Intelligence: All on board – firms must tackle representation
The Financial Conduct Authority requires listed firms to report on, and disclose, targets on how well represented women and ethnic minorities are on boards and executive management teams. Martin Friel investigates if the regulator has been too light-touch on this important issue of underrepresentation, and if the rest of the market will be targeted next.
The Financial Conduct Authority’s latest foray into the world of diversity and inclusion has seen it introduce listing rules, which requires firms that are listed on the UK stock exchange to report
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