Danielle Magni | Vice President, Nordic Sales | Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Danielle Magni is a Vice President in the Nordic Sales Team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, with a focus on Swedish institutional and intermediary clients.
Prior to her current role, Danielle worked as an Associate within Debt Capital Markets at NatWest Markets, working with Financial Institutions in the Nordics and Netherlands. Danielle started her career as a Sales & Trading Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley within the Fixed Income Division.
Danielle is a member of KvinnoKapital, a Women in Asset Management Non-Profit Network in the Nordics. Danielle received a BA (Hons) in French & Spanish from King’s College London and MSc in Management from Imperial College London.
Rachel Malik | Investment Counsellor | Citi
In 2018 I joined Citi Private Bank's graduate program, where I did four six-month rotations around the business.
After completing the program I found a permanent role in the UK Investment Counsellor team. Within 5 months I began taking on my own book of clients and after just over 1 year I began to cover a second region, Israel. In my role, I advise across all asset classes in both public and private markets. Within two and a half years I have worked my way up from Analyst to Vice President .
Prior to joining Citi I attended the University of Birmingham for my undergraduate degree. As an undergraduate I was the recipient of four international scholarships, which enabled me to study in Singapore and China, as well as attend a Social Entrepreneurship and Social Change programme in India and present my independent research on Refugee Movement in times of Crisis, at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. After completing my undergraduate degree I received another scholarship to study a Masters in World Economics and Chinese Studies at Beijing University in China.
My first introduction to banking was at 17, when I was selected to participate in the Social Mobility Foundation's Aspiring Professional Programme that was ran in partnership with J.P. Morgan. To this day I am extremely grateful for this opportunity as it opened so many doors for me.
Tahia Tahmin | Fund Analyst | FE Fundinfo
Tahia joined the Research Team at FE Fundinfo in March 2023 as a Fund Analyst, where she is responsible for covering Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific equity funds on the FE Invest Approved List.
She graduated from the University of Portsmouth, achieving upper second-class honours in BSc Economics and Distinction in MSc Finance, finishing top of her class. She started her career at atomos (re-branded from Sanlam) as a Fund Operations Associate and worked with the various investment teams in providing operational support. After 16 months with her team, the company recognised her strong analytical skills and her manager highly recommended her for an internal role as an Investment Support Analyst in the Wealth Multi Asset team, which she was accepted for. She worked alongside three experienced Portfolio Managers to support and assist with managing a range of risk-graded model portfolios for a variety of client types. She successfully identified where improvements could be made to the investment processes, many of which were widely acknowledged for by senior management in the business. After working in the role for 2 years and 10 months, she was promoted to Investment Analyst to co-manage the solutions with the Portfolio Managers and was responsible for idea generation and fund research.
She has completed the Investment Management Certificate, CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and studying towards the CFA Level I program. Tahia is enthusiastic and remains passionate about investing, she strives to work hard and build a successful career in the Investment Management Industry.
Gee Lewis | Adaptive Resourcing Manager | Simmons & Simmons
I am the Resourcing Manager for Simmons Adaptive, the flexible resourcing platform for Simmons & Simmons.
In this position I lead the recruitment function for the UK, focusing on the identification, management, and placement of consultant lawyers into interim assignments, both at Simmons and with clients of the Firm.
My legal recruitment career first began in 2015, where following graduation from University, I joined a boutique legal recruitment agency focusing on paralegal and document review recruitment for city practices. My remit grew in 2017, where I became the manager of that team expanding our reach to cover not only London but also the regional markets.
I went on to join Simmons Adaptive in 2019 as Resourcing Advisor and was promoted to Resourcing Manager in 2021. Now leading a team of three advisors to continue delivering our vision of providing market leading resourcing and people solutions for Simmons & Simmons’ clients most complex challenges.
I am truly passionate about continuing to grow the Adaptive platform and supporting our team through their own career development and futures.
Adaptive is unique in its offering, an early mover in the law firm alternative resourcing space and a champion for female career development, we are at present an all-female team.
At the heart of our approach is a diverse, inclusive, supportive and collaborative culture, a culture I am committed to maintaining in the years to come.
Anum Bandey | Controls Assurance Analyst | Aviva Investors
Anum Bandey is currently a Controls Assurance Analyst and is responsible for delivery of the internal controls report for institutional clients, as well as controls assurance for financial reporting purposes.
She is highly thought of in her role and delivers her work to an exceptional standard. She is agile and resilient and can pick up different types of work with ease.
In 2022 Anum was one of only two in the company to be selected to be a part of the new Diversity Project initiative, “Developing the Female Portfolio Managers of the Future Pathway Programme”, designed to create new pathways for women to enter investment roles and help grow female representation in investing.
Anum is an active Diversity & Inclusion champion within our company. She is part of the Gender Diversity workstream where she has internally published supported content and supported discussions, e.g. arranging and facilitating a panel discussing the menopause. She recently joined the Mental Health workstream as helping reduce the stigma around mental health resonates with her as an individual who suffers from anxiety. She is also part of our South Asian Professionals network, which encourages, supports and empowers individuals from a South Asian heritage.
Prior to joining the Asset Management industry, Anum was a professional swimmer who swam at the 2012 Olympic Games in London at the age of 15. Her experience as a professional swimmer helped her develop discipline, commitment, and the great work ethic she now brings to her role.
Chloe Barnard | Associate Director, Global Collaboration & International Connectivity | HSBC
Chloe is passionate about gender equality and plays a very active role in driving D&I.
