Birketts EC3Legal – Diversity and inclusion remains firmly on the FCA’s agenda

Author - Olivia Toulson

In its continuing quest to improve culture in the financial services industry, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made it clear once again: diversity and inclusion is a regulatory issue and it isn’t going away.

On 28 January 2021, the FCA published a speech by its now former Chief Operating Officer, Georgina Philippou on why it cares about diversity and inclusion. She explained that as an employer, the FCA wants to be as diverse and inclusive as possible and as a regulator it wants to move the dial on diversity and inclusion within the financial services sector.