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☆ Republicans could filibuster the replacement of Dianne Feinstein, but it's unclear if they actually would: 'We couldn't do that'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

They argue that Republicans could filibuster the appointment of a new senator to the Judiciary Committee. "We couldn't do that," said Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who chaired the committee from 2015 to 2019. "I don't know why that would be a problem," said Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, another member of the committee. With Feinstein absent, the Judiciary Committee could not quickly approve and send to the floor a slate of nominees that lacked GOP support. Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida expressed amazement that replacing Feinstein's seat could be subject to the Senate's 60-vote filibuster.

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☆ Hedge fund industry insiders say Two Sigma's unusual risk disclosure was years in the making
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two Sigma, the successful quant hedge fund, is dogged by two cofounders who don't get along. Disagreements between Overdeck and Siegel only surfaced publicly for the first time last week. The disclosure was highly unusual for a hedge fund since they generally have much lighter disclosure requirements than their public counterparts, experts say, making the filing all the more notable. The firm has been known mainly as a premier quantitative hedge fund since its founding. Then when it comes to planning for the next generation of leaders to take over from hedge fund founders, the transition can be difficult.

Persons: John Overdeck, David Siegel, Overdeck, Siegel, Mark Pickard, Jonathan Hitchon, Sarah Jacobs, Kevin Mullally, Mullally Organizations: Sigma, Street Journal, Overdeck, Wall Street, Business, University of Central Locations: New York, Manhattan's SoHo, University of Central Florida

☆ Inside JPMorgan's handling of Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is the last week of 10 Things on Wall Street. But there remains a very large blight on JPMorgan's record that has come back into the spotlight this year: Jeffrey Epstein. Insider's Kaja Whitehouse and Emmalyse Brownstein have a breakdown of JPMorgan's long, drawn-out breakup with Epstein. Read more on JPMorgan's handling of Jeffrey Epstein. The Treasury secretary isn't particularly worried about the potential for more bank mergers this year, per The Wall Street Journal.

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☆ 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That, of course, is the billion-dollar question: What did JPMorgan, America's largest bank, know about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking? Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. Lots of questions," declared a senior JPMorgan compliance officer reviewing Epstein's accounts as part of that 2011 compliance review, according to court papers filed by the US Virgin Islands. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

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☆ JPMorgan Chase's drawn-out breakup with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Several months later, in October 2006, JPMorgan categorized Epstein as a "high-risk" client, according to a transcript of Dimon's deposition in May. Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. A 'faithless servant'One person who might know much more about the tangled relationship between Epstein and JPMorgan is Jes Staley. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

☆ Depending on who you ask, BlackRock just saved, or killed, crypto
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Today we've got stories on a startup helping you build your credit with rent payments, Wall Street reentering the home-buying frenzy, and how to cut out late-night snacking. But that hasn't stopped critics from painting BlackRock's filing as part of a wider power shift in crypto benefiting traditional financial firms. (It's worth noting that the announcement coincides with the launch of EDX Markets, a crypto exchange backed by Wall Street royalty like Citadel Securities, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, per The Wall Street Journal.) Wall Street isn't in the business of supporting causes that could put it out of business. By partnering with traditional finance firms, crypto companies are letting the fox in the hen house.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, we've, Andrii Shyp, Arif Qazi, Wall, Insider's Rebecca Ungarino, Rebecca, Morgan Chittum, hasn't, Charles Schwab, I've, Read, Teresa Heitsenrether, Here's, We're, Netflix's, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Bel, Gary Winnick, Kaja Whitehouse, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: EDX, Wall, Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Street, JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Netflix, US Virgin Islands, Bel, Air, LinkedIn Locations: BlackRock, New York, London

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it easier for Ukraine to fund its fight against Russian invaders by using seized and frozen Russian assets. The U.S. Congress has approved more than $100 billion in military, humanitarian and economic aid for Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. It also would bar the release of funds to sanctioned Russian entities until Russia withdraws from Ukraine and agrees to provide compensation for harm caused by the war. The bill's other Republican sponsors include Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Representatives Joe Wilson, Thomas Kean and Brian Fitzpatrick. Democratic sponsors include Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Marcy Kaptur, a co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, as well as Representatives Steve Cohen and Mike Quigley.

