For the last 100 years, the transactions have helped ensure the continuity of an original investment, with wide-ranging economic benefits.

Even stodgy Wall Street brokerages are loosening up as they try to win the war for talent.

The requirement, buried in the $1 trillion infrastructure law passed last year, mirrors one for brokerages and has flown under the radar.

"It's probably the only asset class where maybe the client knows more than the advisor right now," Maxwell Lane, head of product for Flourish, said at Financial Planning's Invest conference.

A new Accenture study shows more than 80% of advisors believe AI will soon have a “direct, measurable and consistent impact” on client-advisor relationships.

An independent investigation found no evidence of a pact with Wells Fargo’s attorney but omitted mention of the other big questions emanating from the case.

A panel of FINRA arbitrators unanimously ordered the award against the megabank based on Erin Ann Daly’s claims of gender-based discrimination.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo joined Citigroup in pledging to expand benefits to cover travel for out-of-state abortions. Smaller banks in blue states were more vocal, with one female CEO saying: “I stand in disbelief.”

Disappointed by the impact of ESGs, younger generations may turn to alternative investments.

The North Carolina bank’s wealth arm now operates in nine of the 10 largest U.S. markets.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating the bank over allegations that it conducted so-called fake interviews with nonwhite and female job applicants, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Wall Street's most complex derivatives are getting a green label. What could go wrong?

The Alabama bank hopes that its new InvestPath platform, which combines automation and personal interaction, will attract first-time investors.

Sustainability benchmarks are taking over companies and funds that hold their stock. It's how an Hermès Birkin bag can get tagged as good for democracy.

Investors are also increasingly skeptical of the claims by some sustainable investment funds.

Seventy-four percent of plan participants would contribute more to their retirement fund if their plans had a more value-based approach, Schroders found.

Companies on the Best Places to Work in Fintech list offer sabbaticals or generous vacation time, which helps attract young talent and lets veteran employees re-energize.

The firms respectively settled the regulator’s allegations about suspicious activity reports and the duty of best execution — two major areas of emphasis.

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