Regulators launch diversity and inclusivity consultation

For regulated financial services firms

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

Joint industry consultation on diversity and inclusion aims to accelerate pace of “meaningful change” among financial services firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England have today (7 July) launched a joint discussion paper designed to further diversity and inclusion among the financial services sector. Open until 30 September, the paper includes a number of suggestions for firms to improve diversity and inclusion, such as the use of targets for representation, measures to make senior leaders directly accountable for diversity and inclusion in their firms, linking remuneration to diversity and inclusion metrics and the regulators' approach to considering dive...

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