Wealth management

The company's stock price has jumped 23% since the election, as investors bet that federal student loans will get curtailed, providing more opportunity for the private sector.

Andy Sieg, head of Citi's wealth business, says retention bonuses are part of his growth strategy.

Analysts say lenders' shares could rally on deregulation, lighter tax burdens and a resurgence of M&A. Declining interest rates and lower loan losses could further bolster bottom lines and attract investor interest.

Nicholas Takahashi and his team are accused of deliberately trying to poach the clients of a former colleague managing hundreds of millions in assets and producing more than $1 million a year in revenue.

The Honolulu-based seller had faced pushback from an investor group that stepped in with a competing offer. But it ultimately secured enough votes to approve the sale to Hope Bancorp.

Investors brushed off a potentially prolonged week of U.S. election results and instead focused on fresh economic data.

Gorman is stepping down as the bank's chairman at the end of the year. Here's a look at how he rebuilt Morgan Stanley with a focus on wealth management.

The Bank of New York Mellon and Japan's Mizuho Bank entered an agreement to grant their corporate clients access to the other's international trade network; New York-based lender Kapitus acquired Ten Oaks Commercial Capital; North Carolina's First Carolina Bank agreed to acquire Pennsylvania's BM Technologies; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The regional bank's earnings were impacted by challenges in its office loan portfolio, though its overall results were a mixed bag, with its nascent private bank showing momentum.

The Honolulu-based bank's board continues to recommend selling to Hope Bancorp in Los Angeles, despite a competing offer that includes a higher price tag.

Challenger bank Revolut calls for Meta's scam info program to reimburse victims; Sunwest Bank taps Umpqua's Mike McKean to lead treasury and payments; Fifth Third launches a new line of business; and more in this weeks banking news roundup.

Blue Hill Advisors and former Bank of Hawaii CEO Landon up their per-share cash offer to buy Territorial Bancorp; Montreal-based payments firm Lightspeed Commerce puts itself on the market; Societe Generale hires ex-UBS banker Jansen as the bank's West Coast co-head; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Racquel Oden, HSBC's head of wealth and personal banking in the U.S., talks about how to guide clients through a year of political and economic upheaval.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans leave prison each year with little or no financial literacy. It's in the interest of banks and the communities they serve to educate them.

Policymakers signaled more reductions lie ahead, a development that could curb lenders' net interest income in the near term but support economic growth and credit quality.

Jim Rourke and Michael Liu will serve as co-heads of private client partnership development, linking Bank of America's investment bank, Merrill and the firm's private bank.

Jersey-based JTC will pay $80 million for Citigroup's global fiduciary and trust administration services business.

BNY has acquired managed-account software company Archer; Old National Bancorp has removed the "interim" tag from Chief Financial Officer John Moran; Royal Bank of Canada has done the same for Chief Financial Officer Katherine Gibson; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Anticipated interest rate cuts could help stressed borrowers, but such a shift in monetary policy may curb lending income.

The South Carolina-based bank considers itself a buyer, but has put the 17 months since announcing its last acquisition to good use, reassessing multiple business lines and upgrading technology.