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NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)
 # Save the Date: The CAA Spring Reception will be held at the new JPMorganChase headquarters on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 270 Park Avenue. The event is free, but is only open to our dues-paying members. We expect to open registration for the reception at 9 am (Eastern) on January 25, 2026, by which time we hope to have more details about start time, whether we can offer tours and other activities that may be planned around the reception.
For now: Especially if you are coming from outside the tri-state area for the reception and would like us to 1) plan auxilliary events for either Sunday, April 26 or Tuesday, April 28, or 2) try to get a group rate at a hotel, please let Andrea know ASAP, at news@chasealum.org.
Credit classes, geography-specific groups (e.g. LATAM) or business area groups
(e.g., Treasury) that want to hold lunches or dinners around the reception date can work with us. (Thanks to Joe Murphy, who has offered to organize a luncheon for Credit Classes of the 1970s, and Manuel Peña-Morros who will organize a dinner for
LATAM alumni.) Our reservation/payment platform can support your event. We suggest that you begin gathering names and contact information for your potential attendees.
Attenzione!
You must be a dues-paying member of CAA to participate and may bring a plus-one. Please be sure to log in to the website before trying to register so that the store platform recognizes you as a dues-paying member.
The trip, which will take us from Palermo to Catania, will feature a memorable mix of art, great architecture, history, culture, natural wonders, private visits to palazzos, great food and wine, 4- and 5-star hotels and, of course, the comraderie of Chase alumni. By going in October, we'll avoid the crowds and heat: It's truly an ideal time of year to visit Sicily!
Important note: Because our last two outings were plagued by rain, this year we ordered two groups of tickets:
- Section 110 / Rows: 29-30 / Seats 13-23 (22 Tickets): These seats are under an overhang.
- Section 109 / Row 24 / Seats: 1-10 (10 Tickets): These seats are closer to the field and one section closer to home base.
When you purchase your tickets, please indicate under 'special instructions" which section you would prefer. First come, first served. We will try to honor your request, but there is no guarantee that tickets will be available in your preferred section.
You must be a dues-paying member of the Chase Alumni Association to purchase tickets, and may buy up to four tickets. Log in first to the CAA website Because the tickets are subsidized by the CAA, we beg you to use them yourself. Do not purchase them for friends or relatives. Tickets are not refundable unless we can find other alumni who want to buy them.
Please remember: Citi Field does not accept tickets printed on paper. You must be able to use the MLB Ballpark app on a smart phone to access your tickets and enter the stadium.
Our tickets include admission to three special dining areas. (Names to come!)
 # Tickets are sold out for the March 5, 2026 Carnegie Hall concert by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF), featuring Joshua Bell as both leader and violin soloist. The concert will be followed by a reception in Carnegie's Rohatyn Room. Tickets, in the front right Parterre, plus admission to the reception will cost $95. If you would like to join the waiting list in case of cancellations, please contact Andrea at news@chasealum.org. # Click here for more details about the concert in New York, as well as others coming up in London, Vienna, Frankfurt and Asia.
JPMC NEWS
 JPMorgan to build multi-billion pound tower in London's Canary Wharf: Reuters' Iain Withers writes that the decision to build one of Europe's largest towers there is a big win for the Canary Wharf district. Foster + Partners will design the new building, which will be larger than the new JPMC headquarters it designed in NYC. Withers writes that it will be more than double the floorspace of Britain's current tallest building, The Shard, in London. JPMC's own announcement on November 27, 2025 does not indicate the number of floors or height of the proposed tower, as "the plans are subject to a continuing positive business environment in the UK and the receipt of the necessary approvals and agreements at a national and local level." Image: Artist's impression: The uninterrupted views across the River Thames to central London from JPMorganChase's proposed Riverside office, via BusinessWire.
Designed by Foster + Partners, the bank’s $3 billion new building at 270 Park Ave. is a thrilling addition to the New York skyline, sensitive to people’s needs and the neighborhood despite its massive scale.
JPMC Chair and CEO Jamie Dimon cut the ribbon to mark the grand opening iof the new JPMC headquarters at 270 Park Avenue on October 21, 2025. Click here to read more and see the historic moment. We've also gathered a few other videos about the building.
LIFE AFTER CHASE
 Martin Fraenkel may still be working in the financial field, but he is very active in the not-for-profit sphere, especially in his role as Chair of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. And he even got to play violin in a rehearsal with them!
His interview also includes various lessons he learned over the last 18 months (and eight surgeries).
If there's something you're particularly thankful for this Thanksgiving, please let us know.
CAA TECH CORNER WITH DAN ALVAREZ
In his 11th feature dedicated to defining emerging trends in technology (in plain English), CAA board member Dan Alvarez explains how AI agents are used, what jobs they might threaten and what positions may be in even greater demand. The article is long (but easy to read and engaging), so it's in two parts.
