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Diane Sim

Freelance consultant

Diane Sim is a freelance consultant specialising in research-based projects in financial services. For Civil Society Media she authors the annual surveys on banking and fund management and produces the Charity Finance 100 and 250 Indexes.

Sim formerly headed up the retail banking and wealth management division of VRL Knowledgebank, where she was responsible for editorial content. She has edited European Banker, Cards International and Retail Banker International.

Sim has also worked as a consultant on research-based strategy projects for UK and international financial services clients, both at Coopers and Lybrand and Davis International Banking Consultants.