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Walt Bettinger: We want to make sure that we maintain sufficient deposits at our bank to, again, fund the loans that our clients want, and then have appropriate levels of liquidity over and above that.

Wall Street hammers Charles Schwab Corp. shares and blasts management 'execution' after Tuesday's surprise unveiling of budding mega-outsource deal with its biggest shareholder, TD Bank

The Westlake, Texas giant's shares fell 5.4% today after plummeting 10% yesterday; analyst see the bank's risk retreat as a concession the March 2023 interest rate crisis has done 'permanent' damage.

July 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM

Peter Crawford: We remain focused on continuing to enhance our strong capital levels.

Charles Schwab touts new Fed stress test that shows its bank can weather a downturn, but it still remains vulnerable to upturn, analysts say

Morningstar calls Schwab's capital ratio increase from 2022 'great,' but test doesn't account for factors that sank Schwab stock during 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley and First Republic banks

July 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM

Omar Aguilar [Schwab photo]: 'We have the luxury to have amazing distribution capabilities within our main company.'

Schwab hits $1.2 trillion in managed funds and projects $2 trillion in about five years by 'distributing' Schwab funds to Schwab investors -- but will it squeeze out third-party asset managers?

The $9.2 trillion, Westlake, Texas, giant told Bloomberg that it'll grow its $1.2 trillion base as much as 20% over the next five to seven years -- countering the wirehouse trend of establishing distance between distribution and investment management channels.

June 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM

Rick Wurster: It'll be state of the art.

Charles Schwab & Co. makes iCapital its exclusive alts partner as Rick Wurster tells Wall Street that in 2024 his firm will roll out alternative investments to high rollers

The $9T brokerage soft-announced that the long-term project is coming to fruition but RIA clients are excluded, for now

May 29, 2024 at 3:43 AM

Walt Bettinger: 'The executive team made sort of an informal pact.'

Walt Bettinger discloses expiration of unknown 'pact' to explain to Schwab investors why Bernie Clark, Peter Crawford and Joe Martinetto all chose to exit at once

The 'sort of informal' deal was struck in 2019, but never revealed to shareholders during the merger transition, until the departures were announced -- in one press release -- this month.

May 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM

Tony Parkin [left] with David DeVoe: It’s an honor to join a team of people who share my commitment to and passion for the RIA community.

Another A-list RIA Schwabbie lands on his feet -- this time at DeVoe & Co. -- after TD Ameritrade merger displacement of 2,000-plus

Tony Parkin takes the reins as president of the San Francisco M&A shop and reunites with ex-Schwab boss who left 14 years ago

May 10, 2024 at 1:29 AM

Scott Smith: “The opportunity to engage your current provider in an advisory capacity is the path of least resistance to financial planning.”

The RIA services of Vanguard, Schwab and Fidelity -- for two big reasons -- are cutting into RIA (and wirehouse) market share, Cerulli says

The Big Three, with $30 trillion of AUA, are cross-selling like crazy and have figured out a call center business model that the mass affluent finds appealing.

April 23, 2024 at 2:29 AM

Walter Bettinger: Right when things often seem the darkest, they tend to turn around and begin to appear brighter.

A buoyant Schwab CEO Walter Bettinger declares 'darkest' days past for Schwab as in-house RIA asset quarterly inflows surge 60%, but analyst's 'free-cash' question raises his ire

The Charles Schwab Corp. results boomed and shares spiked as legacy TD Ameritrade branch brokers deliver on driving brokerage assets into fee-based Schwab RIA products; net new assets supassed $100 billion

April 16, 2024 at 1:38 AM

Maggie Serravalli keeps showing up in top roles.

Fidelity hits staggering $12.6 trillion in 2023, bids adieu to headhunted retail chief, beats Schwab's performance -- not least because it doesn't own a bank -- and sees Maggie Serravalli's star shine

Retail was Fido's weakest division with 3% growth and its chief departed; it's B2B units -- 401K and custody/clearing -- jumped 6% each; Serravalli now serves as the company’s chief administrative officer.

February 9, 2024 at 5:33 AM

Schwab is shedding staffers at TDA Institutional Jersey City offices..

Charles Schwab filed in November under New Jersey WARN laws for October layoffs in Jersey City -- the former TD Ameritrade RIA custody headquarters; the layoffs become official Feb. 5 under NJ labor laws

The Westlake, Texas company disclosed the planned February cuts in a state filing and their relation to big cuts first reported in July, and executed in October

January 31, 2024 at 2:14 AM

SF Mayor London Breed: Taking steps to turn around the Golden Gate City.

Schwab IMPACT is back in San Francisco -- its old stomping grounds -- a boost for the city after Schwab dumped it, and it struggled post-COVID

Pushed to perhaps its latest date ever, Nov. 19-21, the 2024 event will swing from Right Coast Philadelphia to Left Coast 'Frisco, at a venue yet to be announced.

January 30, 2024 at 3:17 AM

Walt Bettinger never mentioned Bitcoin at Schwab's annual update, but may just be keeping his powder dry, analysts say.

Schwab only platforms third-party spot Bitcoin ETFs, mostly Fidelity and BlackRock, but don't be surprised if it 'shocks the world' with deep-cheap ETF, analyst says

The Westlake, Texas $8.5 trillion giant avoids conflicts and marketing costs, but could it go 'big and disruptive' at any time in a fee-sensitive market

January 27, 2024 at 2:59 AM

Walt Bettinger: Perhaps it was the most challenging in my time at Schwab.

CEO Walt Bettinger had to explain why retention of TD Ameritrade assets is so good yet Schwab's fourth quarter net new assets still took a nosedive

Schwab is experiencing little slippage at all from TDA investors but unseen, largely inexplicable, investor malaise took a bite out of the triumph

January 18, 2024 at 4:06 AM

Andrew Kadjeski: 'We saw this as an opportunity to offer a cash product the Vanguard way.'

After many beta tests, Vanguard finally launches bank cash product for non-Vanguard investors, a U-turn but also likely thorn in the side of Schwab, Fidelity

High-yield but low frills, the Malvern, Pa., giant's long tip-toe back to cash makes it a me-too filler product but perhaps effective.

January 10, 2024 at 3:11 AM

In March 2023, Charles 'Chuck' Schwab (left) and Walt Bettinger penned an unprecedented letter to assure investors.

Charles Schwab Corp. gets over 'hump' after furious bond rally takes bite out Schwab Bank's $19.6 billion in unrealized losses, though debt overhang could still take a decade to erase

The Westlake, Texas, brokerage's stock plunged 33% last Spring, but has clawed back as unrealized losses fall $4 billion on possibility of Fed rate cut in 2024.

December 28, 2023 at 2:01 AM

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