Women in Banking

Will women ever get a shot to lead Goldman? Ask its next top man

03/14/18

Goldman Sachs needs to do a better job elevating women to its top ranks, new heir apparent David Solomon said recently. He has his work cut out for him.

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Bankers aren't waiting for Amazon ‘to come eat our lunch’

03/13/18

The online giant has succeeded in disrupting every area of retail, but in banking it faces a high barrier to entry and fierce determination from banks like Citizens Financial and Bank of the West to keep upping their games.

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Disruption, diversity are goals of this fintech venture fund

03/08/18

The venture capital firm Anthemis seeded 21 fintech startups in its first discretionary fund, which raised $106 million. It favors management teams made up of people from all walks of life who have fresh ideas about shaking up banking and insurance.

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Better representation in corporate boards, less diversity in central banking

03/08/18

After some modest success pushing companies to add women to board, State Street is raising the bar; a few key departures have left the ranks of the world’s central bankers even more male-dominated.

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Fearless Girl's first year helped reshape corporate boardrooms

03/07/18

In the year since State Street's Fearless Girl statue started her showdown with Wall Street's Charging Bull, the $2.6 trillion asset manager has faced a confrontation of its own in corporate boardrooms: pressing firms to add more women to their boards.

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Meet the Wall Street veteran turning Wyoming into a crypto haven

03/05/18

State-level support will give the digital assets industry much needed footing, said Caitlin Long, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley.

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Community banks like mine sorely need regulatory relief

03/05/18

A New Hampshire bank CEO argues that the reform bill awaiting a vote in the Senate will free up community banks to focus more on their customers and less on compliance.

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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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How a millennial blogger is shaping dialogue on women in banking

03/02/18

Natalie Bartholomew, a banker in Oklahoma, has launched a blog designed to promote women's issues and tout her peers' accomplishments.

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Grameen America eyes banks in ambitious push to expand microlending effort

03/01/18

The nonprofit is turning to banks and social impact investors to support a newly created fund designed to significantly increase the size of its loan portfolio over five years.

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