Managers of Wealth Americas

Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money

Since November 5, the size of the Fed’s so-called deferred asset has gotten smaller, moving from $243.8 billion to $243.2 billion on November 26.

Budget boost for UK wealth managers

Plus, NYC pension warning, UK borrowing and Salvador Dalí at the Shapero Modern

What do Fed rate cuts mean for investors?

We believe the resumption of the Fed's rate-cutting cycle increases the imperative for investors to put cash to work.

Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B

The news was announced on Thanksgiving by Trump’s “pardon czar”

US agencies issue final capital rule for banks

The new rule aims to address disincentives for banks to engage in lower-risk activities, including intermediating in US Treasury markets.

Four key changes to charitable giving are coming in 2026

New tax laws will affect your charitable giving strategy in the new year. Learn how to make the most of your giving now—before year-end.

State Street Announces Successful Alpha Implementation for Ninety One

This implementation builds on a strategic relationship established in 2004

Fired LPL rep faces 22-month Finra suspension after secretly borrowing $50k from clients

The advisor, formerly with DA Davidson, also repeatedly failed to tell his employers about outside securities accounts he maintained at another Finra member firm.

FSI Urges SEC Chair to End Regulation by Enforcement

In a letter to Paul Atkins, FSI CEO Dale Brown urged the agency not to follow the same game plan with cryptocurrencies as it did with off-channel communications and fund share classes with previous administrations.

Bank of America sued over not paying workers for PC boot up time in proposed class action lawsuit

Lawsuit alleges hourly workers weren’t paid for computer start-up tasks required before clocking in.

The brokered deposit statute is out of sync with today’s financial marketplace

In 2025, the key to building and maintaining a stable funding base is the use of a variety of business services, platforms, technologies and relationships.

Judge Pauses Former CMO Lawsuit Against Carson Group Amid Fabricated Evidence Allegations

Mary Kate Gulick’s suit against her former employer is stayed, “given the seriousness of the allegations,” after Carson Group accused her of altering medical records to support allegations in her complaint.

Key executive convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase is sentenced to over 5 years in prison

The Manhattan federal court sentencing of Olivier Amar came a month after Charlie Javice, the founder of the startup known as Frank, was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Latin America: Remittances And Risks

Recent research by J.P. Morgan Private Bank suggests that the trend could be exacerbated by slowing job creation in the US, which J.P. Morgan projects will grow at 2.7% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026.

PIMCO: Fed delivers despite data drought

What was more eventful was Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference, where he emphasized that rate cuts at future meetings – including December – are “not a foregone conclusion.”

Dutch bank Bunq gains U.S. license to offer American investments

Bunq has previously filed a broker-dealer registration with American regulators, including FINRA and the SEC.

Visory Helps Wealth Management Firms Face Regulators and Clients with Cybersecurity Confidence

SecureAudit was spotlighted at the 2025 Bob Veres Insider's Forum, where Visory guided wealth management leaders through the same hard questions SecureAudit is designed to address:

Expanding Brazil’s global investment horizon: The strategic role of the Cayman Islands

The challenge arises for Brazilian residents who control offshore private equity vehicles.

Musk's legal fight over $56 billion payday from Tesla enters final stage

The defendants, current and former Tesla directors, denied wrongdoing and said McCormick misinterpreted the facts and the law.

Fraud is changing. Are banks ready?

Banks faResiliency is key to combating changing threatsce a changing threat to their mission of safeguarding customer assets and well-being: cutting-edge fraud.

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