Fifth Third CEO: ‘We’re going to be successful in 2016 regardless of Fed moves’

New Fifth Third Bancorp CEO Greg Carmichael isn’t sitting around waiting for interest rates to rise in order to help his company’s profits. Carmichael, who took over as CEO on Nov. 1 after Kevin Kabat retired, is aiming to set up the bank to become more efficient so it can boost profits even if it doesn’t get a hand from the Federal Reserve. “We’re going to be successful in 2016 regardless of whether the Fed moves rates or not,” Carmichael told me. “We’re set up for a strong performance…