Stewardship Beyond Compliance: How Women Are Redefining Practical Fund Governance

Fund governance is undergoing rapid change, shaped by evolving investor expectations, regulatory pressures and new technologies. Our recent Women in Evolving Fund Management session explored how increased female representation is reshaping the director's role into one centred on stewardship - supporting a wider shift toward more progressive, socially representative and higher performing governance.

We also looked at how the Channel Islands are responding to these trends, with Jersey and Guernsey positioning themselves through flexible regulation, strong governance networks and growing ESG and venture capital communities to support this next phase of industry evolution.

The session was hosted by Kirsten Faichnie and Charlotte Gonçalves, with contributions from Tatiana Collins, and guest speakers Rebecca Booth and Vanessa Neill, who bring extensive multijurisdictional board experience across both regulated and sustainability focused structures.