Finance

The BankGreenville location at 499 Woodruff Road underwent a makeover this week that gave it the look of its new parent company, HomeTrust Bancshares.

A new report and 2014 Salary Guide by Robert Half shows that the market for experienced accounting and finance professionals has tightened dramatically in many areas with hiring managers often operating under the misperception there is a large, highly qualified candidate pool to draw from.

Wyatt Brothers Financial LLC was recently formed in Greenville by brothers Travis and Philip Wyatt.

Last week the Securities Exchange Commission unanimously approved proposed rules on Title III crowdfunding that will permit businesses and intermediaries (funding portals) to finally participate in equity-based crowdfunding.

Former investment firm manager Arthur Field was released from prison last week after spending five days there on fraud and other charges.

Last week Proterra, Greenville-based makers of battery-powered, zero-emission buses, announced $24 million raised in its third round of funding, bringing investments so far to nearly $200 million, according to the company’s CEO.

Banks are rushing to help affluent baby boomers make their self-directed retirement accounts and inheritances last into old age with enough left to leave legacies of their own.

After nearly 10 years at Bank of America, Robert Hogan left in 2005 to create a wealth-management division for Capital Bank Corp., a business that reached “about $1.5 billion in assets under management.”

There hasn’t been much movement among South Carolina banks in the past year, according to the FDIC’s annual Summary of Deposits Report. But what the numbers don’t capture is a shift that experts say has strengthened banks in the past year.

Increases in net income contributed to an improvement in the performance of South Carolina banks in the past quarter, according to a report released last week by the FDIC.