Diversity and inclusion: from nice to have to mission critical

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has risen on the agenda of companies as pressure from various stakeholders to pay closer attention to the topic increases. Investors, employees and consumers are three key stakeholders demanding such a focus. Institutional investors are increasingly incorporating D&I criteria into their manager selection1, pushing GPs to demonstrate how they promote D&I…

10 VC facts: past, present and future

This month MJ Hudson celebrated it’s 10-year anniversary. So, in this article, we wanted to capitalise on it by shining a light on ten key facts of the Venture Capital industry that illustrate its state of play, scope, and successes. We have seen in past financial crises that Venture Capital has had a significant hand…

Mind the (gender pay) gap

Pressure is growing in the alternative assets industry to shrink the pay gap between male and female staff. By April 2018 every UK employer with 250 or more employees will be required by law to publish its “gender pay gap” – the difference between the average earnings of male and female employees. Many companies have…