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Protest forces rethink in one of the least diverse areas of finance – hedge funds

It's no secret that hedge funds have long trailed behind other financial services when it comes to diversity but there are signs that the issue has taken hold

Protest forces rethink in one of the least diverse areas of finance – hedge funds
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Amid renewed debate over racial inequality sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some prominent names in finance have been vocal about pushing for change.

Not so much among hedge funds, a corner of the industry that is particularly white and male even by the standards of financial services firms.

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