News Topic: Gender issues

Citigroup earned the lone "A" on an investment firm's scorecard that measures companies' commitments to closing the pay gap between men and women. Goldman Sachs was one of four banks to receive an "F." ... Read full article

Swedbank fires its CEO as New York State DFS probes alleged money laundering; the underperforming unit will be overseen by CEO Jes Staley. ... Read full article

Artificial intelligence lets banks predict employee misconduct; banks will get more flexibility on how they count rate swaps. ... Read full article

Shift toward computerized, quantitative trading helps women advance; big bank stocks are on a pace for their worst week since December. ... Read full article

The bank is tying manager pay to inclusive hiring; Cboe Global Markets to stop trading bitcoin futures. ... Read full article

The $35 billion deal could create "a global payments giant"; with the number of community banks dropping as low as 5,477, it may be time for new ones. ... Read full article

The 65 people laid off in late February is only the beginning, report says; Bank of America CEO also tackles mortgages, the economy and gender issues. ... Read full article

Fintech investors, including Goldman Sachs, see opportunity in Mexico; firm’s growth in lending could be a problem if economy goes south. ... Read full article

A Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger would face many hurdles; the mini-branch will have longer hours and cater to small companies. ... Read full article

Bank employees say management has not let up on ambitious sales goals; women bankers say UBS cut bonuses after maternity leave. ... Read full article

The Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the banks' arguments that the proposals amounted to shareholder micromanagement and that they have made ample disclosures. ... Read full article

Mel Watt calls FHFA watchdog “sexist,” after it concludes he’s guilty of sexual harassment. State Street sues the "Fearless Girl" sculptor. Banks big and small face mounting pressure on gender pay gap and board diversity. And another top 40 U.S. ... Read full article

Arjuna Capital is filing shareholder proposals with 11 financial and tech companies to uncover median gender pay gaps, which it said would determine if more women are concentrated in lower-paying jobs. ... Read full article

The bank said it will hold back bonuses to its former CEO and others as it probes the 1MDB scandal; the House is looking into the bank’s loans to Trump's firm. ... Read full article

Men on Wall Street are taking a cue from Vice President Mike Pence by refusing to dine one-on-one with women; Coinbase is offering fertility benefits; and Bank of America executive Katy Knox gets a promotion. ... Read full article

Recognize high-achieving women in the pipeline and celebrate diversity across the industry. Nominate a female executive under age 40 for Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next. ... Read full article

Wells Fargo explains to the "girls" that there really is no gender bias, but that guy is retiring, OK? Rana Yared is one of Goldman Sachs' 18 new female partners. And Mary Meeker sets a huge target for the venture capital firm she'll ... Read full article

The former Goldman CEO is said to be the unnamed executive at a meeting with Asian financier; the bank faces multibillion-dollar penalties in two countries. ... Read full article