Recruiting
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The Georgia-based bank plans to hire 85 relationship managers over the next three years to support growth in commercial and middle-market lending and private wealth. "The biggest risk is not being able to hire the bankers," said CEO Kevin Blair.
December 16 -
The Cleveland-based bank now has commercial lending teams in both markets, including a team it recently hired away from Huntington Bancshares.
November 19 -
The Long Island-based thrift, long associated with multifamily and CRE lending, saw business lending spike the past year as it onboarded 15 banking teams. Other banks that did significant hiring have also reported more deposits and wider margins.
August 6 -
Gone are the days when Wall Street executives dressed in conspicuously expensive clothing. Now the industry has adopted a more relaxed and casual dress code.
May 26 -
Kinecta Wealth Management, the wealth arm of Kinecta Federal Credit Union, will switch firms by the end of the year.
April 10 -
CEO Charlie Scharf has added another former JPMorgan Chase colleague to his leadership team as his shake-up of Wells Fargo continues. The hire of veteran investment banker Doug Braunstein comes as Scharf makes progress on his efforts to grow Wells' investment bank.
February 27 -
The Providence, Rhode Island, company has recruited a head of wealth management advisors and a head of private wealth managers as part of a new strategy to reel in high-net worth clients.
February 8 -
The community banking veteran will succeed Thomas Coughlin, who spent nine years as CEO of the Bayonne, New Jersey-based bank.
December 29 -
The credit card company is creating avenues for their staff, veterans and talent outside their organization looking to upskill.
December 5 -
In November's roundup of top banking news: Citigroup approaches newest wave of job cuts and managerial shifts, Truist Financial nearly doubles most-senior executive leadership team, JPMorgan Chase faces regulatory inquiries and more.
November 30 -
Diverse employee resource groups and skill set development programs for identifying rising professionals are key methods for enticing — and retaining — the next generation of tech and business experts, said executives.
November 28 -
Firms including Banco Santander and Toronto-Dominion Bank's U.S. investment banking arms have been adding to their convertible bond teams, anticipating that companies refinancing existing debt will be drawn to the asset class in the next several years.
November 28 -
A new rule allowing people with long-ago criminal convictions to find employment at credit unions is good for both the industry and for society at large.
November 3 -
Bessant has served in a variety of leadership positions at the bank, including leading its technology initiatives and European strategy.
September 8 -
Southwest Financial Credit Union, which led American Banker's Best Credit Unions to Work For, says employees are taking up to 400 hours more off than before its unlimited PTO policy took effect — but they are happier, and so are the members of the branchless credit union.
August 31 -
UBS is trying to retain many of Credit Suisse's most senior wealth bankers, but the decision to bring Babak Dastmaltschi on board, who catered to tycoons emerging from the collapse of the Soviet Union, may raise eyebrows.
August 29 -
Dan Sheehan, former CEO at Professional Bank in Coral Gables, said he's "putting the band back together" to spearhead his new, Texas-based employer's expansion plans in the Sunshine State.
August 16 -
While 48% of hiring managers admit to having bias, 68% think that AI could be the key to removing it from the hiring process.
July 10 -
Citizens made waves with its hires of around 50 private banking staff from First Republic. The head of wealth management at Citizens shared what's next.
July 3 -
An employment attorney shares how to make sure AI hiring tools follow policies and regulations.
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