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Peel Hunt reports worst gender pay gap in UK investment banking

City investment bank pays female staff half as much as men

Peel Hunt’s median pay gap was the widest of the major investment banks analysed by Financial News Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Peel Hunt’s median pay gap was the widest of the major investment banks analysed by Financial News Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Peel Hunt has reported the biggest UK gender pay gap among major investment banks, Financial News analysis shows, with the City broker’s median female pay languishing below half that of its male staff.

Peel Hunt’s median hourly gender pay gap was 53.3% in 2024, meaning women earned 47p for every £1 that men earned, according to data submitted to the UK government.

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