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Maxine Waters: “In addition to having an abysmal record of diversity within their investment firms, they have also not made it a…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
In addition to having an abysmal record of diversity within their investment firms, they have also not made it a priority to do business with diverse-owned asset managers.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters criticizes investment firms for poor diversity records and lack of support for diverse businesses.

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