The financial services industry needs more B Corps – Octopus

Benjamin Davis, CEO of Octopus Investments, discusses why B Corps matters in financial services and how it is an ideal framework to develop trust in the sector.

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... The B Corp movement should feel especially relevant for financial services, where trust and transparency are integral.

Whether a financial adviser is guiding a client through an economic downturn, an institutional investor committing capital to a fund, or an investor investing through a platform, the whole industry relies on trust. Yet trust and transparency have not always been associated with our industry.

This is something we should strive to change.

Date of publication: August 2023

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