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Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 29, 2022
Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry

Goals include dismantling barriers and creating new ways to reach and invite women and minorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
70% of advisers describe themselves as successful
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 25, 2022
70% of advisers describe themselves as successful

American College survey finds trust, individual effort and specialized knowledge as the three most important influences on achieving success.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock offers portfolios tailored specifically for women
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 22, 2022
BlackRock offers portfolios tailored specifically for women

The portfolios take into account gender discrepancies around life expectancy, time in the workforce and income.

By Bloomberg
Two essential retirement guides for women
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2022
Two essential retirement guides for women

Financial planning pioneers share their experiences and wisdom on the challenges of retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Naureen Hassan brings deep tech expertise to guide UBS digital shift
FINTECH JUL 15, 2022
Naureen Hassan brings deep tech expertise to guide UBS digital shift

Hassan, who will succeed Tom Naratil as president of UBS Americas, has served as Morgan Stanley’s chief digital officer and led the launch of Schwab’s robo-adviser.

By Ryan W. Neal
Expand, extend client relationships with communication amplifying trust, values
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2022
Expand, extend client relationships with communication amplifying trust, values

The post-Covid economy serves up an array of new opportunities for women advisers to win and keep clients, according to speakers at the Women Adviser Summit in Denver.

By Joanne Cleaver
Mercer Global acquires woman-owned $250 million planning firm
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 06, 2022
Mercer Global acquires woman-owned $250 million planning firm

Starks Financial Group, which was founded in 1999, is based in Asheville, North Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Ameriprise's indie unit nabs woman-led team managing $1.7 billion
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 05, 2022
Ameriprise's indie unit nabs woman-led team managing $1.7 billion

Jennifer Marcontell had been with Edward Jones for 22 years in Baytown, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
HSBC hires RadiantESG to give fund ESG treatment
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 01, 2022
HSBC hires RadiantESG to give fund ESG treatment

The mandate to redo the bank's small- and mid-cap growth mutual fund represents RadiantESG's second portfolio.

By Emile Hallez
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2022
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows

Spuds Powell defies popular thinking with the niche client base he's built, one that he says makes both him and his clients happy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why finfluencers especially resonate with women and minorities
FINTECH JUN 28, 2022
Why finfluencers especially resonate with women and minorities

Style often trumps substance for personal finance commentators on social media platforms, though some are blending the best of digital and traditional advice

By Joanne Cleaver
Finra sets big change in motion with new option for licensing grace period
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2022
Finra sets big change in motion with new option for licensing grace period

The new Maintaining Qualifications Program reconciles Finra licensing requirements with common career and family timelines.

By Joanne Cleaver
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2022
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent

Amid the healthy growth in jobs, more resources are becoming available to help employers recruit women and minorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
Quotas prove irrelevant as companies diversify boards on their own terms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2022
Quotas prove irrelevant as companies diversify boards on their own terms

Peer pressure is accomplishing what quota laws never could, anyway.

By Joanne Cleaver
RayJay appoints sustainable investing head
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2022
RayJay appoints sustainable investing head

Samantha Trebesch previously led the firm's private client group strategy and planning team.

By ESG Clarity
Women give more, differently, sparked by recent upheaval
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 31, 2022
Women give more, differently, sparked by recent upheaval

New research reveals sharp generational differences as women double down on their philanthropic priorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report

The job interviews seemed designed to bolster Wells Fargo's record of its diversity efforts rather than actually hiring women or people of color, the New York Times reported.

By Bruce Kelly
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock

Poppy Allonby, who will work out of T. Rowe’s London office, will oversee the company's ESG strategy at a high level.

By ESG Clarity
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law

A California law requiring that publicly held companies have a minimum number of women on their boards was struck down on May 13.

By Joanne Cleaver
4 top planning needs for sophisticated advisory firms
OPINION MAY 11, 2022
4 top planning needs for sophisticated advisory firms

How should firms organize, develop and manage their operations to ensure continued success as they grow?

By Kristine McManus