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    FINRA ‘secret agreement’ probe ignores larger arbitration concerns

    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.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    June 29
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    Citi must pay $1.4M to financial advisor who called it a ‘boys club’

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

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    June 26
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  • Politics and policy
    Banks weigh in on the overturning of Roe v. Wade

    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.”

    By Allissa Kline, Jim Dobbs, Jordan Stutts and Polo Rocha
    June 24
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    Disappointed by the impact of ESGs, younger generations may turn to alternative investments.

    June 13
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    Truist expands its wealth management business into Chicago

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

    By Paige Hagy
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    June 13
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  • Industry News
    Wells Fargo faces criminal probe over interview practices: Report

    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.

    By Polo Rocha
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    June 9
  • ESG
    Does that CDO come in green? With ESG everywhere, buyers beware

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    June 9
    With sustainable labels hitting every corner of finance, the potential for greenwashing expands.
  • Wealth management
    Regions launches investment advisory service aimed at young customers

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

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    By Jordan Stutts
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    June 8
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  • ESG
    How the ESG industrial complex blurs the lines for do-good 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.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    June 8
    "Sustainable" means a host of different things, some of them surprising. That's a problem, even as funds and companies court the label.
  • ESG
    ESG insiders demand course correction to fix industry boasts

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

    June 7
    There's growing skepticism, even inside the ESG industry, about claims of sustainable investments.
  • Retirement
    Why ESG retirement plans could get employees to save more for the future

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

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    By Alyssa Place
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    June 6
  • Fintech
    Don’t underestimate the power of allowing employees to unplug

    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.

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    By Penny Crosman
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    June 1
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  • Regulation and compliance
    Wells Fargo, First Republic cases offer fresh SEC warnings to industry

    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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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    May 23
    Wells Fargo branch, Bloomberg News
  • Wealth management
    Best advisor pay for the $1M producer

    Our annual analysis of core compensation components at wirehouses, regional and national BDs.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    May 23
    Clients can no longer receive tax-free mass transit passes and parking allowances through their employers under the new law.
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    Best advisor pay for the $600K producer

    Our annual analysis of core compensation components at wirehouses, regional and national BDs.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    May 19
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    Best advisor pay for the $400K producer

    Our annual analysis of core compensation components at wirehouses, regional and national BDs.

    By Justin L. Mack
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    May 17
    The Wall Street subway sign is seen in a station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2016. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was little changed after retreating from a four-month high, as gains in oil lifted commodity producers to help offset weaker-than-forecast earnings from Microsoft Corp. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
  • Wealth management
    Wells Fargo names new head of its financial advisory unit

    The former JPMorgan Chase executive will will replace Jim Hays, who is retiring.

    By Polo Rocha
    Staff Writer
    May 13
  • Wealth management
    Financial literacy declining among career military officers, too

    A veteran and service member-focused wealth manager is calling for more partnership with the private sector to boost understanding of money matters.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    April 25
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  • Regulation and compliance
    Wealth manager set to be acquired by TD Bank settles FINRA case

    First Horizon Advisors resolved a supervisory investigation involving a former rep after its parent firm announced it’s being purchased for $13.4 billion.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    April 21
    First Horizon Bank branch, Bloomberg News
  • Fintech
    Fintechs create tech that lets banks offer tax prep help

    April and Column Tax are among the startups capitalizing on the idea that taxes are part of a person’s financial life and banks are most suited to help with tax preparation and filing.

    By Miriam Cross
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    April 8
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CAN RIA GROWTH AND TRUE FIDUCIARY DUTY REALLY COEXIST?

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