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Lawmakers are stepping up efforts to deter frivolous patent lawsuits against banks and a host of other companies.

If you still haven't honed your professional approach, let that be your work resolution for the new year.

Many top bank executives still struggle to articulate the value proposition of their wealth programs and why it's better than that of their competitors. The new year brings into focus the importance of creating and sustaining a strong wealth management business.

Clarity on why you do what you do will help you connect to your clients and prospects -- and maybe even yourself.

My wife and I have just one grandchild from one of our two sons (with no current plans for a second). The other son and wife are trying but no luck yet.

Scandals surrounding the setting of some of the world’s most important financial benchmarks, which influence the prices people pay for everything from oil to mortgages, have shaken confidence in vital markets.

U.S. stocks were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached an all-time high last week and headed toward its biggest annual gain since 1997.

U.S. stocks were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached an all-time high last week and headed toward its biggest annual gain since 1997.

Five years after the equity bull market started, U.S. investors returned to stocks in 2013, just in time for the best relative returns versus bonds on record.

Scandals surrounding the setting of some of the world’s most important financial benchmarks, which influence the prices people pay for everything from oil to mortgages, have shaken confidence in vital markets.

Hedge funds got less bullish on gold for the seventh time in eight weeks as the U.S. economy strengthens and inflation fails to accelerate, driving prices to the biggest annual drop in more than three decades.

A retired executive at Yadkin Financial resigned last week in a dispute over the Elkin, N.C., company's growth strategy.

A lot has changed since 1946 when the character from "It's a Wonderful Life" was running a small-town bank. But the perils Bailey faced are, in many ways, similar to those community banks are grappling with today.

Some tips for amplifying social media efforts to provide you with the maximum benefit.

The number of mergers and acquisitions of financial advisors is set to increase substantially in 2014 and beyond, according to research released by Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s plan to pump $1 billion of New York’s $144 billion in pension assets into apartments for poor and working-class residents faces constraints including competition from banks and declining federal aid.

Crocs Inc. Chief Executive Officer John McCarvel will retire and Blackstone Group LP will invest $200 million in convertible preferred stock as the maker of colorful plastic clogs struggles to regain lost popularity.

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced for a second week, heading toward its biggest annual gain since 1997.

Emerging-market stocks advanced, led by the biggest rally in Turkey’s benchmark index in more than three months, amid speculation political tension in the country may ease.

For all the losses on Treasuries this year, demand for U.S. government debt remains stronger than before the financial crisis.