Diversity and equality
-  Charles Scharf has since apologized that his comments in a virtual meeting this summer were "misinterpreted." September 23
-  The firm’s talent-analytics associate director had claimed the company hired fewer women than men and that she was paid less than her male counterparts. September 18
-  Representation of women and minorities remains “startlingly” low. September 17
-  CEO Robert Cook has launched a task force and started assessing his own actions, he said in a panel at the Quad-A Vision conference. September 16
-  Financial advisor Lazetta Rainey Braxton describes tangible methods for opening minds and advisory practices. September 4
-  Among some 500 large-cap U.S. mutual funds, those with at least one-third of manager positions held by women have beaten those with none, data show. August 31
-  “Given the moment that we’re at in history with all of the threats to racial, gender and climate justice, it really felt like it was time to expand what we were doing.” Rachel Robasciotti says. August 27
-  Financial advisors can help the country’s increasingly diverse population, but we must fully realize our vision of recruiting more young and racially diverse talent. August 27
-  As millennial and Gen-Z women take more control of their own finances and those of their families, they’re becoming less tolerant of bias, research found. August 26
-  The new information sheds light on how an industry leader is grappling with one of the profession’s most pressing issues. August 21
-  The robo advisor hopes transparency on employee demographics will encourage change. August 19
-  Increasing Black representation poses challenges that adding women may not: Most women elected to boards had professional connections with the white men who still dominate boardrooms. August 19
-  Focusing on “investment in leadership and access to markets,” the IBD aims to support reps and clients of diverse backgrounds, its head recruiter says. August 18
-  “How many minority-owned ETFs do you know?” an advisor asks. August 17
-  One of the largest professional designation and training schools launched a program to award free tuition to at least 25 students in the next year. August 11
-  Institutions large and small are either creating new positions or elevating existing diversity heads to C-suite roles. Will the moves help banks improve equality within their ranks and better serve their communities? August 9
-  Here’s what leaders around the world say must be done. August 7
-  As one of the fewer than 1,400 black CFPs, I hope to be a gateway to economic empowerment and generational wealth for the African-American community, writes planner and contributor Zaneilia Harris. August 6
-  The asset manager’s culture is allegedly one in which women's careers are destined to stall and portfolio-manager ranks are reserved for white men, the lawsuit claims. July 28
-  Non-disclosure agreements and mandatory arbitration are part of what critics call a machine of silence that shields bad behavior from becoming public. July 22


















