Helena Morrissey: how to combine family and a successful career
We have already said more than once that recently, well-known women traders have been more successful than their male counterparts.
For example, from the results of a study by one of the well-known news agencies, it follows that in 2018, hedge funds managed by women brought twice as much profit as those managed by men.
Therefore, owners of investment companies are increasingly seeking to involve females in asset management.
This approach is intended to radically change the current situation, because now only 10% of women occupy such positions.
One of the most striking examples of a female foundation leader is Helena Morrissey.
Biography
Helena was born in 1966 in the north-west of England into a family of teachers, perhaps it was the latter that helped her study well at Bishop Luffa, and then enroll and graduate from Cambridge.
Helena's responsibilities were to work with securities, and to be more precise, with bonds.
After working for several years at Schroders PLC in London and New York, she returned to London to work for Newton Investment Management.
Having started her career as a manager thanks to her success, Helena Morrissey in 2015 took the position of executive director in one of the largest funds in England with a capital of 50 billion pounds sterling.
The most interesting thing is that in addition to creating a more than successful career, the woman financier also managed to get married and become the mother of 9 children. Some of which she and her husband adopted.
In addition, she had enough time to engage in social activities; Helena was awarded government awards more than once.
Helena Morrissey is a typical example of a female financier who had to adapt to the male world of finance.
But as Helena herself notes, everything is changing, and now most investment negotiations take place not in golf clubs or strip bars, but in boring offices. Investors are beginning to value results more than personal connections or friendships as was previously the case.
Helena is currently the head of the Legal & General Investment Management fund with a capital of more than $1 trillion.
She believes that more women are needed in financial management, this will significantly reduce losses, since women by nature are more cautious and are less likely to carry out risky operations counting on large profits.
At the same time, a modern woman has every opportunity to combine family and career, especially since trading allows you to correctly allocate time, leaving time for family activities.