Diversity and equality

Gender-lens investing is coming into its own

05/23/18

With all the attention around more women running for office, women's marches, and the #MeToo movement, there is growing demand for investment options that support women too, says Veris' Luisamarie Ruiz Carlile.

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Where JPMorgan Chase is with its board and its blockchain

05/18/18

Even as Jamie Dimon touts the female leadership at his company, it lags in one key area. But JPMorgan women are making strides in particular with blockchain initiatives, and Amber Baldet finally shares what she is working on. Plus: heels or flats?

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On the shoulders of giants at JPM; lessons to learn at Morgan Stanley

05/14/18

JPMorgan Chase’s Thasunda Duckett is living her ancestors’ wildest dreams; Morgan Stanley could take a lesson from Citi on reining in rainmakers; and Jelena McWilliams faces tough choices at the FDIC. Plus, babysitting gets approved as a new type of campaign expense.

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8 insights in the latest HMDA data

05/09/18

From falling originations to market share shifts for nonbanks and government loans, here's a look at key findings from the just-released 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

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'I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams': JPMorgan’s Duckett on diversity

05/09/18

Thasunda Duckett discussed her journey to becoming CEO of consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase, a career path that, she noted, wasn't available to African-American executives only a generation ago.

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JPMorgan’s blockchain leader switch and other women in tech

04/13/18

Amber Baldet is exiting JPMorgan Chase to start her own venture, and another female executive is taking charge of the blockchain effort. BofA makes major progress on digital mortgages and gets gun-shy after Parkland. Plus, GM’s one-sentence dress code.

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Warren questions Williams’ fit at N.Y. Fed; U.S. banks’ big U.K. pay gaps

03/28/18

Senator is concerned about the San Francisco Fed chief’s track record; the gaps at three big banks are among the largest.

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BofA pays U.K. female staff 28.7% less than male employees

03/27/18

Bank of America pays female staff in Britain 28.7% less on average than male employees, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Fed faces pro-diversity uproar on report of Williams' N.Y. nod

03/26/18

The Federal Reserve is facing a backlash over its lack of diversity in key positions after it emerged this weekend that John Williams, the current president of the San Francisco regional branch, is a front-runner to succeed William Dudley as head of the powerful New York Fed.

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Dimon: Data privacy 'issue is a big deal'

03/21/18

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, jumped into the growing debate Wednesday over how consumer data is collected and used, responding to concerns about stolen Facebook data.

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