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The Puget Sound Business Journal dives into discretionary and non-discretionary accounts managed by the 25 largest asset and wealth management firms in Washington state.

Bank CEOs across the U.S. tend to be men. It’s a different story in Seattle.

As we continue to function in a growing global economy and the population continues to expand, businesses and corporations are taking a more active role in problem solving. I am not referring to concerns about internal auditing, supply chain challenges or language barriers. Instead, companies and individuals are taking a more significant role in solving environmental and social issues. Corporations, private funds and wealth managers are affecting change while building their financial future in the…

SunTrust Banks Inc. is tapping into a market on the cusp of explosion as it expands financial support for aging services nationwide, including in Charlotte.

Cincinnati's largest lender continues to look for new ways to build its Nashville brand.

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) plans to open 10 to 12 new tech-focused branches within the Nashville market, according to local chief Mickey McKay. McKay said Fifth Third wants to boost its local visibility to attract more customers.

The decision to expand its physical presence in Nashville comes on the heels of the bank's second-quarter earnings release, where CEO Greg Carmichael announced the bank intends…

San Antonio received a AAA general obligation bond rating from all three major bond-rating agencies. In doing so, it remains the only major city with a population in excess of a million people to secure such a rating from Standard & Poor’s, Fitch and Moody’s.

The AAA bond rating enables the city to pay the lowest interest rates when borrowing funds. That frees up more funding for critical municipal infrastructure projects. City Manager Sheryl Sculley said it’s a significant accomplishment…

Dallas startup Spartan Crypto is currently raising up to $5 million from investors with plans to offer computing power for cryptocurrency mining and machine learning through a remote cloud-based system.

The JPMorgan Chase Institute conducted the survey.

BBVA Compass, Birmingham’s second-largest bank by market share, has posted a profit of $184 million in the second quarter of 2018.

That profit was down significantly from the bank’s quarterly record net income for the first quarter, which totaled $209 million. But the bank’s second quarter earnings represented a 17 percent increase from the $157 million it earned during the second quarter of 2017.

“Revenue growth was strong and balanced as both net interest income and noninterest income…

The investment giant said clients would be consolidated into its Hong Kong operations.