Recent Morningstar research revealed that only 105 out of 1,496 UK-listed open-ended funds were managed by women in 2019 - with more funds (108) being run by managers called David or Dave.
In the same week as International Women's Day, this seemed like something worth examining, so Insider talked to Kirsty MacLean, a client reporting analyst for Walter Scott & Partners, who has become involved in the Growing Future Assets project, mentoring young women interested in investment management.
Each year, the nationwide competition aims to find the country’s most promising new business brains in the investment world. The 2022 competition saw a 90% rise in the number of girls taking part.
