News
Hope Capital promotes senior leadership team to director level on International Women’s Day
The announcement follows the recent promotion of Kate Cowan to chief financial and operating Officer.
International Womens Day
Networks & Clubs
TRM marks International Women’s Day with focus on allyship and gender equality
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network is marking International Women’s Day by highlighting gender equality progress and confirming its commitment to improving representation across financial services.
Diversity and Equality
IWD: Sponsorship is different to mentorship
Roz Cawood argues that active sponsorship, not just mentoring, is key to advancing women’s careers and strengthening performance across the mortgage sector.
News
ASK Partners female investor base jumps 76% in a year
The firm said growth has been driven largely by referrals from existing investors.
Featured
Countrywide Surveying Services welcomes female-led trainee cohort
With women making up two-thirds of the new cohort, CSS said it remains committed to nurturing gender diversity in the surveying sector.
News
Pure Retirement highlights equity release trends among single women for International Women’s Day
Pure Retirement has shared data revealing that 67% of its single life equity release applicants in 2024 were women, up from 64% in 2023, highlighting shifting trends in later-life lendin
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Financial Advice Centre Ltd celebrates 67% female leadership ahead of International Women’s Day
Amy Spencer said: "The support and opportunities I’ve had over the years have allowed me to develop my skills and take on new challenges."
ESG
The Cumberland celebrates International Women’s Day
By bringing 18 female colleagues together for a photo, The Cumberland had a chance to reflect on the way the building society has changed.
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Women make up 64% of equity release single life applicants – Pure Retirement
To mark International Women’s Day, Pure Retirement has analysed its data to establish what the modern, single life applicant woman now looks like within the equity release space.
ESG
The Brightstar Group to host activities in honour of International Women’s Day
The group will be hosting an International Women’s Lunch, sponsored and hosted by Together.
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Leeds Building Society raises awareness to mark International Women’s Day
Leeds Building Society will host a panel discussion to help colleagues explore ways to support gender diversity.
Diversity and Equality
International Women’s Day 2023: Firms must do more than virtue signalling
Ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th, Beverley Yeomans, chief operating and diversity officer at deVere Group, has called on companies to do more than just engage in virtue-signalling and commit to taking concrete measures to improve gender equality in the workplace.