“Goodness! I really hope it was nothing to do with me being a woman.” The iconic City enforcer Margaret Cole on being overlooked for the top job at the FSA.
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City high-flyer in court battle over a ‘£1.7m lunch’
Monday, February 20th, 2012City high-flyer Fahim Imam-Sadeque is suing former employer BlueBay Asset Management in a row over what could be the world’s most expensive lunch.
Beauty guru poached to add gloss at Feelunique
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012Online beauty retailer feelunique.com has signed up Harper’s Bazaar beauty director Newby Hands as it seeks to capitalise on its growth over the past year.
A Tribute to Wendy Butler
Friday, February 10th, 2012RBS executive Wendy Butler died last week after a battle against pancreatic cancer. She generousy shared some of that journey with FMWF in recent months in the hope of helping others. Here her friend and pancreatic cancer survivor Ali Sunt pays tribute to an inspirational woman.
PM calls for more women in the boardroom
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Britain’s economic recovery is being held back by a lack of women in the boardroom, David Cameron warned today.
Banking “Witch Hunt” may put women off Financial Services boardrooms
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The growing outrage over high levels of rewards in banking may damage women’s chances of securing board positions in the financial services sector, a senior executive has warned.
City vacancies double in month
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The number of job vacancies in the City of London more than doubled last month compared to December, but was still well down on a year ago, according to new research.
Sparkling Nails Inc looks abroad after sales boom
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Nails Inc, the nail bar and polish brand, is set to cash in on booming demand for manicures by expanding on to the Continent and the Middle East.
