Workplace culture

As a leader, just because you have the authority to make a decision doesn't mean you should always be the one making it. A good manager allows subordinates to make choices and assume responsibility.

Bringing in new talent is an essential part of building a business that endures. So, why are so many managers content to tolerate a hiring process that drives talented individuals away?

Nadine Ahn was terminated on April 5 along with fellow exec Ken Mason after the bank received an anonymous tip that the two were romantically involved. Both deny it and are suing the bank for millions.

Fifty-seven percent of financial services firms now operate on a hybrid basis, according to new research from American Banker. Some banks are finding ways to maximize the positive aspects and minimize the negative ones.

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.

The outgoing CEO, now executive chairman of the Wall Street firm, told a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York this week that cultural values are a critical element in any prospective merger or acquisition deal.

The fintech topped American Banker's annual list this year. CEO Dave Buerger attributed the company's hands-off management style as one reason that draws in and keeps workers around.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg will testify next week in Congress. Those hearings — which will come after the publication of a bombshell report detailing widespread misconduct at the agency — could signal whether he has a future at the FDIC.

DCI in Hutchinson, Kansas, is giving employees unsure about retirement the option to work part-time and gradually ease into the next phase of their lives.

Forty companies made the 2024 edition of American Banker's annual list of enviable workplace cultures in the financial technology space. Here is a look at some of what makes these firms employers of choice.