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Posts by Thomas K. Brown

The value of small-business deposits

SMALL-BUSINESS DEPOSITS ARE GOLD: This interest-rate up-cycle has shown that the deposits of small-business are stickier and have lower betas than consumer, commercial, or wealth deposits. But research…

The ESG scam exposed at last

BLOWBACK: Do you think it’s finally dawning on the money-management world that maybe the whole ESG craze has been more trouble than it’s worth? SEC LAWYERS…

How banks can make the most of AI

THOUGHTS FROM CITIZENS FINANCIAL’S CIO: Here’s a notable comment by Citizens Financial CIO Michael Ruttledge from his conversation with Bank Automation News this week about AI.…