Corporate governance

BlackRock’s CEO joins a chorus of corporate voices reconsidering their roles in the political process in the wake of the Jan. 6 unrest.

Pressure is mounting for firms to respond to last week’s violence at the Capitol.

While many condemned the violence, few firms have cut financial support to elected officials who have backed Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud.

The California company, which focuses on technology companies and entrepreneurs, will make a big push into wealth management as part of the proposed acquisition.

The firm has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, a spokesman said.

Efforts to diversify boardrooms have taken on new urgency this year as racial unrest called attention to income inequality and pressure mounted on banks and other publicly traded companies to do something about it.

As some firms closed their doors, the regional BD saw a selling point for new recruits and existing FAs in a different approach.

The 40-advisor OSJ brings more than double the assets of any other new group unveiled across the IBD network in 2020.

The private equity-backed firm’s bottom line has been less affected by coronavirus-related low interest rates than its rivals, Moody’s says.

While many companies and organizations try, diversity and inclusion efforts within the financial services have generally failed. What needs to be done in order to succeed? Join us for a panel discussion featuring guests from the Access Denied: Systemic Racism in Financial Services podcast.