Bank channel

Bank advisors don't have as many options as those in the independent or wirehouse channels when it comes to their own retirement planning. So a few are coming up with innovative ideas.

Three case studies show how advisors are helping their clients meet life's challenges and prepare to live out their sunset years in style.

Banks’ earnings for the three months ending June 30 marked a second consecutive record quarter, the FDIC said today in its Quarterly Banking Profile.

As summer comes to a close, we're taking a look back at some of the hottest stories this season. Whether you were on vacation or busy working -- maybe you just finally have time to catch up on reading over the long weekend -- we've gathered the summer's top stories all in one place.

The Private Client Reserve hired a new wealth management advisor from UBS Private Wealth Management to support growing business in the Chicago market.

BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s biggest money manager, won dismissal of a lawsuit brought by two pension funds that accused the company of collecting “grossly excessive” compensation from securities-lending returns linked to iShares Inc.

Rosemary Berkery, who heads UBS's U.S. bank, knows her commercial banking rivals are gunning to win away the bank's super-rich clientele. In an interview, she explains how UBS is fighting back by offering wealthy customers new banking products, like mortgages and credit cards.

National Bank of Canada, the country’s sixth-largest lender, reported quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on gains in earnings from trading and wealth management.

Wells Fargo's regional president of Florida operations has been promoted to a national executive.

Many banks are trying to lure newly affluent Gen X and Gen Y clients with high-tech services, but they may have better luck with a more traditional approach, according to new research.

Nitin Mhatre, executive vice president of Consumer Finance, will lead Webster’s Personal Bank, which includes Webster Investment Services.

The company, which lost millions of dollars after straying from core banking, has returned to its roots as a traditional banking around Philadelphia.

M&T Bank is expected to complete its purchase of Hudson City Bancorp despite unexpected regulatory issues. But an analyst had fun speculating about who might step in as the buyer if that deal collapsed.

A heavyweight panel including former bank regulator Sheila Bair cautioned Wednesday that the Federal Reserve must take a clear and steady direction out of its "experimental" monetary policies so as not to further harm the economy.

In 2012, nearly 27% of commercial banks offered investment services, marking the first increase in over a decade.

Average Americans hold about $300,000 in life insurance coverage, even though they will earn approximately $1.5 million before they retire.

Community Bankers Trust in Glen Allen, Va., has agreed to sell its Georgia operations to Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta.

Small business owners are feeling more confident even as the economy struggles to return to a more robust level of growth.

ESSA Bancorp in Stroudsburg, Pa., has agreed to a buy most of First National Community Bancorp's retail operations in Monroe County.

Umpqua names a former Citi Private Bank executive to lead growth in the San Francisco region.