Bessant & Erdoes: In conversation

Bank of America is rewarding almost all of its employees with a pool of $1 billion in restricted stock, further boosting compensation as financial firms compete to attract and retain workers.

The advisors felt “some familiarity and also some loyalty” after spending decades affiliated with the wealth manager’s independent brokerage.

Inadequate financial literacy is a problem for the majority of Americans. Fintech CEO Uzrad Lew chats with EBN about solutions.

In this fireside chat, Ida Liu, the global head of Citi Private Bank, covers a range of topics, including how digital client engagement is evolving.

There’s “a pretty good chance” that the U.S. will outpace current expectations for this year, the megabank’s CEO says.

What else do banks need to do to achieve gender parity more quickly? What are the tech innovations that will be most impactful for the banking industry? What will the surviving banks look like a decade from now?

Understanding how gifted money will impact the student’s FASFA is critical.

Seeking to drive industry change through speaker lineups, Sonya Dreizler and Liv Gagnon launched a company called Choir.

The boutique institution has 25 financial advisors, but it’s seeking to grow even larger through a deal with Summit Financial and Merchant Investment.

After the unprecedented success of shareholder votes last year, activists are renewing their pressure on giant fund firms over racial equity.

The office of supervisory jurisdiction is seeking to avoid any further potential disruption from M&A deals, its founder says.

Spending down savings is a challenge for many in older age

Despite uncertainty over potential tax increases, there are still some valuable tax-planning moves for the final days of this year.

LPL Financial reeled in the largest haul, but RIA consolidators and other rivals also completed mega-moves in 2021.

Experts discuss the proliferation of chief diversity officers across the industry and what it may mean for future progress in diversity.

Private Advisor Group received capital from Merchant, while Integrated Partners has recruited nearly a dozen practices this year.

JPMorgan Chase executives were supposed to make sure employee communications were archived for regulatory scrutiny. But for years, even the bosses were using their mobile phones to tap out work-related messages — a practice so pervasive that U.S. authorities dropped the hammer Friday, imposing $200 million in fines.

Morgan Stanley made sweeping changes to its employee benefits including increasing parental leave and allowing some employees to buy its stock at a 10% discount amid intense competition for talent.

With Senate tax writers in agreement with the House to ban the favored tax-free strategy, wealth advisors have a narrow window to make moves.