Helena Morrissey
Helena Morrissey: DEI schemes helped fuel backlash
The Diversity Project chair says some initiatives were exclusionary and prioritised identity over merit
FCA harassment rules due ‘very shortly’ as City women demand tough action
The regulator’s bullying and abuse crackdown must not get drowned out by the backlash against diversity, top women in finance say
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FN100 Women: Why female leaders still matter
This year’s pick of the women at the top of finance will be unveiled on 14 October
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City firms keep quiet about DE&I spend and staffing
A&O Shearman and Santander were the only firms to disclose headcount in their dedicated DE&I teams when asked by FN
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Helena Morrissey: Menopause hit me during the pandemic. I felt like I was going mad
Diversity champion opens up about her own struggles with menopause
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City faces ‘fear factor’ over reporting sexual harassment
MPs on the Treasury Committee are told women often fear speaking out about workplace sexual harassment
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Au pairs, housekeepers and house husbands — how senior women ‘made it work’
The City's top women face pressure at work and at home. Here's how they've found a balance
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Baroness Helena Morrissey confirmed as guest speaker at FN100 Most Influential Women dinner
The asset management veteran will address the City's very best female talent at an exclusive Financial News event
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Helena Morrissey: FCA must tackle ‘bad apples’ to stamp out sexism in the City
The Diversity Project's Safe Space initiative records abuse of power by senior executives and sexual harassment at social events
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Helena Morrissey to step down as AJ Bell chair over CEO succession
The City veteran will continue with her board position until AJ Bell has found a replacement
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Helena Morrissey redoubles China warnings over Russia links: Investors risk ‘being on the wrong side of history’
The City grandee said the City must pull back from its investments in China as the nation continues to stay silent on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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An audience with Helena Morrissey: ‘100-hour weeks are more like slave labour’
The chair-designate of AJ Bell talks about burnout in financial services, why Brexit still holds promise and how the City’s future is bright
City must ‘own the bad numbers’ on ethnic diversity and start talking about action
Diversity Project event calls on financial services not just to collect the numbers, but to discuss what might affect change
Helena Morrissey: Why crypto is ‘like a casino’
Morrissey says she hopes the UK doesn’t go too far down America's road to risky investing
Helena Morrissey quits St James’s Place board for AJ Bell
The prominent City figure will step down from the SJP board after a 14-month stint
‘I am disappointed’: Helena Morrissey pulls money from ‘Girl Fund’ she helped launch due to lack of investor interest
Morrissey's decision to pull her investment comes as LGIM plans to merge away the gender diversity fund due to lack of investor interest
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Dame Helena Morrissey hits back at City leader’s comments on China human rights abuses
Morrissey reposted comments that questioned the City's 'moral compass' for not engaging with China
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City grandee predicts shift to corporate apps as Credit Suisse launches WhatsApp rival
Morrissey's tweet linked to a Financial News report that Credit Suisse had launched a recorded WhatsApp-style texting service for its employees
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Helena Morrissey’s lobby group pushes for 30% female fund managers by 2030
Asset managers have been making 'painfully slow progress' in their efforts to entice more women into the industry – a sense of fatigue now surrounds the topic of gender diversity
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