Lloyd’s Hits 35% Female Leadership Target, Says it Has a ‘Way to Go’ March 5, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley Lloyd’s of London has hit a short-term target of filling 35% of leadership roles with women, although less than half...
Remote Workers Often First to Get Laid Off Despite Legal Risk February 20, 2024 By Khorri Atkinson Remote workers are more likely to be laid off or miss out on promotion opportunities than their peers who work...
Banks, Insurers Ordered to Report Sexism and Bullying Cases in Britain February 15, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and...
Women in Finance Criticize City of London’s ‘Tokenistic’ Diversity Efforts January 18, 2024 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Testimonies from 40 women across banking, insurance, and asset management in Britain describe diversity and inclusion initiatives as often “tokenistic,”...
Hong Kong Employees Demand 6% Raise to Work in Office Full Time January 8, 2024 By Shawna Kwan Hong Kong workers say they would need a 6% raise to give up hybrid work arrangements, a dilemma that’s expected...
Some UK Financial Services Firms Keep Flexible Working to Boost Women in Workforce December 15, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu As firms across the City of London consider clamping down on working from home, Schroders Plc is sticking to its...
Harassment of Women in Financial Services Eclipses Other Industries: Aviva CEO Blanc December 14, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley Amanda Blanc, the CEO of insurer Aviva, told British lawmakers on Wednesday that physical and verbal harassment of women in...
Fewer Than 10% of CEOs in Britain’s Largest Companies Are Women November 27, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Even as Britain’s largest companies are hiring women in executive leadership roles at the fastest pace in five years, there’s...
Financial Services Firms Acknowledge ‘Awful’ Culture in UK Sexism Inquiry November 16, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Representatives from finance firms across the City of London said more work was needed to tackle gaping gender disparities in...
Israeli Firms Try to Cope With Trauma, Worker Shortages, Missed Deadlines October 25, 2023 By Matthew Boyle and Deena Shanker Business as usual is rare right now inside the companies that power Israel’s $520 billion economy, as leaders try to...