This week's editors' picks include a feature on banks' potential third-quarter financial results and data dispatches on top M&A financial advisers in the financial industry.

Q3'18 results could be 'inflection point' for large banks

Higher deposits costs and lower loan growth will be the focus for bank analysts going into third-quarter earnings.

Billion-dollar deals help BofA get top spot in fintech M&A rankings

Meanwhile, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.'s work on one M&A transaction in the specialty finance and mortgage REIT space led it to the top spot in the sectors' financial adviser deal value league table.

Multibillion-dollar deals push Goldman to top of Q3 insurance M&A league table

In the insurance brokerage space, Sica Fletcher LLC held on to the top spot in the deal volume standings.

Sandler tops bank M&A league tables in Q3'18

Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP stayed on top of the 2018 financial adviser deal value and number-or-deal league tables after securing 15 bank and thrift M&A deal assignments in the third quarter.

Cannabis getting buzz with banks, but mainstream acceptance still not high

The cannabis industry is looking for alternative payment methods to cash and check as mainstream acceptance of marijuana grows.