Diversity

With ever-increasing scrutiny of corporate behaviour and calls for greater diversity, the industry is grappling with how to invest responsibly. 

A study by HEC Paris and MVision Private Equity Advisers finds that gender diverse investment committee teams outperform all-male teams across several industry metrics.

Just over a third of private equity managers consider diversity in their investment processes, according to LGT Capital Partners' ESG Report 2019.

Sister publication pfm puts stats to the trends this month: gender pay gaps, diversity attitudes and GP commitments.

Private fund CFOs: if you haven’t been tasked with creating a more diverse workforce, you probably will be.

Private equity's diversity issue goes deeper than firms not seeing enough female candidates.

The #MeToo movement gave a new urgency to diversity and inclusion issues in the workplace, fuelling a conversation that grew increasingly louder in 2018. With much still to be done, do not expect a change of topic in the coming year.

Investors are pushing for more evidence of diversity, say female fund managers.

GPs may be reluctant to think about diversity in their own teams; at some point they will not have a choice.

Nicky Morgan MP, chair of the Treasury Select Committee, offers thoughts on the future of private finance in the UK, Brexit and gender diversity.