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The wealth division has $700 million in assets under management, according to its latest Form ADV, and only 20 employees performing 'investment advisory functions.'

The former Southwest Securities team had overseen $225 million in assets at the time of their departure.

Carla Harris's message to women hoping to rise up in their fields: be true to who you are. Another: "If you consider yourself a leader in the 21st century you must be comfortable taking risk."

Mary Erodes has helped J.P. Morgan - with $230 billion in fund assets, excluding money market funds - to stand out in its ability to bring in assets, particularly to equity funds at times when other firms saw outflows.

Helping other professional women learn how to network and connect is a personal mission of Marie E. Dzanis, the senior vice president, head of funds and intermediary distribution at Northern Trust Asset Management.

With a strategy to directly target institutional investors, Trizic, a digital wealth management technology startup, has attracted $3 million in seed funding.

Three bank breakaways join two former colleagues who started the independent firm Standard Investment Advisors last year.

A former H. Beck advisor joins Securities America after 27 years with the firm to explore some of the industry's latest technological advances.

Some of Kelley's biggest contributions have focused on clarifying fiduciary issues related to money markets, as she's been a vocal proponent of ensuring that money market funds remain investment options for institutional and retail investors.

The president and CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Marie Chandoha has focused on lowering costs of funds, helping Schwab reduce the operating expense ratios on its market-cap ETFs by 0.07%.