Cognitive diversity can boost investment performance, study finds
Study by professor of finance Alex Edmans, commissioned by the Diversity Project, found that cognitive diversity must be effectively managed to lead to better investment performance
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DEI targets are gone – but that doesn’t mean we stop
DEI is about creating an environment where everyone can thrive
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FCA and PRA axe plans to impose stricter DEI rules for financial services
Further information on the FCA’s work on non-financial misconduct is expected in June
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The gender lens: What needs to be done to bridge the investment gap?
To mark International Women’s Day this month, Hannah Williford reports on the gender gap in finance and how the industry can empower women to invest
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Wealth manager Q&A with Mark Ivory: Junk the jargon
Head of portfolio management at Adam & Company on simplifying industry terminology, the dominance of the US and addressing imbalances in financial literacy
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Wealth manager Q&A with Dr Sarah Ruggins: Diversification discipline
Dr Sarah Ruggins, head of investment specialists at St. James’s Place, on cognitive diversity, financial inclusion and the avoidance of group-think
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Reboot: Over a quarter of employees report elimination of diversity-focused role in past two years
70% described leadership as ‘actively resistant’ to ethnic and racial diversity initiatives
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bfinance: Just 4% of asset managers majority-owned by ethnic minorities
78% of investor clients call manager diversity ‘irrelevant’ in selection
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Everyone Matters: Diverse thinking needed to address poor leadership
Survey found that corporate culture, inclusion, company values and sustainability are highly valued by financial services employees
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IQ-EQ’s Bagshaw: The asset management industry must do more to fuel female success
Caroline Bagshaw highlights the initiatives firms should adopt to move the needle towards better diversity, equity, and inclusion
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Reboot: Financial services staff disappointed with firms’ race riot response
Very little has changed since BLM movement, Reboot survey finds
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Diversity Project Europe: Just 20% of asset managers track social mobility
Ratio of women in asset management declines with seniority