Diversity & Inclusion News
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Who's making Black history in 2022?
In honor of US Black History Month, scholars from the Greenwood Project talk about the individuals who have influenced and inspired them.
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Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule "extremely powerful," say legal experts
Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule, which requires its listed companies to have at least two diverse board members or explain why they do not, is "extremely powerful" and a critical step on the path to transformational change, said Ben Wilson, chairman of law firm Beveridge & Diamond on a webinar hosted by the D.C. Bar Corporate, Finance and Securities Law Community.
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FIA Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in 2021
In 2021, FIA continued its mission to highlight diversity issues in webinars, conference programming and through our communications channels including MarketVoice articles and FIA Speaks podcast interviews.
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Financial industry has more work to do on socio-economic diversity
The topic of social class, which has largely been conspicuous for its absence in many firms' diversity and inclusion strategies, featured prominently on a recent panel discussion at FIA's IDX conference in London. Speakers agreed that more work needs to be done to boost socio-economic diversity to ensure talented people of all backgrounds are given the opportunity to succeed.
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US Rep. Scott inspires students to think big about financial service careers
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken hosted US Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, for a “lunch and learn” conversation with college students participating in Greenwood Project’s Summer Internship Program. The US House Agriculture Committee oversees the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and has jurisdiction over the futures markets.
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Women held to higher standards across financial services, UK study finds
Good Finance Framework aims to help financial firms tackle headwinds on female progression
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Boosting C-suite and board diversity is a business and regulatory imperative
Financial services firms that fail to do so risk underperformance relative to those that do, writes Douglas E Harris, senior adviser at Promontory Financial Group.
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Goldman Sachs focuses on advancing Black women
FIA member firm Goldman Sachs revealed an ambitious program called "One Million Black Women" that aims to invest $10 billion in direct capital investment over the next decade in order to support Black women.
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FIA L&C Conference raises funds for Breakthrough New York
Breakthrough New York helps provide students with equal opportunity and access to the best education available, at a time when access to New York's top high schools and the country's top colleges is limited to a select few.
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FIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in 2020
In 2020, our Diversity Committee became an even more important part of our mission to promote diversity, equity and inclusion as worldwide protests against racism and systemic inequality focused attention on these critical issues
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