Reference Case Number: FOI11768
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
Please provide:
The number of partners in financial services partnerships, including hedge funds and private equity firms, broken down by gender*
* Based on the following salutations: Mr, Earl, Sir, M, Lord, Prince, Viscount, Mr., Rt Hon Lord, The Right Honourable Lord , Mrs., Countess, Miss, Ms, Marquess, Ms., Mrs, Lady, Comtesse, Sister, Baroness, Dame.
I would like the data broken down for each of the last five years with a year-end date of 30 September or whichever year-end is most convenient. If you cannot provide data for each of the last five years, then please provide data for each of the last three years. If that is not possible, then please provide data for each of the most two recent years.
FCA response:
The requested information, which can be found in the table below, contains the total number of currently active or previously active SMF27 Partner functions (or the CF4 Partner function prior to 9 December 2019) broken down by years and gender.
| 30/09/19 | 30/09/20 | 30/09/21 | 30/09/22 | 30/09/23 | 30/09/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1340 | 1087 | 1044 | 1026 | 971 | 906 |
| Male | 7982 | 6306 | 5998 | 5740 | 5373 | 4992 |
Please note, the table only includes individuals who currently hold or have previously held the CF4 Partner or SMF27 Partner functions; it does not include non-managing partners who are not required to hold approval as that information is not held.