Goldman axes diversity rule that has 'served purpose'
The bank ditches a policy that stopped it acting on flotations for firms with an all male, all white board.
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Goldman Sachs Ditches Big Diversity Rule As Wall Street Backs Off DEI
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Goldman abandons IPO board diversity pledge
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Murphy: Trump 'attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes'
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Morgan Stanley cedes title of chief Goldman Sachs rival
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Rooney Rule founders point to diversity needs
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Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
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