CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today announces that 16 organizations have become signatories to the newly launched voluntary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Code for the Investment Profession in the United States and Canada (“DEI Code”). The organizations, first in the industry to adopt the DEI Code since its February launch, together represent some US$4 trillion in Assets under Advisement, more than US$2.5 trillion in Assets under Management, and leadership in the industry.