Diversity and equality
Diversity and equality
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The uplifting story of another Virginia statue — this one honoring the first black female to charter a bank — is well-timed. Plus, JPMorgan Chase's O'Connor on laboring over Libor and U.S. Bank's Lawler on getting people to do the right thing.
August 24 - Computer models say that diversity helps companies
Differing groups of problem solvers — groups of people with distinct tools — consistently outperformed groups of the best and the brightest, Bloomberg View Columnist Justin Fox found in his research.
August 21 -
Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.
August 17 -
Basel Institute says enforcement is the problem; wealth adviser says bank steered clients away from her to white colleagues and blocked her promotion.
August 17 -
JPMorgan CEO Dimon says banks are putting Silicon Valley to shame … in terms of diversity; Uber’s plan to replace its CEO with a woman seems to be sputtering; and Yellen’s potential successors also are all men.
August 10 -
Ten years ago the global financial crisis began with subprime mortgage problems in the U.S.; the more you have, the more you get.
August 9 -
Fifth Third’s new chief legal counsel, Jelena McWilliams, might be changing jobs again and Australia’s first female bank CEO tells all in a memoir. Plus, the advantage with female founders, and young feminists on the rise.
August 3 -
As an investment community, we have to realize that any system with 90% homogeneity is vulnerable, while diversity makes the system more resilient.
July 31 -
The New York Times explores why we lack female CEOs, Uber considers Bank of America’s Anne Finucane for its CEO spot, and State Street’s head of corporate governance explains its push for gender diversity on boards. Plus, who needs a hero?
July 27 -
Readers question acting comptroller Noreika, weigh in on SoFi’s charter application, defend Trump’s exit from the Paris Accord, and more.
July 21