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Most emerging and frontier markets are in dire need of building new and beefing up existing infrastructure of every kind.

As Europe digs its way out of the tumult of an economic meltdown, investors are looking for the silver lining of opportunity and profit.

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The wealth manager moved its Cleveland office to a larger space that will accommodate more clients and more staff.

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The third quarter was marked by fewer but bigger deals. Higher prices could keep volume in check as sellers hold out for more. The fiscal showdown in Washington and related market swings could also complicate the balance of the year.

Several institutions in one of the nation's hardest-hit banking markets have shed enforcement actions, or have hired new leaders, as they attempt to stage comebacks.

More than three in five (62%) credit union members trust their credit unions, yet only 18% trust the advisor there. The positive view: this is an “incredible opportunity” to improve.

To grow the business, the bank will significantly increase the number of advisors from 25 to some 40 to 45 over the next three to five years.

UBS AG Chief Financial Officer Tom Naratil said the financial industry needs to continue deleveraging as the size of bank assets hasn’t “substantially changed” since the global financial crisis.

The firm will provide clients of its affiliate M&T Bank with expanded wealth management and investment services, while developing new business.

The new hires will be responsible for business development and identifying opportunities for expanding the firm’s client base.

Cetera will provide the Chambersburg, Pa.-based community bank with investment, insurance and fee-based advisory services and support.

Seeking to end probes of a trading debacle that damaged its reputation for risk-management, JPMorgan agreed to pay about $920 million for failing to implement adequate controls and providing incomplete information to regulators and its board.

The firm has expanded in Texas with the addition of a team of three former Merrill Lynch advisors.

KeyCorp wasn't looking to make history when it named a female CEO in 2011. It wanted a stronger leader and a good fit for the company. Based on what Beth Mooney has accomplished so far, she's delivering on all fronts.

Wall Street banks, facing a drop in third-quarter trading revenue, are counting on today’s Federal Reserve announcement to spark a surge in volume.

Providers of money-market mutual funds and the states and corporations relying on them to manage cash will tell U.S. House lawmakers today to be wary of new regulation of the $2.6 trillion industry.

Malvern Bancorp is being challenged by a pair of dissidents in a development that highlights investors' growing frustration with the banking industry's inability to put capital to work.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon told employees to prepare for more legal woes while the bank undertakes an “unprecedented effort” to comply with regulations.