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Press Coverage of Women in Asset Servicing

In case you missed any articles featuring WiAS, we have collated a list of key pieces for you to read.

World Menopause Day

By Kate Rowe-Ham

News

Did you know that there are 34 symptoms as we go through Menopause? You won’t experience all, and some women may experience none at all. However, one common symptom that so many women talk about is their lack of energy. This can happen for a number of reasons, and the good news is that you can do something about it.

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Are we looking at this through the right lens?

By Kate Phillips

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By 2025, 60% of Britain’s wealth will be in the hands of women, according to research by Schroders. How are providers and advisers preparing for this huge transfer of wealth and is their perception of women as risk adverse investors correct?

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Celebrating five years of WiAS

By Sarah Sandle

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To celebrate five years of WiAS, we are excited to share our new mini-series of five videos, featuring Kate Webber, founder of WiAS, members of the Advisory Board and one of our male allies, Mark Freed from Men for Inclusion. Thank you to Schroders for the use of their media suite and for Gillian Hepburn for hosting and interviewing everyone.

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How I found my voice with the help of WiAS

By Camilla Mather

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If the idea of participating in a two-hour intensive program on public speaking, followed by delivering a presentation on a subject of your choosing on a stage, fills you with “the fear”, then you should unquestionably consider making yourself a candidate for next year's 'Finding Your Voice' cohort. I assure you; you won't be disappointed!

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Her Future Bright Podcast featuring Kate Webber

By Kate Webber, Founder, Women in Asset Servicing

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Many of you will already be tuned in to Chanelle Pattinson’s ‘Her Future Bright’ podcast which features inspiring women in finance. The August episode features our own Kate Webber talking about how you can take charge of your career growth.

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Why becoming a parent has made me better at my job

By Marisa Kershaw

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In the UK we risk facing the lowest employment rate in nearly two decades and one of the areas in hot focus is getting new parents/parents of young children back into the workforce.

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Mentoring: an invaluable relationship

By Harriet Cooper, Business Support Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

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As a 21-year-old female beginning my career within the Insurance, Pensions & Investments Division at Lloyds Banking Group, Women in Asset Servicing has been a pivotal platform for forming connections and accessing invaluable mentoring support.

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Born to do it! How creating a podcast revealed the power of networking

By Chanelle Pattinson

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I like to think I was destined to work in the world of financial services. My dad has been a financial adviser my whole life and after trying several career options, I joined the financial services industry at 17.

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International Women’s Day 2023
#embraceequity

By Laura Mann

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Empowering women to have the freedom to decide what they want to achieve and enabling the opportunity to act upon it. I’m embracing the 2023 International Women’s Day theme #embraceequity. Not just because of the snazzy alliteration, nor because of the image for the social media campaign (which I love but does slightly remind me of weird comedy sketches/cheap laughs in the school drama room).

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