The Telegraph: Why investment management remains a male dominated workplace

Wed, August 23, 2017

There is an overwhelming likelihood that your pension, Isas and other investments are being overseen by men. And, far from women gaining ground in the fund management business, they are in fact becoming increasingly rare, the latest data suggests.

Out of 1,400 fund managers in Britain just 67 women run funds alone or in female-only teams. By comparison, 1,176 men operate alone or in male-only teams, with the remaining managers working in mixed teams.

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