KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLB) has won six regional and international wealth management awards as it accelerates its wealth management transformation strategy.In a statement, the bank said HLB Private Bank was named Best Private Bank/Wealth Manager in Malaysia and Singapore at the WealthBriefingAsia Awards, while HLB Priority won Best Bank/Wealth Manager for Emerging … Read more
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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Steinmetz Jackson Wealth Management Group, a private wealth advisory practice, recently joined the branch channel of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) from Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC with more than $370 million in client assets. The practice, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is led by private wealth advisor Kenneth Steinmetz, CRPC™ and financial advisor James … Read more
Our perspectives on money are shaped by numerous factors, including where we live. In a country of over 331 million people, there are bound to be unique financial situations. A recent NerdWallet survey conducted by YouGov in June 2026 examined how finances across five of the most populous states differ. We asked about everything from … Read more
Elaine Misonzhnik is Senior Editor, Investments at Wealth Management, focusing on alternative investments. She has over 20 years of experience as a business reporter and editor, including for Retail Traffic and National Real Estate Investor magazines. Prior to her current role, she was the Executive Editor at Wealth Management Real Estate, which covered the intersection … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Stephany, founder of Beam. It has been edited for length and clarity.I was always a good student, but when I graduated from Oxford and entered the workforce, I immediately felt like a fish out of water. One of my first weekends working as a lawyer, … Read more
These longtime friends and entrepreneurs are launching a new merchant wallet, designed specifically to simplify how businesses get paid. Bakari (Sencere) Smith and Austin Evans have transformed their longtime friendship into a tech venture. Inspired by Atlanta’s entrepreneurial scene, they launched Guala, a fintech platform that aims to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs and … Read more
“I lost my integrity.” That’s Mike Salguero describing what it felt like to run his first startup under the thumb of its investors. When he built his next one, ButcherBox, he refused to take a dollar of outside money. He’s now expecting more than $600 million in revenue this year.On the latest episode of Masters of … Read more
The Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Prof. Oyedunni Arulogun, has urged Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship and value creation as practical solutions to unemployment and drivers of sustainable national development. Arulogun stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the university’s 2026 Sustainability Project and Entrepreneurship Festival and Exhibition held at … Read more
Source: Megan Varner / GettyAugust is Black Business Month, marking a time to acknowledge those who have uplifted the culture through entrepreneurship. Not surprisingly, Atlanta has been a major hub of all things “Black Excellence,” with Lending Tree noting that the city has the highest share of Black-owned companies among 100 U.S. metros. Whether it’s … Read more