Unlocking operational leverage is the name of the game for today’s businesses. In the face of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, controlling for what is controllable while making the most of available resources is emerging as a way to capture growth. For instance, Amazon is equipping its...
The ability of artificial intelligence to transcribe conversations and categorize them by topic can save financial advisers 10 to 15 hours per week, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Monday (June 10). The global financial services firm has seen this savings when using an AI...
Last week, Microsoft debuted a line of artificial intelligence (AI)-ready personal computers. New findings by Morgan Stanley — the subject of a report Sunday (May 26) by Seeking Alpha — argue that the tech giant’s rollout could usher in a new wave of PC sales....
Canada’s Scotiabank has a new CEO for its global banking and markets (GBM) business. Travis Machen, who joins the bank from Morgan Stanley, is set to take on his new position on May 6, Scotiabank announced in a Monday (April 29) news release. “In this role, Mr. Machen will...
July 25, 2023
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become one of the most important topics of our time, and global banks are beginning to explore the possibilities of the technology so as not to miss out on the impact it is poised to have on the financial services sector. Citi CEO Jane Fraser recently expressed the importance of banks […]
February 24, 2020
Two deals this past week shone a spotlight on the lure of financial services — done digitally — and the “build vs. buy” debate, settled firmly on the side of...
April 15, 2019
Shadow banking now has $52 trillion in assets under its belt. FinTech firms are crowding financial services’ flanks, looking for customers who crave mobile means of managing their financial lives....
August 16, 2017
Urban FT has launched a bid for struggling mobile money firm Digiliti. To get a sense of the strategy behind the deal, Karen Webster got an exclusive first look with Urban FT's CEO Richard Steggall about...
July 02, 2024
A lawsuit accusing 10 banking giants of overcharging investors on corporate bonds has been resurrected. The reason, as Reuters reported Tuesday (July 2), is because the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has overturned the trial judge’s earlier dismissal of the suit, saying the judge should have been recused as his wife held […]
June 10, 2024
The ability of artificial intelligence to transcribe conversations and categorize them by topic can save financial advisers 10 to 15 hours per week, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Monday...
May 26, 2024
Last week, Microsoft debuted a line of artificial intelligence (AI)-ready personal computers. New findings by Morgan Stanley — the subject of a report Sunday (May 26) by Seeking Alpha —...
April 30, 2024
Canada’s Scotiabank has a new CEO for its global banking and markets (GBM) business. Travis Machen, who joins the bank from Morgan Stanley, is set to take on his new position on May...