Persons: Jim Risch, Michael McCaul, Joe Wilson, Thomas Kean, Brian Fitzpatrick, Sheldon Whitehouse, Marcy Kaptur, Steve Cohen, Mike Quigley, Patricia Zengerle, William Maclean Organizations: Republican, Democratic, U.S . Congress, U.S, Congress, Moscow, Senate Foreign Relations, Opportunity, House Foreign Affairs, Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, United States

☆ Wall Street is finding the silver lining on inflation, but how long will the 'good' times last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But on Wall Street, a crisis is just a bit of financial engineering away from becoming an opportunity to make money. That's where inflation traders come in. The strategy of betting on the swings in consumer prices has exploded in recent years, with revenues from inflation trading going from $700 million in 2019 to $3.9 billion in 2022. And while inflation trading has the potential to generate some big returns, making your money back on hires like these might be a tall task if inflation has a short shelf life. More on where the top players in inflation trading are landing amid a heated war for talent.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, we've, Goldman Sachs, I've, Malte Mueller, Insider's Kaja Whitehouse, Kaja, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Elon Musk, Goldman, Citadel's Ken Griffin, Dara Khosrowshahi, Jeffrey Cane, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: Getty, Labor Statistics, Federal, Paramount, BlackRock, Tech, LinkedIn Locations: BlackRock, China, New York, London

☆ The inflation trader hiring frenzy: Where top players are landing as the war for talent heats up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Inflation trading has gone from a backwater to a $4 billion business as consumer prices careen. It's led to a rush of hiring by banks and hedge funds eager to tap top talent. Insider breaks down the biggest departures, promotions, and hires in inflation trading. Inflation trading isn't new, but up until the last two years, it was a bit of a backwater. It's Winkworth's second move since the renaissance in inflation trading — he joined Deutsche from Morgan Stanley in 2021.

Persons: It's, Jimmy Carter, Joaquin de Soto, Goldman Sachs, Jordan Lange, Carrington Fox, Igor Cashyn, Guy Winkworth, Sukhjeet Atwal, Morgan Stanley, we'll Organizations: Citadel, Barclays, May, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche

☆ New bipartisan bill in Senate could address TikTok security concerns without a ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Much of the existing legislation addressing TikTok at the federal and state level has focused on bans of the app. Wednesday’s legislation, known as the Protecting Americans’ Data From Foreign Surveillance Act, does not identify TikTok by name. TikTok has faced criticism from US officials who say the company’s links to China pose a national security risk. Congress has made several attempts in recent months to address data transfers to foreign adversaries. In February, House lawmakers advanced a bill that would all but require the Biden administration to ban TikTok over national security concerns about the app.

Persons: Oregon Democratic Sen, Ron Wyden, Wyoming Republican Sen, Cynthia Lummis, —, ” Wyden, Wyden, TikTok, ByteDance, Biden, Justin Sherman, ” Sherman, Rhode Island Democratic Sen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sheldon Whitehouse , Tennessee Republican Sen, Bill Hagerty, New Mexico Democratic Sen, Martin Heinrich, Florida Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, Warren Davidson, Anna Eshoo Organizations: CNN, Oregon Democratic, Wyoming Republican, ByteDance, Commerce Department, Oracle, Texas, Commerce, Duke University’s Sanford School of Public, Rhode, Rhode Island Democratic, Sheldon Whitehouse , Tennessee Republican, New Mexico Democratic, Florida Republican, Ohio Republican, California Democratic Locations: China, United States, Russia, Rhode Island, Sheldon Whitehouse , Tennessee, New Mexico, Florida

☆ UBS Just Outlined the Key People Tasked With Integrating Credit Suisse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Monday marked the official closing of UBS' acquisition of Swiss rival Credit Suisse, a deal both sides weren't exactly thrilled about. Specifically, the bank identified the Credit Suisse execs sitting in positions of power within its investment bank and wealth management division. UBS has not been bashful in hinting at what it is, and is not, interested in integrating from Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse was in rough shape by the time it got acquired, but that's not to say there weren't talented bankers there. Read more about the leaders of UBS' wealth and investment bank teams following its Credit Suisse deal.

