Managers of Wealth Americas

Workplace Stress During COVID-19: 5 Ways to Support Your Employees’ Mental Well-being

Taking care of your mental well-being is essential to staying healthy, staying resilient and moving your business forward.

Comment, Analysis & Research

COVID has worsened inequality even as the rich thrive: Oxfam

Comment, Analysis & Research

Three Developing Technologies That Will Change The Banking Industry

Comment, Analysis & Research

Wien and Joe Zidle Announce the Ten Surprises of 2021

Comment, Analysis & Research

Bitcoin more valuable than any global bank

Wealth and Asset Management

The challenge of rising bond yields

Sea Change: Ensuring Operational and Technology Readiness with Geneva

Wells Fargo to Merge Wealth Management Sales Regions

RBC Global Asset Management Inc. announces February sales results for RBC Funds, PH&N Funds and BlueBay Funds

Scotiabank announces sale of its operations in Guyana

Greed driving retail investors into riskier assets: Money manager

People Moves

KKR Appoints New Independent Directors

Lionstone Investments Announces Leadership Transition

PNC Asset Management Group Names Chief Investment Officer; Mark McGlone To Retire

One, a Digital Banking Service, Announces Two Additions to Board of Directors

Bank of America co-head of global oil trading departs

YCharts Announces the Addition of Three Board Members

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Investors seeking action from Powell on yields disappointed

Former Greenbush, Minn.-based bank CEO sentenced for involvement in 'African diamond and gold' scam

Outsourcing for banks improves compliance with regulations

Citi’s $900 Million Mistake Prompts Banks to Seek New Safeguards

SEC Examinations Division Issues Risk Alert Regarding Digital Assets

Delaware Supreme Court Adopts ABRY Partners Framework Permitting Limitations of Liability for Fraud Except for Intentional Fraud

FinTech

Bank of America is bringin VR instruction to its 4000 banks

Betterment acquires rival WealthSimple's US business

Invesco to consolidate technology offerings under a single brand

Capgemini Strengthens Its Strategic Partnership With Microsoft in North America

Canadian challenger Koho adds to product line with fee-free savings account

Northern Trust partners Two Sigma to provide quantitative analytics tech to clients

Alternative Investments

Michaels stores in $5B acquisition deal

Prudential's U.S. spin-off plan on track as Asia drives profit rise

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Releases 2021 Guide to Alternatives

Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Boston-based RIA

Australia's Channel Capital Partners with Asset Management Veteran

MAI Capital Management Completes Acquisition of HW Financial Advisors

Investment Banking

Global Finance award underscores recent sustainability moves by BBVA USA

Morgan Stanley Closes Acquisition of Eaton Vance

The International Banker 2021 North & South American Awards Winners

Citi Sees Trading Revenue Dropping After Last Year’s Wild Ride

Bank of America reduces staff in investment banking and trading - Bloomberg News

Why M&T is primed for its biggest acquisition deal ever

Comment, Analysis & Research

International Women's Day Summit 2021: Amplifying Her Voice

Study predicts bank branches in the US to be closed by 2034

The Threats to Recovery

More than half of Canadians polled feel vulnerable to financial fraud, TD Bank survey finds

US institutions ramp up ESG investing on evidence of stronger returns, finds Breckinridge

How private equity can catalyze diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace

Tax

Tax Policy Update: Examining Recent COVID-19 Tax Developments and Surveying Potential Changes on the Horizon

Hedge-Fund Manager Thomas Sandell Pays $105 Million New York Tax Settlement

Plan For Tax-Efficient Retirement Income

COVID-19 and regulatory uncertainty spur greater tax risk for organizations in 2021 and beyond, EY survey finds

Silicon Beach, or just another warm tax haven?

An American abroad: Beware of the double taxation trap

Retail Banking

TD Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report and TD Ready Commitment Report

CIBC Tops Estimates as Domestic Banking Helped by Lower Reserves

FirstBank & Trust parent company recognized among America’s Best Banks 2021 by Forbes

Blackline Safety Recurring Revenue Business Model Enables New $15M Financing Facility From National Bank of Canada

10 UAE Banks feature in ranking of world's top 500 most valuable

PNC Bank Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Tempus Technologies, Inc.

ESG

Goldman Sachs joins U.S. banks in global warming commitment ahead of regulatory threats

What Asset Managers Need to Know About Marketing ESG in 2021

Citi Joins Other U.S. Banks in Setting Net-Zero Financed Emissions Reductions Goal

ESG investment favours tax-avoiding tech companies

Industry Coalition Releases Principles for Transitioning to Low-Carbon Economy

Bank of America Announces Goal to Achieve Net Zero Emission Before 2050

Covid-19

Pandemic accelerates Bank of Canada's CBDC work

Workplace Stress During COVID-19: 5 Ways to Support Your Employees’ Mental Well-being

Pandemic triggers surge in business start-ups across major economies

Ten Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever

New Covid relief bill boosts tax breaks for charitable giving in 2021

Deutsche Bank sees Wall St trading surge after vaccine news