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Wealth management firms again target Silicon Valley

Employment trends in much of the financial services industry remain bleak. But there are a few areas that remain in growth mode. One of them is wealth management, especially in booming areas like Silicon Valley. As the start-up industry booms all over again, more companies are staffing up and

Financial firms force WikiLeaks out of business?

WikiLeaks has apparently shut down its publishing operation. The site blames financial services firms for instituting a "blockade" that has prevented people from providing donations to the site. WikiLeaks says the blockade has been led by Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union

Ex-Citadel engineer arrested on code theft charges

We would certainly hope that young code-jockeys at financial services firms, newly flush with fat salaries and perhaps high on their own ambitions, would understand that they cannot play fast and loose with company code. The trial of Sergey Aleynikov stands as a reminder of how high the stakes

Enthusiasm for Citigroup's upside surprise tempered by revenue woes

Higher loan loss reserves have been issue across the industry for years now. But a silver lining has cropped up over the last year or so, one that was especially evident in the past few days. Both Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase have managed to pull off big upside earnings surprises for the seco

Financial firms aim to stay off the systemically important list

In the words of a Fortune pundit, the "wind-down plans" that systemically important financial services firms will eventually have to file look a lot like living wills. The comparison is interesting. People draw up a living will to govern how they will be treated should they be incapacitate

Hedge funds power real estate revival in Manhattan

The turbulence in the hedge fund industry led to similar turbulence in the Manhattan real estate market back in 2008. But as the hedge fund industry recovers, are we in for a resurgence in the high-end commercial real estate market? It seems so. Industry data shows  there were "91 office leasi

What the elections mean for Wall Street

The die would appear to be cast for the next Congress, with the Democrats having been dealt a blow. But that hardly means top financial services firms are suddenly looking better. For top banks, the elections are basically a wash. Dodd-Frank is not likely to be repealed or even tinkered with.

IT jobs outlook improves

The economy is picking up, if a bit unevenly. Many banks, notably the largest banks, are showing strong signs of recovery. And many think there may be some pent-up IT demand building in the industry.

Super computers, an alternative to the cloud?

Hedge fund IT managers were among those who gathered in Portland last week for Supercomputing 09, the annual confab for the supercomputing industry . The financial sector has been one of the strongest

How banks have fared since Lehman's implosion

It's been a long hard road for financial services firms in the wake of the Lehman Brothers implosion. Morningstar provides some perspective on how the industry has fared since then. Two banks have held up well: Goldman Sachs' stock is up about 35 percent and JPMorgan's stock is up about 20