The Most Powerful Women in Banking Top Teams
Bringing ambition, a startup culture and a watchful eye on real outcomes were dominant themes running throughout these top teams.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT
For rising leaders, the race to the top requires an artful blend of business savvy, technology fluency, and an adaptable management style.
Inflation falling now doesn’t erase the last five years’ worth of it
Inflation ticked down in August, but its cumulative pressure over the past years has a lot of people struggling. Banks have a better plan than stress tests.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking, #3, Marianne Lake, JPMorganChase
Thought to be the smartest person in the room, Lake’s ability to parse data to solve problems drove a ROE of 32% for her unit in 2025.
Top 5 players’ Ginnie MSR domination drives specialization
Larger public companies’ high-profile servicing acquisitions tend to get the spotlight, but the two top leaders in the Ginnie MSR market are quieter players currently run as private companies.
SEC rule would let investors take exam to qualify as accredited
In addition to proposing broader access to private market investments for those who pass a test and for CFPs and other credential holders, the SEC also proposed expanding advisors’ ability to charge performance-based fees.
Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship
PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the conclusion of the work of Independent Monitor Carrie H. Cohen of Morrison & Foerster LLP, who was retained by the FDIC Board of Directors to independently monitor and audit the agency’s implementation […]
Amex accelerates business AI as high-profile alternatives emerge
Meta’s Muse digital assistant and fintechs have drawn lots of attention, but Amex contends it can harness its long history and ample data to train its internally-developed artificial intelligence agents.
Musings about Muse, Meta’s red-hot new AI agent
What can banks learn from developments around consumer-facing apps like Muse about the future norms they will inevitably have to navigate.
Regardless of DEI politics, Quad-A’s VISION conference grows
As a significantly underrepresented group in the industry, Black planners and other wealth management professionals of all backgrounds have been tapping into the Quad-A network and professional development opportunities for decades.