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☆ UBS just reshuffled its leadership ranks after buying Credit Suisse. See the new power players in charge of the $1.7 trillion Swiss banking behemoth.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Michelle Abrego | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The merger between Credit Suisse and UBS creates a new Swiss banking behemoth with $1.7 trillion in assets. Investment bank leadersThe president of UBS's investment bank, Robert Karofsky, circulated a memo on Monday announcing his new leadership team. Ebert, co-head of markets at Credit Suisse, was also named head of Credit Suisse for the Investment Bank, reporting to Karofsky. UBS global wealth management president Iqbal Khan revealed the appointments to its critical wealth business in an internal memo titled "Becoming a global wealth powerhouse." Members of the current Credit Suisse wealth management leadership team will report to both Yves-Alain and to their respective UBS global wealth management regional leader.

Persons: Yves, Alain Sommerhalder, Michael Ebert, Robert Karofsky, Ebert, Karofsky, Marco Valla, Valla, Javier Oficialdegui, Mike, I've, George Athanasopoulos, Jason Barron, Ros L'Esperance, Dan Dowd, Taichi Takahashi, Chris Leone, Julie Beavan, Tricia Hazelwood, Jeff Hinton, Kurt Anthony, Laurence Braham, Richard Hardegree, Richard Casavechia, Ozzie Ramos, Jason Williams, Neil Meyer, Ken Tittle, Iqbal Khan, Francesco De Ferrari, Khan, Reuters Yves, Alain, Wiwi Gutmannsbauer, Benjamin Cavalli, Cavalli, Kinner, Amy Lo, Jin Yee Young, Young, Hatecke, UBS's Anton Simonet, Christl, Jason Chandler, Sergio Ermotti, Ralph Hamers, Ermotti, MICHELE LIMINA, Todd Tuckner, Sarah Youngwood, Michelle Bereaux, Stefan Seiler, Christian Bluhm, Damian Vogel, Ulrich Körner Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Suisse, Credit, Wall Street, Investment, Investment Bank, Barclays, Global Banking, Investment Bank Management, Global Markets, Global Research, IB, Resource Management, Staff, MUFG Securities, Reuters, Yves, Deutsche, Switzerland, Swiss Re, Getty Locations: Switzerland's, Swiss, Americas, Asia, Singapore, Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Africa, America, AFP

☆ Opinion | If the Supreme Court Won’t Fix Its Ethics Mess, Congress Should
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Erwin Chemerinsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Last month, when the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on whether to impose an ethics code on the court, some of the Republican senators on the committee decried the effort as political. Liberals and conservatives should want a Supreme Court that is above reproach. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Richard Blumenthal, along with other Democrats, have introduced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act. Among other things, it would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct within 180 days of the bill’s enactment. It also would create a transparent process for the public to submit ethics complaints against justices, to be reviewed by a random panel of chief judges.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Antonin Scalia, Neil Gorsuch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal Organizations: Bloomberg Law, Republican

☆ PGA Tour commissioner reportedly tells employees the reason for LIV Golf merger: 'We cannot compete with a foreign government with unlimited money'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke to employees about the merger with LIV Golf, WSJ reported. He reportedly suggested the cost of battling LIV Golf in court and on the green was unsustainable. "The PGA TOUR has never been a more valuable property," which the merger recognized via an investment, she added. PGA Tour announced the merger after a tough year of battling LIV Golf in court and on the green. PGA Tour players who have joined LIV include Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson.

