Jamie Fiore Higgins, a former executive at Goldman Sachs, describes the toxic work environment she endured during her 18 years at the investment bank in her memoir, "Bully Market."

A nuanced conversation among Black experts from across the financial services displayed how advisors can play a pivotal role.

With big-name sponsors such as J.P. Morgan, LPL, Merrill Lynch and others, the event adopted a theme this year of being "reunited" together after the pandemic.

The megabank rolled out new and expanded employee diversity targets that it aims to meet by 2025. The goals include placing more Hispanics in leadership roles and boosting the number of LGBTQ+ members the company hires from colleges and universities.

In a panel at the Future Proof Conference, Renée Baker, Kamila Elliott and Tyrone Ross explained how wealth management can disrupt its legacy of exclusion.

The program could provide a rubric for financial advisors and wealth managers seeking to reach historically excluded groups.

Columbia Investment Management's Kim Lew and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management will quiz finalists on how they constructed their portfolios.

Despite the slow pace of change on the representation of women, there are some standout independent wealth managers and some signs of progress.

Goldman Sachs Group faces a June 5 trial in a long-simmering gender-bias class action alleging the bank discriminated against thousands of women in pay and promotion.

The Women's World Banking innovation challenge wants to fast-track ideas that support women's economic prosperity and empowerment.