEO David Brooks pointed to a challenging interest rate environment and heightened regulatory scrutiny as reasons he decided to sell.

Shareholders at America's largest bank voted against requiring an independent board chair, though the proposal drew more support than similar measures did recently at other megabanks. The vote came just one day after Dimon signaled that his departure as CEO may be on the horizon.

Getting appointees confirmed by the Senate can be a time-consuming and painstaking process in ideal circumstances, and doing it in an election year amid a scandal is far from ideal. Even so, the White House and Senate Democrats should be motivated to move fast.