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Industry news and Information Tue 10 Jun. VersaFi Welcomes New Board Chair and Vice Chair
June 10, 2025 – VersaFi is proud to announce the appointments of Brad Black as our new Chair of the Board of Directors, and Joanne O’Hea as Vice Chair.  Both offer exceptional leadership experience in the finance sector – and as returning board members, step into their new roles with a deep understanding of our […]
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News releases Tue 28 Jan. VersaFi Report: Women Investment Advisors Face Barriers to Advancement, even as Shifting Client Dynamics Fuel Urgency for Change
Women in Wealth report offers recommendations to overcome obstacles Toronto, ON (January 28, 2025).  A new report from VersaFi, the leading non-profit supporting women in the finance sector, reveals that women continue to face significant barriers to advancement in wealth management, a field where men still hold 80-85% of advisory roles. But a dramatic rise […]
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VersaFi in the news Sat 10 Mar.
Q&A: What a Bay Street star says it will take to boost women's ranks in finance industry
'We haven't seen the change that we would like to see,' says Camilla Sutton, CEO of Women in Capital Markets. For 25 years, Camilla Sutton has been a mover and a shaker on Bay Street. At the Bank of Nova Scotia, she did everything from equity research to running the bank's global foreign exchange.
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Newsroom Thu 01 Feb.
Bay Street Awards Get Women Back To Work
After extended absences, networking, mentorships help professionals make transition. Back in 2012, Christine Sauriol was chief compliance officer for Canadian operations at Deutsche Bank in Toronto. She also had two small children, and while she enjoyed her job, she was finding the demands of work and home life too much. So Sauriol quit work to devote herself to her family full-time, for five years. But returning to the workforce proved a challenge.
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Leadership Thu 18 Jan.
WCM is Proud to Announce the New President and CEO of WCM
The Board of Directors of Women in Capital Markets (WCM) announced today that Camilla Sutton has been appointed President and CEO, effective January 22, 2018. Most recently, Ms. Sutton was Scotiabank's Global Head of Foreign Exchange.
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Newsroom Wed 06 Dec.
WCM Announces RTBS 2017 Award Recipients
Women in Capital Markets (WCM), a non-profit advocacy organization which promotes the entry and advancement of women into leadership roles in the financial services industry, is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2017 WCM Return to Bay Street (RTBS) Award.
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