Women in Banking

Study shows 30% gender pay gap in financial services

07/06/17

PwC reports a modest improvement in its gender pay gap. A study finds a big gender pay gap in the U.K’s financial services industry. Plus, female founders speak out about sexual harassment and explain why they kept quiet before.

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Wealth management's big players can come in small packages

07/03/17

It might seem unusual for an Old National Bancorp to lure away a regional executive from the much larger Fifth Third, but not in wealth management, where competitiveness can be as much about emphasis as size.

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‘Hogs get slaughtered’: Comments of week

06/30/17

Readers criticized a credit union securitization proposal, weighed in on scaling back the CFPB’s complaint database, debated the need for banks to examine gender-based salary comparisons, and more.

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Culture change agents, male allies, and baby steps

06/29/17

Two women who lead innovation efforts at major U.S. banks are having opposite experiences. Christine Lagarde calls for male allies to help with gender equality, and Geena Davis wants your input.

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Banco Santander hires Intuit exec to lead digital innovation

06/29/17

Lindsey Argalas will push innovation throughout the Spanish bank and encouraging collaboration across businesses and markets.

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How a crisis made innovation easier at Wells Fargo

06/28/17

Out of the ashes of the fake-accounts fiasco, heads of business lines became more open to change, an executive at the bank’s innovation group said Wednesday.

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U.S. banks are behind the global curve on gender pay equity

06/27/17

The refusal by top U.S. banks and credit card companies to respond to investor concerns about gender inequity is in contrast with progress by U.K. banks.

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Potomac Bancshares hires former Cardinal exec as its CEO

06/26/17

Alice Frazier had been chief operating officer at Cardinal Financial, which was bought earlier this year by United Bankshares.

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JPMorgan Chase's unhappy dad; Citi's uncooperative attitude

06/26/17

A dad challenges JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy. A shareholder proposal to address the gender pay gap gets shot down at Citigroup. Plus, Cathy Bessant, Yolande Piazza and Elizabeth Warren.

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How Yolande Piazza at Citi FinTech is ‘breaking glass’

06/22/17

The CEO of Citi’s innovation group says she and her staff of industry outsiders are driving change within the 215-year-old bank.

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