Women in Banking

Erika Marquez, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Erika Marquez discovered an anomaly that was causing Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to treat some loans as though they required significantly more regulatory capital than they actually did.

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BofA, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon shareholders reject proposals to narrow pay gap

04/24/19

Bank of America investors on Wednesday voted against pressing the company to disclose more insightful data about disparities between men's and women's salaries. Shareholders at Wells and Bank of New York Mellon recently rejected similar measures.

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JPMorgan said to name record number of female managing directors

04/24/19

JPMorgan Chase promoted 117 employees to managing director in its corporate and investment bank, with women representing a little more than a quarter of the total (a record percentage), a person briefed on the changes said.

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Big investors welcomed by Fed; Morgan Stanley shifts top woman executive

04/24/19

The Fed wants to make it easier for investors to own big stakes in banks without triggering oversight; Shelley O’Connor has been named head of the firm's two regulated bank entities.

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BofA’s Bessant on responsible AI, cyber attacks and data encryption

04/23/19

Cathy Bessant, Bank of America’s chief operations and technology officer, offers her takeaways from the first meeting of the Council on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence. She also shares some challenges banks are facing with cyber attacks and data encryption.

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Did JPMorgan just tip its hand on a succession plan?

04/17/19

Marianne Lake, seen in recent months as a leading candidate to replace CEO Jamie Dimon, got the post she may have needed to round out her resume — consumer lending chief. And Jennifer Piepszak, another rising star at the company, will take over as CFO from Lake.

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SunTrust CFO to depart following merger with BB&T

04/15/19

Allison Dukes says she will not be joining the combined company because she wants to remain in Atlanta, where she is involved with a number of civic and philanthropic organizations. The merged company will be headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.

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HSBC sexual harassment case shows banks' struggles in MeToo era

04/12/19

In the MeToo era, financial firms the world over are struggling to handle complaints of sexual harassment. A case in point: HSBC.

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Former top New York regulator joins New York’s FinTech Innovation Lab

04/11/19

New York's former banking superintendent will spend much of the next three months advising fintech startups on how to cope with regulators.

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Post-crisis organizers find a whole new de novo ballgame

03/31/19

While regulators now seem eager to help, organizers are discovering that they must raise more capital and have diverse business models to get charters approved.

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