Helena Morrissey on balancing family and a successful career
We've already discussed the recent trend of prominent female traders proving more successful than their male counterparts.
For example, a study by a prominent news agency found that in 2018, hedge funds managed by women generated twice the profits of those run by men.
Therefore, investment company owners are increasingly seeking to recruit women into asset management.
This approach is intended to fundamentally change the current situation, as only 10% of women currently hold such positions.
One of the most prominent examples of a female fund manager is Helena Morrissey.
Biography:
Helena was born in 1966 in northwest England to a family of teachers, which may have helped her excel at Bishop Luffa and later attend and graduate from Cambridge.
Helena's responsibilities involved working with securities, or more precisely, bonds.
After working for several years in the London and New York offices of Schroders PLC, she returned to London and joined the investment fund Newton Investment Management.
Having started her career as a manager, Helena Morrissey's success led her to become executive director of one of England's largest funds, with a capital of £50 billion, in 2015.
What's most interesting is that, in addition to building a highly successful career, the financier also managed to get married and become the mother of nine children, some of whom she and her husband adopted.
In addition, she had enough time to engage in social activities, for which Helena was repeatedly awarded government awards.
Helena Morrissey is a typical example of a female financier who had to adapt to the male-dominated world of finance. But as Helena herself notes, things are changing, and now most investment negotiations take place not at golf clubs or strip clubs, but in boring offices.
Investors are beginning to value results more than personal connections or friendships, as was previously the case.
Helena currently manages Legal & General Investment Management, a fund with over $1 trillion in assets.
She believes that more women need to be involved in financial management, which will significantly reduce losses, as women are more cautious by nature and less likely to engage in risky transactions in the hopes of greater profits.
At the same time, modern women have every opportunity to combine family and career, especially since trading allows them to properly manage their time, leaving time for family.
