04/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2021 03:42
Standard Life Aberdeen today announces the appointment of Noel Butwell, its CEO of Adviser Platforms, to the City of London Corporation (CoLC) independent taskforce to boost socio-economic diversity at senior levels in UK Financial and Professional services (FPS).
Commissioned by HM Treasury and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy*, the taskforce is the first of its kind with a mission to challenge the lack of career progression for those coming from non-professional backgrounds and to explore the intersections with other protected characteristics, including gender and race.
Over 80 organisations across a range of sub sectors and regions are involved in the taskforce by shaping its outputs and working towards greater socio-economic diversity.
Taskforce Chair and Policy Chair at the City of London Corporation, Catherine McGuinness, said:
The taskforce will run from May 2021-November 2022. For more information, please visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/whogetsahead
* https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/socio-economic-diversity-taskforce-in-financial-and-professional-services
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Standard Life Aberdeen operates across three vectors that reflect how our clients interact with us:
Investments: Our global asset management business serving institutional and wholesale clients
Adviser: Our UK financial adviser business, providing services to wealth managers and advisers through our Wrap and Elevate platforms
Personal: Our UK wealth and savings business, combining our financial planning business, digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services
Headquartered in Scotland, we have offices in over 50 locations worldwide and employ around 6,000 people.
The Taskforce
Full membership of the taskforce will be finalised in due course. It will be supported by PwC, Deloitte and MyKindaFuture. The City of London Corporation will report back on the findings of the taskforce by November 2022, with the first formal meeting due to take place in May 2021.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/whogetsahead
Diversity of the taskforce (Advisory Board and Taskforce members):