Investments

"It's probably the only asset class where maybe the client knows more than the advisor right now," Maxwell Lane, head of product for Flourish, said at Financial Planning's Invest conference.

Firms owned by people of color have suffered more over the last two years than those owned by whites, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Banks. Asian American-owned firms reported the biggest increase in financial challenges.

Large banks are facing an increasingly difficult challenge on environmental and social issues: balancing the demands of progressive activists and their own employees with those of Republican state officials. One analyst calls it the “goldilocks dynamic.”

The bank, which is already a major advertiser in women’s sports, challenged other companies to follow its lead in balancing financial commitments to men's and women's athletics.

Pushes for transparency on charitable donations and ghost guns, among others, were voted down.

The Bank Policy Institute and the Financial Services Forum argue that the agency’s proposal could conflict with bank regulators’ efforts to address climate change. They are also criticizing the SEC’s proposed treatment of so-called Scope 3 emissions.

The state-sponsored entity plans to launch a $250 million “community decarbonization fund” to finance electrification, energy efficiency and onsite power projects in disadvantaged communities.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision finalized guidelines for supervising and managing the risks climate change pose to banks. While capital requirements aren’t included, U.S. regulators are directed to play a hands-on role in assessing banks’ preparedness.

Citigroup and Bank of America have teamed up with five other banks to form Octaura Holdings, an electronic trading platform for syndicated loans and collateralized loan obligations.

Accounting for roughly $1.2 trillion of assets, many credit unions are physically and financially endangered by climate change, according to a new study.

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America both lost substantial business in the state's lucrative municipal finance market following the passage of laws that ban discrimination against the firearms and energy sectors, according to new data.

With the industry facing increasing pressure around climate disclosures, a new report highlights the challenges in measuring financed emissions as well as the potential payoff for banks that choose to be proactive.

Bank of Montreal hired Piyush Agrawal from Citigroup as chief risk officer to succeed Patrick Cronin, who’s stepping down later this year.

The Alabama bank hopes that its new InvestPath platform, which combines automation and personal interaction, will attract first-time investors.

Citigroup may record losses of at least $50 million following a London staffer’s fat-finger trade that caused a flash crash in European stocks last month, according to people familiar with the matter.

CEO Bill Demchak said Thursday that the banking industry has become a "political football," and that lawmakers lack the "backbone" to make broader decisions on climate change and various social issues.

A challenger bank, an alternative credit score company and a proposed federal credit union are improving access to banking and lending for those who have been in prison.

There is a gaping hole in the financial system in North Minneapolis, where people are preyed upon by payday lenders and fringe bankers, according to Debra Hurston, executive director of the Association for Black Economic Power. Hurston is creating a credit union for this community to help break residents out of a cycle of exploitation and debt. But the issue is far bigger than one city, and the opportunity is one that any bank or credit union can seize.

The firms respectively settled the regulator’s allegations about suspicious activity reports and the duty of best execution — two major areas of emphasis.

HSBC Holdings has suspended executive Stuart Kirk days after he criticized the finance industry for worrying too much about climate change, according to a person familiar with the matter.