Update: Goldman Sachs AM commits to Women in Finance Charter as Treasury reveals names yet to sign up

Letter to 33 financial services firms

Chair of the Treasury Committee Nicky Morgan MP has written to asset managers including PIMCO, JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) and Vanguard and 30 other financial services firms to ask why they have not signed up to the Women in Finance Charter.

Other asset managers the Treasury indicated have not yet signed up include Invesco Perpetual, Amundi and Close Brothers. However, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), Invesco Perpetual and Close Brothers confirmed to Investment Week they are in the process of signing up, indicating it will be announced with the next Women in Finance Charter (WIFC) communications in March. Invesco said: "Our firm has received a letter from the Treasury Select Committee. The Treasury will be announcing the next group of Women in Finance Charter signatories in March and our firm will be on that list." ...