Think Trump Will Scrap the DoL Rule? Bank Execs Disagree

In the ten days since Donald J. Trump became the president-elect, we have heard hopeful speculation in boardrooms and in the media that the new administration will throw out the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule for qualified retirement accounts, set to go...

Setting Revenue Expectations for Next Year

When we convened our semi-annual study group of top bank brokerage executives in Chapel Hill last month, one topic immediately emerged as being a top concern for the group – they expect investment services revenue to decline in 2017, but bank management actually...