Race to Equality index: DE&I score for asset management sector drops year-on-year

Only sub-sector to regress this year

Asset management is the only financial services sub-sector that has seen a decline in its diversity, equality and inclusion score on Reboot's Race to Equality index.

The broader UK financial services industry has seen a marginal improvement from 65 to 67 score (out of an optimal 100) in the last 12 months, but the score for asset management companies has declined from 66 to 64 this year. The research showed that ethnic minority employees who work in large firms, and those who are 30-34 years old have felt the greatest improvements when it comes to financial services companies becoming more diverse, equitable and inclusive places to work.  Diversity: The risks of doing nothing are revealed Large organisations registered an index score of 70, up ...