Leaders in the financial services market are failing to do enough to support LGBTQ+ employees, according to a new report.

White men from higher socio-economic backgrounds are thirty three times more likely to be found in senior roles in financial services compared with women with an ethnic minority background who are also from a lower socio-economic background, according to a new report.

Before starting this month's column, I wanted to list all the providers and consultancies who have contacted me in relation to the challenges I set out in my column last month for Financial Planning Today: 'The glaring missing link in much fintech'.

A third of the workforce (33%) at the Financial Conduct Authority were from an ethnic minority in 2023-24, according to new employment data from the regulator.