Persons: Jay Monahan, LIV Golf, —, Joe Monahan, Monahan, LIV, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bertrand Guay, Phil Mickelson, Ben Jared, Bubba Watson Organizations: LIV, Saudi, Service, PGA Tour, Street, Getty, Saudi Public Investment Fund, PGA Locations: Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, AFP, Saudi

☆ A Goldman Sach star jumps to hedge fund giant Citadel as demand for inflation traders burns red hot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs just lost one of its star traders to billionaire Ken Griffin. The move comes amid a fierce talent war for inflation traders. Goldman Sachs just lost one of its stars to billionaire Ken Griffin as demand for inflation traders burns up across Wall Street. Joaquin de Soto, a top inflation trader for Goldman Sachs in London, is heading to Citadel, the $60 billion hedge fund founded by Griffin, according to people familiar with the matter. Trader pay is also skyrocketing due to swelling assets at multistrategy funds like Citadel and Millennium, leading to a war for talent.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Ken Griffin, Banks, Joaquin de Soto, Griffin, Brevan Howard, De Soto, efinancialcareers, Goldman, they've Organizations: Citadel, Wall, Goldman, Bloomberg, Vali Analytics, BLS, Trader, Millennium Locations: London

☆ Goldman Sachs' Stephanie Cohen is taking a leave of absence — her second since 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman consumer banking exec Stephanie Cohen is taking a leave of absence. Goldman will welcome Cohen back "when she is ready," CEO David Solomon said. Stephanie Cohen, a leader of Goldman Sachs' retail banking expansion, is stepping away from the bank for an undisclosed period, employees were told on Friday. Cohen has been with Goldman since 1999 and is known as a key architect of the bank's consumer banking strategy. Cohen also took a leave of absence in 2022 that was not widely shared within the consumer banking division she co-headed, as Insider's Dakin Campbell previously reported.

Persons: Stephanie Cohen, Philip Berlinski, Ericka Leslie, Goldman, Cohen, David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, " Cohen, John Waldron, Stephanie, Solomon, Waldron, Insider's Dakin Campbell Organizations: Apple, General Motors, Solutions, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Goldman

☆ Goldman Sachs No. 2 explains the bank's layoffs as it embarks on its third round of job cuts in less than a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman COO John Waldron said economic uncertainty has been a major challenge for the bank. 2 said he could not guarantee the bank won't make more job cuts this year, citing continued economic uncertainty. When asked about the potential for future job cuts, Waldron cited those "crosscurrents" as a reason the bank's cost-cutting may not be over. In September, Goldman cut a few hundred staffers, including members of the investment bank's technology, media, and telecommunications team, Insider reported. "I think we have done a better job in the last four or five years really trying to build a deeper succession pipeline," Waldron said.

Persons: Goldman, John Waldron, Goldman Sach's, Goldman Sachs, Waldron, it's, Goldman isn't, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Bloomberg Invest, Street, JPMorgan, First Republic Bank Locations: Manhattan

☆ Meet the Morgan Stanley rainmaker tapped to chair the M&A division of law firm Paul Weiss as fears of investor activism grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley rainmaker Robert Kindler is leaving the investment bank for law firm Paul Weiss. Kindler, global chair of mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, has been named global chair of M&A at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. "Paul, Weiss has the premier franchise for M&A and activism defense and I am excited to become a part of it." Last year, Paul Weiss represented the board of McDonald's in its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn. In 2000, he joined JPMorgan, where he was named global head of M&A before joining Morgan Stanley in 2006.

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☆ How to land a job with Blackstone, Apollo, KRR, and other private equity titans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Private equity is often seen as the Holy Grail of finance jobs — but breaking in can be challenging. We also have data on private equity pay and the industry's top recruiters. Here is what we found about pay at private equity firms, including Blackstone, Apollo, and Bain Capital. Private equity recruiting has been starting earlier than ever Getty ImagesPrivate equity firms like to recruit young talent from investment banks. These days, the private equity recruiting process has started earlier than ever, resulting in middle-of-the-night interviews with offers being made — and blown up — all before Labor Day.

