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Wells Fargo Gets Into Crypto With Upcoming ‘Professionally Managed’ Cryptocurrency Investment

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Wells Fargo will soon offer “a professionally managed solution” for cryptocurrency to clients. “We think the cryptocurrency space has just kind of hit an evolution and maturation of its development that allows it now to be a viable investable asset,” said the president of Wells Fargo Investment Institute. Wells Fargo Getting Into Crypto Darrell Cronk, … Read more

Biggest Layoffs in US Banking History: Analyst Predicts Banks to Cut 200,000 Jobs

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A Wells Fargo analyst has predicted the largest “reduction in U.S. bank headcount in history.” Banks are expected to cut 200,000 jobs as they strive to improve productivity and efficiency amid rising competition from fintech and non-bank financial institutions. US Banking Sector to Experience Biggest Headcount Reduction An analyst with Wells Fargo, Mike Mayo, has … Read more

$200 Billion in Fines: Mega Banks Rack up Penalties From Illegal Activities

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Top U.S. banks have racked up almost $200 billion in fines and penalties over the past 20 years from illegal activities in 395 major legal cases. Bank of America tops the list, followed by JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo, according to a new report, which also covers Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Big Banks’ $200 … Read more

Wells Fargo Investment Institute Report Compares Bitcoin to the 1850’s Gold Rush

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On Monday, the U.S. bank Wells Fargo’s wholly-owned subsidiary and registered investment adviser the Wells Fargo Investment Institute published an investment strategy with a page dedicated to the crypto asset bitcoin. The institute’s contributing author and Head of Global Asset Allocation Strategy, Tracie McMillion, compared crypto investing to the “early days of the 1850’s gold … Read more

Report: Market Valuation of 14 Banking Giants Shed $635 Billion This Year

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The world’s largest banks lost a considerable amount of market valuation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report that estimates financial incumbents lost $635 billion. Between December 2019 and August 2020, the market caps of 14 major banking institutions lost upwards of 30-50% during the time period. A newly published report written by … Read more