Scandal at CBI Plunges UK Business Lobby Into Existential Crisis April 17, 2023 By Sabah Meddings and Joe Mayes When Rishi Sunak stepped up to the podium at the Vox venue in Birmingham in November, he had one mission:...
UK’s Confederation of British Industry Fires Director General After Probe of Complaints April 11, 2023 By David Milliken and William Schomberg The Confederation of British Industry said it had fired its director-general Tony Danker and suspended three others after an investigation...
UK’s Largest Companies Fail to Comply With FCA’s New Gender-Diversity Quotas March 10, 2023 By Irina Anghel Seven of the UK’s 10 largest listed companies have failed to comply with the FCA’s new gender-diversity quotas, a reminder...
UK Financial Services Firms Lead Europe in Push to Shrink Board Gender Gap January 10, 2023 By Irina Anghel UK finance firms now have a higher proportion of women on their boards than their European counterparts, a rare boost...
Australia’s Financial Services Firms Failing to Narrow Gender Pay Gap: Report December 12, 2022 By Amy Bainbridge Australian employers are failing to narrow the pay gap between men and women, with finance firms among the worst offenders....
Many Ethnic Minorities in UK Financial Services Face Racism, Discrimination: Survey December 5, 2022 By Swetha Gopinath The UK may be more ethnically and racially diverse than ever, but minorities working in the financial services industry continue...
Goldman Sachs Paid Over $12M to Bury Partner’s Claim of Sexist Culture November 15, 2022 By Sridhar Natarajan and Max Abelson Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid out well over $12 million to a veteran executive who complained internally about a toxic...
Women Are Quitting Executive Roles at Faster Rate Than Ever: Report October 18, 2022 By Kelsey Butler and Matthew Boyle Women are leaving the top ranks of companies at higher rates than ever before — as female employees remain less...
Financial Services Companies Urged to Hire More Working-Class Managers August 16, 2022 By Huw Jones Financial services companies should set “stretching targets” for appointing people from working class backgrounds to senior positions, a UK government-sponsored...
One-Quarter of Firms Operating at Lloyd’s Reach 35% Target for Women Leaders July 26, 2022 A quarter of firms operating at Lloyd’s of London have reached the commercial insurance market’s target for 35% of leaders...