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Yes, quarterly results and the bottom line matter. But acting in the long-term interests of all their stakeholders is the ultimate measure of leaders, says Irene Dorner, chief executive of HSBC USA.

How a chauvinistic history teacher and an unsentimental father taught Irene Dorner, chief executive of HSBC USA, to consider the sky the limit.

The chief executive of HSBC USA discusses how women can rewrite the rules of the workplace and help restore the banking industry's good name.

Faces from an evening at New York's Waldorf Astoria celebrating the achievements of women in banking and financial services

American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gathered Monday night to raise a glass at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan. The guests included top executives from HSBC, BlackRock, Credit Suisse and Huntington.

Diane D'Erasmo will focus on multinational firms doing business in the U.S. She had been head of HSBC's commercial banking in the Northeast.

A group of dedicated, experienced women who are willing to take risks and make things happen can "reach down" and help women coming up, U.S. Bancorp's Pamela Joseph explains.

Peyton Patterson grew a sleepy New England thrift into a $9 billion-asset player, sold the company and took a hiatus from banking. So why did she come back for a job as CEO of a sub-$1 billion institution? Because history just might repeat itself.

Irene Dorner tops the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking list; the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list is led by Ann Marie Petach; and Avid Modjtabai heads the 25 Women to Watch list.

These leaders, some of whom are just emerging and others who are bringing a wealth of experience into new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on. Here are the rankings for 6-10.

These leaders, some of whom are just emerging and others who are bringing a wealth of experience into new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on. Here are the rankings for 11-15.

These leaders, some of whom are just emerging and others who are bringing a wealth of experience into new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on. Here are the rankings for 16-20.

These leaders, some of whom are just emerging and others who are bringing a wealth of experience into new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on. Here are the rankings for 21-25.

The Boston College Center for Work & Family has an extensive list of research publications on various issues related to flexibilit

Notable quotes from across the financial industry.

In the top tier of the organizational charts at the top-tier banks we simply haven't made the kind of progress in the last 10 years that I was expecting, Heidi Miller writes.

Women like Fifth Third's Mary Tuuk are proving that a strong career trajectory doesn't always have to go straight up.

In part two of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of working.

In part three of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of customer relationships.

In part one of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of leadership.