Diversity and inclusion within financial services is essential, it was revealed on a panel discussion featured within The SimplyBiz Group’s MI Live event.
The panel included Dina Bhudia, chief executive of P2M Asset Management, Damian Thompson, group managing director of Aldermore Bank, and Emily Blain, HR director of The SimplyBiz Group.
The panel discerned that within the financial services sector diversity is a fact, while inclusivity is not.
Guests suggested that some smaller firms may not see having a diversity and inclusion strategy as important to them.
However, they also explored the ways in which increasing diversity within a firm can help to improve decision making and innovation, reach new demographics of client and, as a result, grow profitability.