The brokerage giant sticks to more conservative approach to retail investing amid increasingly crowded market.

The company celebrated its 25th anniversary as a public company with net earnings of $700 million in its wealth unit. The profits were an improvement from its losses last year.

With a profit margin of 46% in the business segment and new converts using the firm's technology, BNY CFO Dermot McDonough said the company is in good shape.

Citi's CEO Jane Fraser assured investors Friday that the megabank was on the rebound from a corporate restructuring and regulatory actions.

The megabank saw a 15% increase in assets under management in its wealth management division in the second quarter.

Rising expenses from increasing asset values in client accounts also put a dent in the unit's bottom line in the second quarter.

Wealthtech platform Envestnet has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital in a $4.5 billion deal that includes heavyweight investors like BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street Global Advisors.

Neil McLaughlin, who'taking over RBC's wealth unit after running its personal and commercial banking divisions, is seen as a likely CEO successor.

An aging advisor base, continuing consolidation in M&A deals and shrinking organic growth are causing teams to consider changes, J.D. Power said.

The court made it tougher for the administration to defend regulations it issued in recent months to tackle climate change, forgive student debt, crack down on so-called junk fees and write tax regulations.