A campaigning Financial Planner claims much more must be done to “make businesses accountable” to equality laws, rather than simply paying lip service.

Financial and platform provider Zurich has revealed a UK staff gender pay gap of 28% and pledged to do more to help it achieve gender equality.

The FCA says it is disappointed it has so far failed to reach its own targets on appointing women and ethnic minority people to senior roles.

The influential Treasury Committee has today launched a new inquiry into Women in Finance which will focus on the Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter and the progress being made against its targets.