Financial education firm Professional Bank Services announced the launch of bankED, an online training option for meeting the financial industry’s annual regulatory and policy-driven education requirements.
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Bank culture improved since recession, but challenges remain
A new report says despite ongoing efforts to improve conduct and culture deficiencies, the nation’s banks still face serious brand and reputation challenges.
New Fed risk report finds corporate debt concerns, Brexit fallout
On Nov. 28, the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors released its first-ever Financial Stability Report. Among the risks: increasing levels of corporate leverage and international instability.
Fenergo creates CLM solutions app for Salesforce
Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions provider Fenergo announced the creation of an app for financial institutions that deploy Salesforce.
SWIFT solution combats fraudulent payments
SWIFT, a secure financial messaging service, announced the introduction of Payment Controls, an in-network solution to combat fraudulent payments and help strengthen customers’ existing security.
Compliance.ai launches financial regulation workflow solution
RegTech company Compliance.ai announced the launch of a solution designed to help chief compliance officers manage the growing volume of financial regulatory changes.
BlackRock’s Midyear 2018 Global Investment Outlook
BlackRock’s 2018 investment themes have been refreshed against a backdrop of steady global growth and strong corporate earnings, but rising macroeconomic uncertainty.
As technology evolves, so do accounting and finance leaders
A new study from Robert Half and the Financial Executives Research Foundation reveals how evolving technology is rapidly enhancing the accounting and finance functions.
Institutional Bond ETF Guide: Markets on Demand
Many investors are discovering they can no longer rely exclusively on the old bond trading model to meet all their liquidity needs. Seismic regulatory shifts have reduced large banks’ balance sheets, constraining their ability to hold inventory and support market liquidity. As a result, it has become harder and more costly for investors to source bonds and to quickly adjust their portfolios.
Index Your Bonds: A guide to dispelling the myths
Image: Most investors are familiar with equity index investing, but less so with indexing in fixed income. As a result of this lack of understanding, a growing number of publications are questioning the validity of bond indexing.
