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Martha King is proud of how far Vanguard's financial advisory division has come since the mutual fund giant launched its first ETF 13 years ago.

Michelle Mikos, the ETF business development director at Invesco Powershares, helped co-found Women in ETFs, a group dedicated to supporting women in the asset management industry.

Women must remain curious, have courage and bring confidence to the workplace in order to find and ensure success, says Maureen Leary-Jago, senior global advisor at MFS Investment Management.

As president of Chicago-based Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson has dedicated herself to acting as an advocate of financial literacy and investor education.

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.

The SEC is set to propose a requirement that mutual fund companies report how vulnerable their bond portfolios are to interest-rate changes.

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%.