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Institutional investors are pushing to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and seeking to address imbalances in private markets portfolios, according to a report by Mercer.

Rothesay business development director Cleo Taylor Smith was named as joint winner of the Saleswoman/Marketer of the Year category at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and NextGen have partnered to offer a series of initiatives to “give a voice to the next generation of pension professionals”.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) chief executive Tracy Blackwell was named pensions woman of the year at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

Greater diversity in the industry can improve decision-making and help with attracting and retaining talent but few schemes have diversity and inclusion plans in place, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) research reveals.

Two-thirds of UK fund managers are reducing investments in companies that fail on diversity and inclusion scores, according to a survey by Edelman.

LGBT Great and Incisive Media are excited to announce they have signed a new and exclusive partnership to work together to accelerate progress of the LGBT+ agenda across the investment, pensions, wealth management and savings industry.

The gender pension gap has narrowed to just 1%, but the pay gap and part-time working ratio means women are still saving less per year than men, according to Scottish Widows.

Investment professionals are concerned that the sector is not doing enough to promote ethnic diversity, a new survey has revealed.

Leading figures of the investment management industry have today launched the 10,000 Black Interns programme which aims to improve and transform the career prospects of young black people in the UK.