Sat.Nov 04, 2023

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Harriett Baldwin: the fund manager turned Tory MP fighting sexism in the City

TheGuardian

The chair of the Treasury committee is gunning for an industry that has not crawled out of the dark ages. She may then turn her fire on Westminster Hedge fund managers beware, the chair of the Treasury committee, Harriett Baldwin, wants to see you in parliament – to explain to her why the industry promotes so few women into senior positions. Earlier this year, a Europe-wide study found that men filled 90% of all senior roles at hedge funds.

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2023 Money 20/20 USA Recap

Alex Jimenez

Money 20/20 USA has become the biggest FinTech gathering in the US. This year the conference did not disappoint, although, in many regards, it felt quite different from previous years. That being the case, I wanted to share some general observations on the conference and highlight some of the trends that stood out from sessions I attended and various discussions from the show floor.

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Bank cut my bonus because I had a baby, says MP leading City sexism inquiry

TheGuardian

Treasury committee head Harriett Baldwin has revealed how ex-boss at JP Morgan bank cut perk after she returned from maternity leave • The fund manager turned Tory MP fighting sexism in the City The MP leading a parliamentary inquiry into sexism in the City of London has spoken of the discrimination she faced when working in finance, saying her former employer, JP Morgan bank, refused to pay her full bonus after she returned from maternity leave.