Persons: —, bymuratdeniz, Blackstone, Samantha Lee, Drew Angerer, Skye Gould, Jon Gray, Grace Koo, Read, Carlyle, Alex Crisses, Thoma Bravo, Warburg Pincus, Wharton's, Axel Springer Organizations: Blackstone, KKR, Service, Apax Partners, Oaktree, of Foreign Labor, Apollo, Bain Capital, Labor, General Atlantic, PJT Partners, Partners, dealmakers, Wall, University of Michigan Locations: Carlyle, Blackstone, Axel

☆ From Party City to Bed Bath & Beyond: Bankruptcies just hit their highest level since the Great Recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Corporate bankruptcies just hit their highest levels since 2010, according to new data. This year's bankruptcies include Party City, Serta Simmons, and the parent of Silicon Valley Bank. There were 54 corporate bankruptcies in the US in May, bringing this year's total to 286, according to new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's the highest number of US corporate bankruptcies recorded for the first five months of the year since 2010, the data provider said. This year's bankruptcies include party goods retailer Party City and mattress seller Serta Simmons, both of which filed for restructuring protection in January.

Persons: Serta Simmons Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, P Global Market Intelligence, P's, Intelligence, Party City, Bank, Federal Locations: Silicon

The Democratic-led Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the subject in May. Crow, a major Republican donor, last month, rejected the panel's request for a meeting. Separately, Bopp declined to provide another Democratic-led Senate panel, the Finance Committee, any personal financial information about Crow, it said. In a statement, the panel accused Crow of "stonewalling" and "doubling down on bogus legal theories." The news outlet ProPublica has detailed the ties between Thomas and Crow.

Persons: Harlan Crow's, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Crow, Crow's, Michael Bopp, Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bopp, Ron Wyden, Neil Gorsuch, Susan Heavey, Kanishka Singh, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Republican, Democratic, Finance Committee, Finance, Politico, Thomson Locations: Texas, Colorado

☆ Prince Harry Puts Britain’s Press on Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Mark Landler | Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To illustrate their case, Harry’s lawyers submitted 147 articles that it said were based on information obtained using illegal means. “Every facet of his life was splashed across the paper as an exclusive, a story too good not to publish,” Mr. Sherborne said. “The notion that this took place years ago is misplaced,” he said. Still, that is the nub of the case made by the Mirror Group’s lawyers. The practice of phone hacking has all but vanished since the scandal erupted in 2011, according to lawyers who specialize in these cases.

Persons: Princess Diana, Mr, Sherborne, ”, Harry, Nikki Sanderson, Michael Taylor, Fiona Wightman, Paul Whitehouse Organizations: The

☆ Richard Handler, CEO of investment bank Jefferies, reminds incoming interns that working hard is no guarantee of a job
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Investment banking internships kick off across Wall Street this week. Richard Handler, CEO of investment bank Jefferies, has some tips for incoming interns, including a harsh reminder that working hard is no guarantee of a job. Handler's comments come as investment banking internships kick off at a difficult time for Wall Street. Handler acknowledged that some interns decide that investment banking is not for them. Insider's Reed Alexander spoke to an investment banking intern for a midsize bank who said he hated being chained to his desk and seeing junior bankers being reamed out in public.

Persons: Richard Handler, Handler, Richard Handler's, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, aren't, Brownstein, Insider's Reed Alexander Organizations: Jefferies, Morning, Twitter, Wall, Bank of America

☆ JPMorgan's No. 2 explains how the fintech threat made the nation's largest bank even bigger
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank by assets, is getting bigger every day. The bank's second-in-command said the fintech threat is driving some of its expansion plans. 2, Daniel Pinto, suggested that the looming fintech threat is also responsible for JPMorgan's retail banking expansion in Europe. It plans to spend $15.3 billion on tech in 2023, up $14 billion from last year. Last month, JPMorgan agreed to pay about $10.6 billion to buy First Republic Bank after the smaller bank was seized by regulators.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Daniel Pinto, Jamie Dimon's, fintechs, Dimon's, Pinto, Bernstein, JPMorgan Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, Morning, Bloomberg, First, Bank Locations: Europe, United States, Germany, America

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