Building a talent management strategy with DE&I at its core

It's time for financial services firms to lead the charge

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Emma Penny looks at talent management strategies in financial services and says it is essential DE&I goes front and centre...

Over the last two years, the asset management sector has become progressively less vocal on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as attention has been drawn to pressing climate concerns, volatile market conditions and regulatory developments. Distinctions between DE&I and environmental, social and governance (ESG) have continued to blur, resulting in climate concerns overshadowing questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Having said this, asset managers' DE&I credentials remain under fire - companies cannot afford to overlook DE&I and are still treating it as a priority, proacti...

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