Social Mobility Community

Widening access.
Growing talent.

Helping European asset management widen opportunity, strengthen progression and unlock the talent the industry needs.

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The community

Talent is everywhere.
Opportunity isn't.

The Social Mobility Community brings practitioners together to broaden access to opportunity and support people throughout their careers.

Through shared evidence and practical collaboration, member firms explore recruitment pathways, progression, outreach and talent development—turning intention into action.

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Featured research · 2026

Social Mobility in Asset Management:
An Untapped Opportunity

Evidence to help firms widen access, improve progression and build stronger talent pipelines.

20%of asset management firms collect socioeconomic data
4%have measurable social mobility goals
66%have measurable gender goals

Source: PwC/DPE Inclusion in Asset Management 2024.

From evidence to implementation

Opportunity. Growth. Progress.

Three practical areas where community collaboration can make a difference.

01 / ACCESS

Widen access

Reach talent through broader recruitment, outreach and opportunity pathways.

02 / DEVELOPMENT

Enable growth

Make development, feedback and progression more accessible.

03 / OUTCOMES

Strengthen pipelines

Help talented people grow, contribute and stay across the industry.

Community members

Led by practitioners.

Industry perspectives brought together to turn evidence into practical progress.

Community Lead

Nancy Rowe

Global Inclusion Director

Franklin Templeton

Iva Alexandrova

Senior Portfolio Manager

BNP Paribas Asset Management

Louise Blake

EMEA Head of Talent & D&I

T. Rowe Price

Robert Potts

Portfolio Manager

Volunteer

Daniel Scire

Member Regional Inclusion Executive Council

Franklin Templeton

Eric Bedell

Member Regional Inclusion Executive Council

Franklin Templeton

Christelle Faussurier

International Head Corporate Social Responsibility

Natixis

Solenn Bougeard

RFP Specialist

HSBC France

Zahra SHEIKH

Board Member

Inclusion in Finance Europe

Ivan Gjoshevski

Sustainability Director

CapMan Group

Community insights

Ideas shared in Paris.
Action across Europe.

At the 2025 Paris Social Mobility event, asset managers, industry bodies and academic partners explored ways to broaden opportunity and improve career progression.

Hosted by Natixis Investment Managers with IiFE, AFG and Sciences Po, the discussion connected research with practical next steps.

Read the event summary ↗
Illustrative Paris roundtable discussion with diverse professionals and the Eiffel Tower visible through the windows; not a photograph of the actual IiFE event
Ideas exchanged. Perspectives broadened.

Get involved

Bring your perspective.
Help shape progress.

IiFE member firms can nominate colleagues from talent, inclusion, HR, investment, recruitment and business functions to take part in the Social Mobility Community.

01 Become an IiFE member firm

02 Nominate community participants

03 Share practice and take action

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