Diversity and equality

The film industry is painting an ugly picture of what life is like inside banks, and that could hurt banks' recruitment efforts.

Wondering who is new to the rankings of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance? Here’s an overview of the changes. Plus we recap all of the stories so far, including the top team winners, a feature on CIT Group’s Ellen Alemany, and New York regulator Maria Vullo’s op-ed on the Fearless Girl statue.

The Fearless Girl sculpture represents much to many. For Maria Vullo, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, it is a reminder of herself as a girl finding her voice and as an adult using her voice to fight for what she believes is right.

In a world where information overload can leave investors paralyzed, Candace Browning's focus is turning mind-numbing reams of data into actionable intelligence.

When Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City decided to consolidate its seven bank charters into one, executives knew they would have to work hard to retain their most talented employees amid all the disruption.

In recruiting for its commercial bank, BMO Financial is increasingly looking at the athletic rosters of Big Ten colleges. Here's what it has learned.

After she saw statistics showing that over the last 10 years the number of women on Fortune 1000 boards has not changed significantly, Centric's CEO decided to take action to increase the visibility of female leaders in her area.

Fearless Girl is controversial, stirring up both passionate fans and harsh critics. But State Street's chief marketing officer, Hannah Grove, could not be happier about the impact it is having.

In our Most Powerful Women rankings, you'll read about a lot of impressive female leaders. But there are still more standouts we'd like to introduce you to. These five offer proof that big changes are possible in just a short time.

Why Square says banks have nothing to fear in its bid for an ILC charter and IEX's Sara Furber explains why you should not fear the big jobs. Plus, workplaces women like and Lena Waithe on using your superpowers.

Employees speak more than 10 languages, which is crucial to serving the local immigrant population.

Many women see their highest pay at an earlier age than men, take more career breaks, and live longer. Krawcheck just got $34 million to work on that.

In the string of scandals over how women are treated in the tech sector, SoFi is particularly egregious. Reese Witherspoon tackles the trouble with ambition for women. Plus, Edith Cooper and Lori Beer.

The chief executive officer of Social Finance is stepping down before the end of the year amid sexual harassment accusations leveled at one of the most valuable financial technology startups.

With immigration and racial issues flaring across the country, a community bank owned by two families with opposing political views is undivided in helping noncitizens obtain work visas and prioritizing diversity in some very homogenous markets.

As part of a $35.5 million settlement with black financial advisers, Wells Fargo agreed to take non-financial measures to create a more fair workplace.

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.

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.

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.

Basel Institute says enforcement is the problem; wealth adviser says bank steered clients away from her to white colleagues and blocked her promotion.