No more lip-service on diversity and inclusion

What investment organisations can do to maximise the return on their most important assets – their people.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Great Britain won a single gold medal and a meagre 15 medals overall. Fast forward to 2012 and Great Britain, rebranded Team GB, exceeded expectations at the London Olympics, winning 65 medals, including 29 golds. Team GB's comeback is a useful case study for industries that need root-and-branch reform. Take asset management, and its woeful record on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). The industry often pays over the odds for mediocre candidates that fit the traditional profile of a finance professional, while overlooking brilliant people f...