Fidelity Has ‘Real Need’ to Recruit More Women, Johnson Says
- Female customers prefer working with female advisers, she says
- Asset management is a great career for women, CEO says
Fidelity CEO Says Women Clients Prefer Women Reps
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For people well-schooled in the relationship between supply and demand, here’s one Fidelity Investments may not have seen coming: The demand for female financial advisers outstrips the supply.
Women customers often ask to work with female advisers, Abby Johnson, chief executive officer of the fund giant said in an interview with Carlyle Group LP’s David Rubenstein. The problem, for the firm, is that they don’t have enough of them.