Workforce management
Workforce management
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The Apollo Group, a six-person team in New York, is the latest to show that former First Republic advisors are still not completely settled at JPMorgan.
March 23 -
At a Transact event on career management for women in payments, leaders from Visa, NMI and elsewhere discussed embracing new and unknown ideas as a way to stay vital.
March 20 -
Over the course of its first year in office, the second Trump administration has neutralized the enforcement of key civil rights laws by reorienting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and eliminating "disparate impact" that allows banks to be penalized for the discriminatory effects of policies without proving discriminatory intent.
March 18 -
A new annual compensation report by consulting firm Succession Resource Group explains how pay plans can boost — or detract from — the value of an RIA.
March 17 -
Dynasty accuses Merrill of acting in distorting the court record in its attempt to force a dispute over a giant breakaway team before FINRA arbitrators.
March 13 -
Block last week cut 40% of its staff and attributed the layoffs to artificial intelligence, leaving many to wonder whether Jack Dorsey's payments company was a bellwether for widespread AI-driven layoffs, or a one-off.
March 2 -
The payments company will fire about 40% of its employees, with CEO Jack Dorsey attributing the move to the impact of artificial intelligence. While investors cheered the move, analysts also raised questions about the company's functionality, and Dorsey said other companies will make similar moves.
February 27 -
Beneficial State Bank in Oakland has reached a three-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America. The deal follows a groundbreaking union pact the bank signed in 2021.
February 18 -
A Washington court denied a plaintiff request, pointing to past Supreme Court rulings that showed a compelling interest for the state's special-purpose credit program.
February 12 -
Jack Dorsey's payments company also laid off employees early in 2025 and 2024 following a self-imposed employee cap of 12,000 in November 2023.
February 9 -
There are qualities in people and organizations that experts, trying to predict future performance, routinely miss. That includes internal alignment of team members around a strong corporate culture.
January 28 -
Faraz Shafiq, formerly of AWS and Google, will oversee the bank's vision for enterprise-wide artificial intelligence initiatives.
January 26 -
Three weeks after completing its "merger of equals" with Synovus Financial, Pinnacle Financial Partners said it plans to hire 225 to 250 revenue-generating bankers in 2026 across its newly expanded Southeast footprint.
January 22 -
Howard Green's new book Gimme a Crisis offers a deep dive into the former Scotiabank CEO's career, from bringing the NBA to Toronto to navigating 2008.
January 20 -
"These changes reflect adjustments we're making to ensure our staffing levels, locations and expertise align with current business needs; efficiencies we have gained through technology; and progress against our transformation work," the company said in a statement.
January 13 -
The 6-2 vote represents a win for the megabank, which has been fighting a nationwide push to organize its workers. Some 28 branches have voted in favor of unionization, while three have rejected unionization.
January 12 -
Bank investors are typically wary of mergers of equals. Kevin Blair, CEO of the newly combined Synovus and Pinnacle, maintains that this deal is different, but also acknowledges that it's now time to prove it.
January 5 -
Through a nonprofit called Greater NY, early career analysts at banks can apply their financial skills at charities and other civic-minded organizations. The partnerships give free help to nonprofits, but provide surprising benefits to the banks as well.
December 5 -
The Montreal-based bank brought its earned media value up to $1 million by building an internal system for employees to share social posts about BMO.
November 21 -
Pinnacle and Peapack-Gladstone have sought to preserve their corporate cultures during periods of major change.
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