Women find the world of financial services “aggressively masculine” and this factor deters them from seeking financial advice or buying financial products, according to a new report from research firm Kantar.

Over the last few months I have increasingly been reading articles about efforts to encourage women into a career in Financial Planning. As more women are seeking financial advice, I think it’s important that the demographics of the industry mirror this, writes our guest columnist Financial Planner Chloe Moran who is studying to become a Chartered Financial Planner.

Women are heading for poverty in later life, a Chartered Insurance Institute report has warned.

Research of the fund management sector has found that the number of female fund managers in the UK has remained at 13% - the same as in 2008.