Commercial banking

The investment banking giant has been the subject of regulatory probes regarding the way it vets prospective clients. So far, that's not driving away potential clients, executives say.

Richard "Dick" Parsons, the former Citigroup chairman who died Thursday, is credited with helping the New York megabank survive the financial crisis. Earlier in his career, he led Dime Savings Bank out of the savings-and-loan crisis.

Gorman is stepping down as the bank's chairman at the end of the year. Here's a look at how he rebuilt Morgan Stanley with a focus on wealth management.

The New York-based investment bank reported higher revenues across all business lines, with double-digit increases in wealth management and investment banking.

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick downplayed the importance of government investigations into potential money laundering issues involving wealth management clients. "We've been focused on our client on-boarding and monitoring processes for a good while," he said.

The New York megabank is working to deploy artificial intelligence as it seeks to make its own operations more efficient. Solomon also sees an "unprecedented" opportunity in financing clients' needs as they invest in AI.

The company has long been criticized for its lagging financial performance and its complexity. CEO Jane Fraser is pushing through Citigroup's most recent transformation plan, but will she succeed where her predecessors have failed?

For the second straight year, Goldman Sachs shareholders have filed a proposal calling for more details on racial and gender pay gaps. The request comes as the investment banking giant faces scrutiny over its lack of high-ranking women leaders.

The New York megabank is considering splitting its institutional clients group division into three parts following the upcoming departure of top executive Paco Ybarra, the Financial Times reported. The heads of the three segments would report directly to CEO Jane Fraser.

With the acquisitions of CIT Group and a large portion of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the North Carolina company has doubled in size for the second time in a little more than a year and joined the class of super regionals.

The move comes after rivals Bank of America and Goldman Sachs Group cut CEO pay, while JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo left theirs unchanged.

Royal Bank of Canada's planned acquisition of HSBC Holdings' Canadian unit would expand its lead in the country's heavily concentrated financial market, strengthening its dealings with companies and wealthy individuals, while potentially drawing scrutiny from regulators.

Credit Suisse Group is planning a fresh round of job cuts at the global wealth management business starting next week, adding to dismissals that already started at the investment bank, according to people familiar with the matter.

The financial advisory firm cited recent conversations with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., where the current leadership is widely seen as unwelcoming of efforts to open new ILCs.

The troubled bank is still worth more than investors now value it.

Credit Suisse Group is shifting resources in the pursuit of business from a broader range of rich clients, as the lender focuses more on wealth management amid cuts to its troubled investment bank. 

Missouri-based UMB Financial says it would acquire 157,000 accounts across more than 3,000 employer groups from Old National Bancorp in Indiana.

Business lines south of the border, led by a diversified commercial banking unit, contributed more than 40% of total earnings at Bank of Montreal over the past 12 months. Company executives now see an opportunity in selling wealth management services to commercial clients.

The Florida-based asset management firm has the low-cost deposits TriState Capital needs to fund its rapid loan growth.

Though the Providence, Rhode Island, bank is in the midst of three deals, CEO Bruce Van Saun said it remains on the lookout for other nonbank purchases that could help boost fee income and generate cross-selling opportunities.