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PwC’s new AM head Albertha Charles on finance’s ‘uncomfortable and avoided’ diversity problem

Younger investors are holding more sway, and fund houses need to keep up, Charles says

By Bérengère Sim
Progress has been made on inclusion, but wealth firms still need to go further, according to the consultancy’s new sector head
Progress has been made on inclusion, but wealth firms still need to go further, according to the consultancy’s new sector head Photo: PwC

Albertha Charles, PwC’s new head of asset and wealth management in the UK, has come a long way since leaving her home island of St Lucia a few decades ago. 

Things haven't always been easy, she told her LinkedIn network when she took on the job. But she was excited to get started. 

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