Wealth management

By taking the manual labor out of data management and upkeep, experts can reach new clients and better serve their existing ones.

"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.

The growth opportunity is there, the brand trust is there, the clients are there — it’s the banks that are largely absent.

Hafize Gaye Erkan, whose surprise departure from First Republic Bank disrupted the lender’s succession plans earlier this year, will become chief executive officer of Greystone as the closely held commercial-property lender expands into wealth management and private banking.

Atlantic Union in Virginia made the most of its four-year foray into the registered investment advisory business, but it decided to take a step back after concluding one of its banking clients would do an even better job and that it could invest the proceeds elsewhere.

The U.S. Department of Education agreed to erase nearly $6 billion in student loans for borrowers who filed a class action lawsuit against the government after attending for-profit colleges that were found to have misled students.

Canadian banks fell more than 20% from their record high set in early February as recession fears send investors fleeing.

Bank of America is rolling out a host of travel sweeteners to ultra-high-net-worth customers. It’s partnered with the luxury-travel firm Indagare to offer the experiences to members with more than $10 million in their accounts.