Industry News
Industry News
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The U.K. parliament started an inquiry into nonfungible tokens, the digital collectibles for which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been a champion.
November 4 -
Credit Suisse Group is planning a fresh round of job cuts at the global wealth management business starting next week, adding to dismissals that already started at the investment bank, according to people familiar with the matter.
November 4 -
Fidelity Investments is set to launch a retail crypto trading platform, starting with zero-commission trading for bitcoin and ethereum.
November 3 -
Six years after buying a bank, the New York company plans to sell its banking unit to a group of investors. The decision to refocus on its core businesses comes 18 months after Thasunda Brown Duckett took the reins as CEO.
November 3 -
Polyanna Unruh embraced her employer's tuition-assistance benefit to go from high-school graduate to MBA.
November 3 -
Stripe, one of the world's most valuable startups, will cut more than 1,000 jobs as it seeks to rein in costs ahead of any economic downturn.
November 3 -
JPMorgan Chase executed its first live trade on a public blockchain, a significant step toward integrating with the plumbing underlying the world of cryptocurrencies.
November 3 -
A growing number of economists and lawmakers think the Fed has gone too far in its battle against inflation. Powell is worried it hasn't gone far enough.
November 2 -
Wings Financial Credit Union in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has agreed to buy Settlers Bank in DeForest, Wisconsin. It's the third bank acquisition deal Wings has announced, one of which fell through.
November 2 -
Binance Holdings founder and CEO Zhao "CZ" Changpeng, who last month said the crypto exchange may spend more than $1 billion on deals this year, is considering targets including banks as the boundary between the digital-asset industry and traditional finance blurs.
November 2 -
Just as automakers start making headway sorting out the parts shortages that have constrained production and left dealers with a scarce supply of vehicles to sell, the Federal Reserve is putting up a new obstacle: much costlier car loans.
November 2 -
The cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group promoted Mark Murphy to president from chief operating officer as part of a restructuring that saw about 10 employees exit the company.
November 2 -
Bank of America has told its global markets employees that they're required to be in the office almost every day as the Wall Street firm seeks to restore some of the culture that prevailed before the pandemic.
November 1 -
Wells Fargo, which set aside $2 billion last quarter to deal with legal matters, said it's in discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to resolve investigations.
November 1 -
An ex-Deutsche Bank precious-metals trader has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for manipulating gold and silver prices with fake "spoof" trade orders.
November 1 -
India's central bank started a pilot program of its digital currency Tuesday, allowing select banks to use it for settling secondary-market transactions in government securities.
November 1 -
Credit Suisse Group executive Yves-Alain Sommerhalder is leaving, adding to top-level departures as the firm seeks to get back on its feet amid a massive restructure.
November 1 -
Affinity Federal Credit Union in Basking Ridge said Kevin Brauer will succeed John Fenton as president and chief executive on Jan. 1.
October 31 -
Wage transparency is seen as being particularly important for women, who are often paid less and could benefit from information that helps them negotiate higher salaries.
October 31 -
The bank is tapping shareholders — including new investors led by the Saudi National Bank — to help fund a restructuring that includes slashing Credit Suisse's workforce by 17% and breaking up its investment banking unit after years of missteps and steep losses.
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