News Topic: Women in Banking

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 Federal Reserve is paying close attention to how it might regulate artificial intelligence and machine learning, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said in a speech Tuesday. ... Read full article

The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo. ... Read full article

The industry saw some well-known executives step down from their roles or take on new ones during the past month. ... Read full article

Here are some strategies to improve the retention of women across the industry, says one former bank executive. ... Read full article

Koebler, the bank's head of consumer lending, will replace Jerome Lienhard, who is retiring. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

The high-profile Michelle Moore will step down at year-end, to be replaced by David Tyrie. More synergy between digital operations and consumer products, while maintaining financial discipline, seems to be an important priority. ... Read full article

Margaret Keane discussed Synchrony's investments in technology, including how the card issuer plans to use customer data to help retailers create targeted ads, during an appearance Tuesday in New York, ... Read full article

Kelly Coffey, who was recognized as one of American Banker's most powerful women in 2018, will succeed Russell Goldsmith as CEO of City National, a Los Angeles-based unit of Royal Bank of Canada, on Feb. 1. ... Read full article

Goldman Sachs’ Heidi Cruz takes some flak for comments she made in an interview about her other job — as the wife of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Goldman's Dina Powell turns down a chance to be the next Nikki Haley. And a lawsuit against the American Bankers ... Read full article

The gap in attitudes and outlook on gender inclusion is wide enough that women and men in financial services often have entirely different takes on gender in the workforce, with men much more likely to have an outsized positive view on progress in gender ... Read full article

Despite obstacles that keep women from being equally represented in the boardroom, there are steps they can take to close the gap. ... Read full article

"He hasn't missed any of our diversity and inclusion councils in 10 years. It starts with him and trickles down," Sheri Bronstein, the bank's global human resources executive, said. ... Read full article

Financial institutions can take steps to ensure they’re employing more women and people of color, including looking outside of the sector for talent. ... Read full article

Women in the pipeline get some attention from a room full of top banking industry executives celebrating the Most Powerful Women rankings. California is the first to impose a quota requiring companies to increase the number of women on boards, and the ... Read full article

Several female executives accepted leadership roles throughout the industry and in regulatory roles during the past month. ... Read full article

Käthe Anchel is expected to help push Umpqua’s recent focus on what it calls the “human-digital” banking experience. ... Read full article