Practice

Some companies on SourceMedia’s Best Fintechs to Work For list offer their employees extra time off to live boldly.

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.

A collaboration between SourceMedia and the Best Companies Group, the list is derived from reviews of employer benefits and policies and comprehensive surveys filled out by the companies' employees.

Every week starts and ends the same way — with meetings where departments can share successes and challenges. It’s one way the payments company ensures cross-collaboration.

Although the test is complicated and misunderstood, eliminating it could “do more harm than good,” according to an expert.

Several RIAs have taken a cue from doctors in recent years, running in-house residency programs to train the next generation of planners.

The firm expects to add $10 million in revenue once the deal closes later this year.

The No. 1 IBD is pitching advisors on the merits of its offerings — but rivals have also added major teams from its ranks.

The bank was ordered to pay more than $5 billion over a tax-evasion case in France.

"I would go home at night and question if I added value to anyone’s life that day," writes Ashley Folkes. "The answer was usually no."