Christopher Wood
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The Most Powerful Women in Finance
The faces at the top are familiar ones, but there are also a number of newcomers to our list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance for 2019. → Read More
The Women to Watch
Two newly minted CEOs, Citibank's Mary McNiff and City National Bank's Kelly Coffey, top the list of Women to Watch for 2019. Check out who else earned a spot in the ranking. → Read More
TD Bank took Epstein money after Deutsche Bank kicked him out
After another global bank cut off convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, his wealth found a home at Toronto-Dominion Bank. → Read More
Barclays is latest to cut finance ties with private prisons
Barclays will stop providing future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities, joining other major lenders in shunning the industry. → Read More
Bitcoin ATMs show gap in EU's money laundering rules, police say
A Spanish effort to prosecute a gang that used Bitcoin automated cash machines suspected of being a front for illegal-drug payments has exposed a hole in European anti-money-laundering controls, law-enforcement authorities in the country said. → Read More
Trump says Deutsche Bank, now 'maligned,' wanted his business
President Trump defended troubled Deutsche Bank on Thursday and said the German financial institution wanted his business, which is now the subject of investigations by congressional Democrats. → Read More
CECL's uncharted territory
Beginning next year, banks will have to dramatically change the way they account for future credit losses, but experts disagree on the new rule's long-term impact. → Read More
SunTrust is latest bank to halt financing of private prisons
SunTrust, the lender merging with BB&T, said it won't provide future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities. → Read More
Deutsche Bank CEO slashes 18,000 jobs in $8.3 billion revamp
Deutsche Bank unveiled a radical overhaul that will see the lender exit its equities business, post a €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion) second-quarter loss and cut the workforce by a fifth to reverse a slide in profitability. → Read More
Deutsche Bank's fleeting U.S. dreams to be unraveled in revamp
A little over two decades ago, Deutsche Bank set out to become a Wall Street giant. This weekend, Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing will probably pull the plug on that dream for good. → Read More
BIS starts fintech hub as central banks look into crypto
The Bank for International Settlements is setting up shop to help officials embrace financial technology, who may need to speed up developing their own digital currency. → Read More
Banks exposed to possible loan market tumult, BIS says
Banks may be exposed to a shakeout in the $1.3 trillion leveraged-loan market even though they mostly own the safest portions of debt, according to the Bank for International Settlements. → Read More
Deutsche Bank plans to cut as many as 20,000 jobs in revamp
Deutsche Bank is considering slashing headcount by more than a fifth in what's shaping up to be its biggest makeover in years, two people familiar with the matter said. → Read More
Warren tells Dimon to stop 'exploiting' with forced arbitration
Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasted Jamie Dimon for reviving a policy that pushes JPMorgan Chase's credit-card customers into arbitration to resolve disputes instead of the courts. → Read More
Trump believes he has the authority to replace Powell at Fed
President Trump has told confidants as recently as Wednesday that he believes he has the authority to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, according to people familiar with the matter. → Read More
Deutsche Bank reportedly being investigated by U.S. over money laundering
Deutsche Bank is being investigated by U.S. federal authorities for potential lapses in money laundering compliance, the New York Times reported, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the inquiry. → Read More
Camille Burckhart, Popular Inc.
As part of the continuing rebuilding effort in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, Banco Popular's nonprofit foundation has several startups working out of its main location in San Juan. For Camille Burckhart, it is part of a mission to help the island get back to normal. → Read More
April Frazer, Wells Fargo
April Frazer describes herself, forthrightly, as a very driven person. Which may explain how she became global head of banks at Wells Fargo before her 37th birthday. → Read More
RBS starts hunt for new chief executive as McEwan steps down
Royal Bank of Scotland's top banker will leave the state-backed lender within a year, in an expected move that potentially paves the way for a senior female executive to take his role. → Read More
Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank end talks on historic combination
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank ended talks on a historic tie-up, throwing the future of the lenders into question after a series of failed turnaround plans. → Read More