New ABA Report Addresses Shifting Wealth Management Landscape
With an estimated $68 trillion set to change hands by 2030, a new report released by ABA today delves into how that wealth transfer will affect wealth management practices.
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Podcast: Making Wealth Management Core to Your Community Bank
How can community banks make wealth management a profitable part of their strategy? At Canandaigua National Bank and Trust in New York, 45% of non-interest income—and 15% of the bank’s total revenue—comes from wealth management, says EVP Sam Guerreri.
DOL Proposes Expanded Use of Electronic Delivery for Plan Documents
The Labor Department has issued its much-awaited proposal that would modernize retirement disclosures by providing a new safe harbor for employee benefit plan administrators to use electronic delivery for participant notices and disclosures.
How One Community Bank Is Reinventing CX for the Digital Age
From simplified 10-step online account openings, to value-added robo-advising, to “certified digital bankers,” OceanFirst Bank delivers a new community banking experience.
Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers
Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
ABA Urges SEC to Modernize Regs on Rule 144A Securities
ABA today filed a comment letter urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to modernize its regulations on Rule 144A securities in order to maintain a level playing field between bank-maintained collective investment funds and mutual funds.
ABA Opposes Delaware’s Proposed Changes to Trust Company Applications
The American Bankers Association today wrote to Delaware State Bank Commissioner Robert Glen urging him to withdraw a proposal that would prevent new trust company applications from being approved unless they are affiliated with a national bank, an FDIC-insured depository institution or a bank holding company.
Opportunities for Growing Today’s Bank-Insurance Business
Three insurance products where banks are finding success with customers—and the bottom line.
ABA Provides Feedback to ERISA Advisory Council on Improving Financial Statement Audit Process
The American Bankers Association today provided feedback to the ERISA Advisory Council (which reports to the Department of Labor) on the role of plan administrators and sponsors with respect to plan audits—including those performed under a limited scope audit engagement in which a bank custodian certifies the completeness and accuracy of investment information of plan assets held by the bank.
SEC Approves ‘Best Interest’ Regulation for Broker-Dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today finalized a rule implementing a “best interest” standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making recommendations on securities transactions or investment strategies to retail customers.