Women account for 40% of global wealth, says Credit Suisse
Investment bank’s Global Wealth Report includes chapter on women and wealth for first time
Gender
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Fund firms making shameful progress on diversity
Low levels of women, LGBT, non-white and the working class representation
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Investor activism fails to curb FTSE pay inequality
Just over a third of FTSE 100 companies pay their UK staff a ‘living wage’
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Pay gap following women into retirement
Women retiring in 2018 will have 29% less income than men, according to research by Prudential which highlights that the UK’s gender pay gap remains a major issue.
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Advisers mixed on Helena Morrissey’s Girl fund
Has LGIM struck a blow for equality with its Girl fund and maybe more importantly, will advisers respond?
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SJP among firms targeted on diversity
St James’s Place, Provident Financial and several investment trusts are among a raft of FTSE companies the Investment Association has written to demanding an explanation for poor gender balance at executive level or risk a shareholder mutiny.
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Women in drawdown £47,000 worse off than men
Women in drawdown face a 37% shortfall in their annual retirement income compared to men, leaving them more than £47,000 ($66,542, €53,935) worse off, according to a report from Zurich UK.
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Fund management’s blatant pay gap problem
The discrepancy between the average pay of male and female asset managers is gaining considerably more traction in 2018. But does the industry care enough about closing the gap? Or is this another box-ticking exercise?
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Guardian Wealth launches female adviser initiative
Women are underrepresented in offshore financial planning, prompting one advice firm to set itself tough targets to tackle the gender gap.
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Money matters as much as love in later life marriages
Money is as much a factor as love in later life marriages according to research by Investec Wealth & Investment.
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Women are less risky investors research reveals
Women prefer less financial risk than men, a new study has revealed.
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just 5 percent of funds run by women
Just 5% of retail funds are managed by women, according to disheartening research from Bestinvest.