Dan's columns look at tech trends at a "100-level" for Luddites, brilliant (of course) but non-technologically inclined bankers and anyone else in the financial world embarrassed to ask basic questions while looking at the "big picture".
EVENT PHOTOS
# Remember: Dues-paying Chase Alumni Association members can explore the numerous photo albums on the website. Be sure to log in first.
# Below: Photo from CAA Vienna's Thanksgiving Day luncheon at St Johanns Club: L-R, bottom row: Maria Steiner, Edith Fischer, Armin Dallmann,Wolfgang Fenkart-Fröschl,] Rudolf von Geymüller: L-R, top row: Christian Tury, Philip Reading, Clemens Falkhausen, Gerd Eisenburger, Helmut Breit. A few had to leave early: Andreas Heger, Günter Korp, Michael Kraus, Gustav Dressler, Jens Weidenbruch.
Below: Photos from CAA Frankfurt's outing on October 24, 2025, to the Museum of Applied Art for an exhibition of Asian art, followed by dinner at Villa Metzler:
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.
# Object of the Week: Vintage advertising wooden box from Chemical Bank in the 1970s, measuring 3 1/2" tall.
 CLICK HERE FOR STORIES about how bank business almost interrupted alumni Christmas celebrations. We've added a story from Joe Lyons to those from Manuel Peña-Morros and Christine (Martone) Randazzo.
LOOKING FOR INPUT...
 We're always looking for ideas for:and new contributions to such existing series of articles as:
We also invite alumni to share their upcoming (or very recent) milestone birthdays, ending in "0" or "5". (Please notify Andrea at news@chasealum.org close to your birthday, and if you're having a party, send a picture.)
Please send your story or story ideas to news@chasealum.org. As always, you can write something up, or Andrea can interview you and write it up for you.
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS
 Are you approaching a milestone birthday – a number ending in a zero or a five? We want to help you celebrate! Please let Andrea know at news@chasealum.org. Celebration photos are welcomed.
 Christine (Martone) Randazzo sent us this "better late than never" photo of her 70th birthday celebration from January 2025 -- exactly 50 years since beginning her career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust.
IN MEMORIAM
 # Click here to read the updated In Remembrance for 2025. We have added an In Memoriam for Rudolf von Watzdorf, who we just learned died in September 2020. We've also added to the list the names of # Michael D. Krauss (former Chief Tech Strategist at Chemical, CMB and JPMC, who died on October 10, 2025), and Howard Monroe, about whom we are awaiting additional information before we post an In Memoriam. If you can help with details about Monroe, please contact Andrea.
 We were recently informed of the death of John P. Cotter, 78, in Delray Beach, FL, on July 28, 2025. He served as VP/ Financial Manager – Western Hemisphere and in the Controllers Department, among other roles over a 30-year career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Chemical and Chase. His tenure also included long stints in London and Hong Kong.
 We were just informed of the death of Herbert Cohen, 78, on August 10, 2025. The Glen Rock, NJ resident was a VP/ Financial Manager/Western Hemisphere and the Controllers Department, among other roles over a 33-year career at Chase.
9/11 CLAIMS
Can you identify these Chase colleagues/consultants and/or their survivors to help them with their 9/11 claims? Click here to learn about Irwin Miller, David Pridgen and Monica Propescu.
How Best to Use the CAA Membership Directory
 If you have not done so recently, please update the information in your profile, so that the CAA and other members would be better able to contact you. Using the Membership Directory is a privilege of dues-paying CAA members.
Here's a refresher on how to best use the directory to find an individual or groups of individuals you would like to contact. (Note that only dues-paying members have access to the directory.).
To get to the directory, log in at www.chasealum.org. On the home page menu, click on Membership and then Member Directory.
When searching by name, or in any of the other search areas, we advise starting by putting in less information in the search field.
For example, if you want to find William Smith, type only Smith in the Search by Name box; if you put in “William Smith” and he is calling himself Bill Smith in his profile, you will not find him.
If you want to find members who live near you, enter the city, state or country (or any combination) under Location.
The Years at Chase search is very valuable. Type in 1996-2005, for instance, and you will find everyone who worked for the bank (including heritage banks) during those years. Narrow your search by typing in a location or job title.
If you have any problem with any of this, contact Ken Jablon at jablonkt@aol.com.
As always: If the links do not work for you, you can always access the latest stories by logging on to CAA's web site.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Ken Jablon or call Ken (during normal working hours) at 212/799-9525.
Don't forget to explore the rest of the CAA Web site. (www.chasealum.org) Just click on the home page menu buttons to find the news and newsletter archives, photo albums, membership directory, past In Memoriams and benefit information.
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