Wealth management

The Charlotte, North Carolina, bank is one of several that have embedded automated investing in their online and mobile banking, alongside access to human advisors.

Meg Carpenter, founder and CEO of FiComm partners, discusses the difficulties RIAs have in marketing themselves, the ways in which these entrepreneurs can build on their strengths to reach clients, and how to harness technology to boost their own profiles.

The state's lottery program has begun referring the 30,000 people a year who buy winning tickets to credit unions for financial advice.

Net income at the Toronto-based bank dipped by double digits during the fiscal third quarter. But the company's U.S. operations, including City National Bank in Los Angeles, fared better.

Credit Suisse Group is shifting resources in the pursuit of business from a broader range of rich clients, as the lender focuses more on wealth management amid cuts to its troubled investment bank. 

With financial literacy apps, scholarships and college-team sponsorships, credit unions are fighting for market share among students.

The House passed the legislative package, which includes an excise tax on stock buybacks, in a 220-207 vote.

BlackRock is offering its first-ever investment product directly in bitcoin, marking a significant move into crypto markets by the world's largest asset manager.

More than 250 midsize and large companies that do business with BofA have signed up for its corporate employee banking and investing program, which pulls double duty as a retention tool for the companies and a customer-growth engine for the bank. The initiative is part of a wave of such offerings by regional and large banks.

Citigroup is planning a 500-person hiring spree over the next three years for a new wealth division catering to junior employees at private equity offices, consultancies and accounting firms, betting those clients will someday join the ranks of the ultrawealthy.