Women in finance survey - PDF 91k In September, Financial News surveyed 1350 women working in the financial services industry about gender bias in the workplace. Nearly 60% believed their gender made it harder to succeed. Just 3.5% felt being a woman made it easier to succeed. A third of respondents worked in investment banking, nearly a fifth in asset management, another fifth in financial technology, 10% in law and about 5% in each of private equity, hedge funds, wealth management and securities trading. Click here to dowload the survey results in full. 27 Oct 2008
The future of capital markets - PDF 655k The balance of power in global financial markets is shifting. As the world becomes flatter and different sources of wealth seek new areas of investment, financial institutions will have to position themselves carefully. Financial News examines how the credit crisis has catalysed this flattening effect and the challenges investment banks face. 08 Dec 2008
Last week’s pre-Budget report produced outrage, scepticism and resignation in equal measure in the financial, as the impact of the cut in value-added tax, the increase in government spending and the tax rises needed to fund it began to dawn on the hard-pressed population of the UK.