Equal pay

HSBC reveals gender pay gap for U.K. employees widened to 61%

01/08/19

Pay for female staff at HSBC's U.K. business fell further behind male colleagues' in the last year, according to new figures from the London-based bank.

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The princess and the paycheck, Blythe Masters' exit and #MeToo paranoia

12/20/18

An accusation of sexual discrimination plays out in court for BNP Paribas; Jeffries’ top execs chastise Wall Street men over #MeToo paranoia; blockchain startup loses Blythe Masters; and RBS might make history with a female CEO-CFO duo.

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A new female CEO at a top 50 bank and an unexpected exit at BofA

10/31/18

One of the country’s 50 largest banks hires a female CEO, making JPMorgan Chase’s Kelly Coffey only the third woman in that exclusive club. Bank of America’s Michelle Moore exits the workforce. And sexual harassment prompts a walkout at Google.

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Citi pays male staffers in U.K. 44% more than females

03/27/18

Morgan Stanley also reported a wide disparity in gender pay, reflecting the greater proportion of men in top executive posts.

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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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Goldman pays female U.K. staff 56% less than male colleagues

03/16/18

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. pays women in the U.K. an average of 56% less than male colleagues, another stark example of the entrenched gender imbalances in the richest corners of the global economy.

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HSBC pays U.K. women 59% less than men, widest bank gap so far

03/15/18

The gap, already more than three times the national average, will widen to 60% this year, the company said in a report Thursday.

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Santander’s growth strategy, a lawsuit over branch closures and suspicious senators

03/02/18

Santander's Ana Botin is plotting to make the global banking giant even bigger. Senators suspect a Wall Street cover-up of sexual harassment, and Capital One gets sued by the NAACP.

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Gender pay gap numbers at JPM, and other banks, don't tell whole story

02/23/18

JPMorgan Chase said Friday that its female employees earn 99% of what male employees make globally, but women remain underrepresented at senior levels and it hinted the unadjusted numbers it will report soon in the U.K. will be less flattering.

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Wells rocked, crypto regulation and POS lending: Top stories of the week

02/09/18

Fallout from the Fed's blow to Wells Fargo; a call for calm in the rush to regulate cryptocurrencies; point-of-sale lending has its day; and more.

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