Parker Review: Most FTSE 100 companies have ethnic representation – but private companies are lagging
Same four blue-chip companies lack ethnic minority board representation
Diversity and Inclusion
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Rainbow ceiling represents a ‘hidden gem’ of an investment opportunity
LGBT History Month: Study shows companies with LGBTQ+ leaders outperform the market by as much as 1.08% per month
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Women in the UK to lose out on £10k of savings by 2030
Women’s savings pots are forecast to be a third smaller than men’s by 2030
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Key takeaways from Davos: Investment opportunities in healthcare and AI
Reflections from this year’s conference in Switzerland
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Firms miss out on $13trn as half of disabled consumers face barriers to buying
Global business ‘remains inconsistent’ in meeting access needs
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Diversity Project expands Pathway programme as women fund managers share success stories
The Diversity Project Pathway programme helps to develop female portfolio managers of the future
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Appointments of women as UK financial service directors falls in 2023
The UK has the lowest percentage of women appointments across major European markets
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FCA urged to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
Ethnicity pay gap ‘a crucial first step to raising workforce standards across the sector’
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Financial services DEI score drops amid ‘lack of real progress’
‘Continuous, proactive commitment from CEOs and senior leaders’ needed
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Reboot: ‘Institutionally and historically we haven’t had diversity’
Metro Bank’s Mona Patel says there should be more focus on sponsorship and discusses barriers to DEI progression
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IA finds neurodiversity data lacking at investment firms
Report with Thinking Ahead Institute also reveals half of firms have no plans to collect data on religion or caring responsibilities
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Carbon emissions top ESG concern for LPs and GPs
Survey finds DEI ranks second but majority are not allocating funds to address it