Rathbones' David Coombs: 'I have seen too many teams become automatons'

People need help to break down barriers

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Rathbones’ head of multi-asset investments talks to City Hive about what the industry can do to tackle its diversity challenges

As someone who followed a non-traditional route to the investment industry (he began his career 37 years ago as a records clerk at Hambros Bank, and entered the industry without a degree), David Coombs has a rather refreshing take on the diversity challenges facing women in the City.   Breaking down the 'A' in BAME: Presence is crucial to shaping inclusion "Perhaps it is because I have been in several back-office, admin-focused roles, I have worked in a lot of teams where females form the majority. I really find the masculine, testosterone-driven image of the City we see in films and ...

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