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Women in Capital Markets, a leading organization for promoting and advancing women’s careers on Bay Street, is rebranding after nearly three decades to become VersaFi – a nod to a broader mandate beyond traditional finance.

Le plus vaste réseau de femmes du secteur financier canadien intensifie ses efforts pour accélérer le progrès vers l’équité entre les sexes TORONTO (Ontario) (le 4 juin 2024) – Women in Capital Markets (WCM), une force d’avant-garde pour la défense de l’équité entre les sexes dans le secteur financier, est fière d’annoncer sa nouvelle image de marque, VersaFi […]

Largest network of women in Canadian finance expands efforts to accelerate progress for gender equity

During WCM’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 22, 2024, the slate of National Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term was announced. All but one Director, Deland P. D. Kamanga, Group Head, BMO Wealth Management, will remain for another term. Mr. Kamanga, although stepping down from the Board, will continue to serve and advise WCM as a member of its Advisory Council. 

WCM is pleased to announce that AIMCo has signed its Parental Leave Pledge. Launched in June 2022, the WCM Parental Leave Pledge lists seven key commitments that finance organizations can take to ensure that leave policies and practices are more inclusive for all parents.

This webinar features practical tools to champion inclusion such as why inclusion matters, how to get there and what inclusion looks like in the workplace. We also present tangible ways to show your allyship and create a culture of respect & inclusion.

2024 Return to Bay Street Program Sees 18 New Hires

A long overdue transformation is seemingly underway in Canada’s finance industry. It's a change defined not by numbers on a balance sheet, but by the increasing prominence and continued resilience of Black women and gender-diverse professionals in the finance sector.

EN: Toronto, ON (January 30, 2024) – Despite ongoing efforts to achieve true equity in the workplace, many senior-level women continue to face challenges and barriers that prevent them from accelerating their careers and taking on more advanced positions. WCM’s Executive Leaders Program, created to address this issue head-on within the financial sector, today named the 17 […]