As the MTA works toward a post-pandemic future, Kevin Willens, formerly co-head of public finance at Goldman Sachs, becomes its chief financial officer.

The project will put an equity lens on investment practices that fund infrastructure.

The Municipal Rulemaking Securities Board's annual report and audited financial statements were published Tuesday.

Central bankers need to speak up about economic barriers prompted by racism and the need for inclusion and diversity, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said, a response to critics who see the work as a distraction from the Fed’s main goals. 

Public sector workforce challenges and diversity, equity, and inclusion are priorities for the new president.

Experts discuss the proliferation of chief diversity officers across the industry and what it may mean for future progress in diversity.

The forum is urging its members to contribute to scholarship funds to honor the memories of Robert Rosenberg, Carey Gabay, Ned Flynn and Alan Anders.

Jennifer Johnston, director of research, municipal bonds, at Franklin Templeton, talks with Chip Barnett about whether a “Great Migration” from cities like New York and San Francisco is really taking place or is it just an urban myth. (19 minutes)

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to request comment on its supervision rule within the next month.

If commuters continue to work from home more often than in the office, their normal spending patterns on things like coffee and lunch will shift and impact business districts, neighborhoods and ultimately tax revenues.

A California Public Finance conference panel asked what the municipal bond industry can do better for women and minorities.

Despite BLM, #MeToo and other movements for equality and justice, employers don't understand enough about the impact of neglecting DEI on company health.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, BlackRock, Lord Abbett, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Vanguard have partnered with Loop Capital and Siebert Williams Shank to send a survey to issuers on racial equity and inclusion.

The pandemic is changing the game for performance management. It's time to evolve the financial services model.

Hopes that the pandemic has been curbed have dimmed as infections and hospitalizations are on the rise again due to the introduction of the extremely dangerous Delta strain. For some companies, this has disrupted their plans to bring remote employees back to their offices or institute a "hybrid" arrangement.

BlackRock and Wells Fargo are pushing their return-to-office plans back by a month into early October.

New York's governor denied allegations by state Attorney General Letitia James' office that he engaged in unwanted groping and comments of a sexual nature.

The pilot program aims to expand its all-to-all Open Trading marketplace by allowing investor clients to select a diversity dealer to intermediate in secondary trading.

California Treasurer Fiona Ma accused of sexually harassing agency director

How the pandemic is accelerating trends in financial advice and changing the way Americans manage their money.