Value Added Assets – Women in Financial Management
The drumbeat is growing louder and the message is clear: more women are needed in the world of wealth management. Despite modest gains over the last two decades, women are [...]
Raising Seed Money Is Harder for Women Fund Managers
With competition for seed money so cutthroat these days, raising capital is a difficult process for anyone working in this tough and volatile economy. Yet, studies show that gaining access [...]
Women at Davos
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg speaking at Davos In 2009, Business Week published a piece about the low rate of female attendance at The World Economic Forum called: “Davos [...]
Women in Alternative Investments – Outperforming the Industry
2012 was a brutal year for most hedge funds, but a recent report highlights one sector that was performing well above average: hedge funds owned or managed by women. These [...]
Women and Money – How to Engage Women Investors
During my recent interview with the financial services pioneer Bridget Macaskill, one of the most compelling subjects we discussed was the difference between women and men investors. Back in 1992, [...]
The Talent Crunch
In PwC’s 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, the vast majority of the 1,258 CEOs who participated said that cultivating and managing talent is their top priority. Despite the downsizing taking place [...]
Invest In Girls – Closing the Financial Literacy Gender Gap
The benefits of a high level of financial knowledge are undeniable. According to Annamaria Lusardi, an economics professor at Dartmouth, people who are financially literate, are “less likely to borrow [...]
The Most Powerful Women in Banking Pay it Forward
Irene Dorner, the CEO of HSBC USA, and BlackRock CFO Ann Marie Petach were named the Most Powerful Women in Banking and in Finance, respectively, when American Banker revealed its 10th annual [...]
Women Leaders in Action: Pamela Joseph and The Power of Giving Back
Pamela Joseph, Vice Chairman of Payment Services, U.S. Bancorp Pamela Joseph, Vice Chairman of Payment Services at U.S. Bancorp and #6 in American Banker’s 2011 list of The 25 Most Powerful Women [...]
Contending with Wall Street's "Frat" Culture
In her recently released book The End of Men: And the Rise of Women, journalist Hanna Rosin argues that the changing nature of the economy favors women over men. With the disappearance of the [...]