She is the co-chair of HSBC Private Bank's UK Balance network, an employee network striving for gender equality. She also holds senior roles in HSBC's Global and EMEA D&I committees, driving all forms of diversity globally. Chloe has notably been responsible for leading multiple initiatives including an inaugural intersectionality event, co-running an annual mentoring programme, a coaching initiative with over 50 participants, and an inspirational speaker series profiling diverse career stories. Chloe also holds a lead role in HSBC's client gender strategy, supporting female entrepreneurs and women in wealth.
In her day job, Chloe works in a global strategic role focused on client collaboration between different parts of the bank and internationally. Prior to this, having originally joined on the graduate scheme she progressed rapidly to become the youngest Investment Counsellor in HSBC’s UK Private Bank, providing investment advice to wealthy individuals. During that time Chloe also became CFA qualified and completed her Wealth Management exams.
Chloe also mentors a number of junior women to support their development, and to encourage more women to consider a career in finance. She has been described as "having the natural strength of making a positive impact on people", "proactively inviting diverse perspectives and ways of contribution", and "empowering the team by giving everyone a chance to speak up."
Outside of work Chloe does a range of work in financial inclusion, supporting young people in building their financial wellbeing.
Alessandra Wood | Senior Web Data Analyst | DirectLine Group
I'm Italian and migrated to the UK when i was 18 with only £150 in my pocket and a one way ticket.
I've built myself up from nothing. After a few years gaining working experience and confidence with my English, I started working at eFinancialCareers as a Marketeer in the Recruitment, Banking and Finance sector. After a few years, I fell in love with Web Analytics and quickly succeeded in many projects, including migrating from Adobe Analytics to Google Analytics and leading a team of 4 across Sales, Marketing and Product Development and really transforming the company to a data driven organisation. After having my 2 beautiful children I decided to leave and found a job at DirectLine in September 2016 as an Senior Digital Analyst in the Marketing Effectiveness team. There, I've looked after Motor, Home, Rescue across both Direct and PCW channels, mainly serving the Marketing floor for digital effectiveness but also during econometrics led tests and studies. After a few years, I have moved to the Digital Department and started working for the PCW hub as an analyst in a Agile space which i have really enjoyed. I am now a Senior Data Analyst for the Pet, Travel and Private products and i am also volunteering as an Agile Advocates for the entire Data, Pet, Travel and Private communities, to help our teams adopt Agile behaviours to achieve effectiveness and efficiency, raising the whole departments as a result. I love my job.
Bethany Woolley | Insurance Broker | Marsh
I thought I would use 3 words people sum me up by, positive, loyal and friendly.
If you know of me, I am seldom down and pride myself on positive attitude and a smile; I am friendly and approachable so people feel at ease and know I am willing to help them, which is commended. Loyal, once I have faith and trust in someone or something I am committed to it – like progressing in the same organisation, despite the norm in our industry to move around regularly. I think these traits are key to finding my feet and establishing myself as a women in insurance. So where did it start? Straight from graduating University with a first class Business degree, I returned to my previous employment at Boots in a consulting role. However, within a few months, I wanted a challenge and I applied for a broker role at Marsh. I have been in Marsh Finpro Management Liability practice since 2016 and have experienced working in Norwich and London – both great exposure. My role goes between insuring the client gets the best T&C's by maintaining relationships with underwriters and then presenting and building a rapport with the client to provide updates (good or bad). I have been promoted twice in my career, now VP; I have actively taken up development opportunities whilst still providing assistance to grow the team and help new colleagues conduct the role - when I started the team was 4 individuals, now it is 17.
Farirai Gora | Product Innovation | Mhururu neMuridzo Ltd
A biochemistry graduate by discipline I graduated in 2010.
Since then I’ve been able to carve out a career for myself in the insurance industry. I have over 12 years’ exclusive experience in the Lloyd’s and London insurance market. I help my clients exceed prior business performance and stay on the competitive edge of the global insurance market. I am a precise, strategic and qualified, product innovation and business change specialist.
I excel at driving forward business growth and regulatory agendas. I have worked with broking, underwriting, claims and operations teams. I lead my stakeholders in translating i) emerging risks and technology, ii) market trends, iii) UK FCA/PRA regulation into business and operational delivery goals. Achieving cutting-edge future proof change and technology outcomes compliant with the information security regulatory landscape.
I define and deliver project specific as well as long term outsourcing objectives with various partners.
I implicitly and explicitly lead teams across the full business change life cycle. I have strong stakeholder management skills used in scope definition, managing expectations and negotiating profitable outcomes. I have delivered operational transformation on large multi-million pound programs as well as stand-alone projects. Fondly called a ‘completer finisher’ I apply both a top-down and detailed perspective.
My expertise includes business continuity planning, scenario testing, front and middle office, HR, compliance, process re-engineering, scope definition and management, requirement elicitation, project reports, cost control, supplier management, team management, sprint planning, customer presentations, project close and adoption of large-scale business transformation and change.
Sophie Robson | Claims Advocate | Marsh
Sophie is a Claims Advocate in the Management Liability Claims Team at Marsh, her work ensures that any contentious or complex claims are dealt with as smoothly as possible.
She has strong relationships with insurer claims teams, having had experience at insurers and as a former private practice coverage and defence lawyer, which she is able to leverage in her role as Claims Advocate advocating for global clients.
Sophie began working in the insurance industry in 2007. She is a qualified solicitor who trained in-house at US insurer HCC International, now Tokio Marine HCC, where she also sat on the wordings committee. Sophie also spent three years at insurance law firm Kennedys and was seconded to the AIG Complex Claims Team for almost a year.
Sophie has specialised in complex and high value financial and professional claims with her practice, involving both coverage and defence work. Sophie is involved in scoring insurer tenders for Marsh proprietary wordings and facilities and sits on the Carrier Engagement and ESG Claims Groups at Marsh. She was also selected for the Lloyd's of London Advance Programme which aims to develop those identified as future female leaders.