WWA launches 'landmark' women in personal finance survey

Women’s Wealth Alliance is part of the Consumer Duty Alliance

Jenna Brown
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The Women’s Wealth Alliance (WWA) has launched a “landmark” survey of women in personal finance, aiming to map a picture of career journeys and lived experiences of females in the sector.

The WWA, which is a recently launched working group of independent professional body the Consumer Duty Alliance, launched the survey, which is managed by YouGov with the support of IBOSS, today (2 June). This comprehensive research will cover females working across financial planning, mortgage and protection advice, financial coaching, academy members, paraplanning, compliance, T&C and support roles. WWA said with only 18% of regulated financial advisers in the UK being women according to Financial Conduct Authority's records, the survey also looks "specifically at whether this is a r...

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