Diversity and equality

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.

The fintech veteran and NYC Fintech Women co-founder is doing it all, and wishes she could do more.

A new report from the nonprofit Knight Foundation examined diversity in outside money managers of endowments at the wealthiest public and private universities in the country.

Women lag behind men when it comes to their retirement savings, and they’ll need those funds for a longer period of time. TIAA Institute’s managing director shares what employers — and the government — can do to help.

The case offers the latest confusing signal about an industry that forces discrimination cases into arbitration and fights them to the bitter end.

Companies with diverse leadership are getting mere pieces of the VC pie. Here’s why changing that is good for everyone.

The results come from the College for Financial Planning’s first cohort of scholarship winners.

A panel of FINRA arbitrators unanimously ordered the award against the megabank based on Erin Ann Daly’s claims of gender-based discrimination.

While the firm’s CEO admits it has a long way to go, the group serves as an example of one way to cultivate retention and support.

The comply-or-explain component is radical for a securities exchange and could have a big impact on the more than 3,000 companies listed on the exchange.

A new study shows LGBTQ Americans are strikingly less ready for retirement than other groups, leaving them in need of help but not sure where to find it.

With long COVID a major theme, lawmakers discussed how to increase access to financial services for people with disabilities.

A recent survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute details the financial challenges facing the LGBTQ community, and why employers and advisors alike can drive improvement.

RIAs and asset managers explain how they’re navigating the challenges by examining the available data, shareholder votes and their own allocations.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating the bank over allegations that it conducted so-called fake interviews with nonwhite and female job applicants, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Participants in the internship program now have access to software and certifications at no additional cost.

Wells Fargo, which has been dealing with a series of scandals and regulatory issues, has temporarily halted the use of diversity guidelines for hiring after a report that staff held fake interviews with minority candidates to satisfy in-house rules.

Black Americans in 2019 had one-sixth the wealth of white Americans on a per capita basis, according to new research.

Laura LaTourette and Ramona Maior are teaming up with the goal of connecting with more planners and allies who share common experiences.