10,000 Black Interns: It is about culture rather than diversity

‘Crawling before they could walk’

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The asset management industry is lagging its peers in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion, with a recent survey showing it was the only financial services sector to see a decline in these areas year-on-year.

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