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Welcome to our #200 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, a spotlight a short extract from the interview with Maya Ghosn on The Purse Podcast. Maya is a Lebanese/Brazilian investor and advisor to purpose-driven organisations with a focus on mental health and sexual health. We talk about (including) female an...

Welcome to our #198 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on women’s football, closing the World Cup gender pay gap and why investors are finally paying attention. Good luck to the Lionesses (England women’s national football team) playing in the Women’s World Cup final today! *** And you can review...

Welcome to our #196 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight the interview with the independent UK economist Shaun Richards who rejoins us on The Purse Podcast. We talk about the Bank of England (BoE) and how credible are they, having increased interest rates 14 times in a row? We also talk about i...

Welcome to our #195 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Oxfam’s recent research which says that almost two-thirds of women’s working hours each week are unpaid and ‘ignored’ by official statistics measuring economic activity. The good news is that Oxfam has added its voice to calls to move ‘bey...

Welcome to our #194 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we spotlight the research published by the British Business Bank on how to improve diversity in the UK venture capital industry. In 2022, female founders received just 2% of venture capital funding. And don’t forget to listen to The Purse Podcast inte...

Welcome to our #193 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Verve and their recent $3m fund raise which they will use to launch an ethical investing app aimed at women investors. And don’t forget to listen to The Purse Podcast interview with money coach Bernadette Joy, who built her first $1m of ne...

Welcome to our #192 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the UK housing market and why prices have only fallen 4% so far. Lower demand should be driving down home prices. So what is going on? *** And you can review the news in brief so you stay on top of global financial, economic and investing...

Welcome to our #191 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight a short extract from The Purse Podcast interview with UK economist Vicky Pryce. We talk about why UK inflation continues to be so high, the impact Brexit has had on UK inflation, the cost of living crisis, wealth inequality and what’s ahe...

Welcome to our #189 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Fearless Fund’s multi-million dollar follow-on investment from Bank of America, Costco and Mastercard. In an ecosystem which chronically underestimates and underfunds women and women of colour in particular, the Fearless Fund is making sig...

Welcome to our #186 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on BlackRock’s filing for a spot bitcoin ETF in the US. It has been 10 years since the first filing for a spot bitcoin ETF. However, investors are weighing up the latest development in the crypto industry’s battle with the SEC (U.S. Securitie...

Welcome to our #185 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight the third annual Investing in Women Code report published by the UK government. Over 200 organisations have signed up to the code, and 35% of all venture capital deals made by Investing in Women Code signatories were in female-founded com...

Welcome to our #183 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight a short extract from The Purse Podcast interview with feminist economist Julie A. Nelson. We talk about Julie’s research which proves that women are not more risk-averse than men, gender bias in economics, the impact on women and why econ...

Welcome to our #181 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we spotlight a study by investment service Wealthify which highlights how women think about their money and investing. And don’t forget to listen to The Purse Podcast interview with Angela Atherton , who rejoins us to provide an update on gender lens...

Welcome to our #179 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Clue, the female-founded, female-led, period tracker and reproductive health companion and their community fundraise. Although the crowdfunding campaign is now closed, by 3 May Clue had set a new record for female investor participation an...

Welcome to our #175 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight a short extract from The Purse Podcast interview with feminist economist, Edith Kuiper. We talk about why we need to make women visible in economics and therefore the need to rewrite the history of economic thought. This is such a special...

Welcome to our #173 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hearing Tuesday and consider whether ethereum (ETH) is a commodity or a security. The US market is growing more frustrated with the SEC’s lack of regulation clarity which means the crypto ind...

Welcome to our #172 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight crypto billionaire bull Mike Novogratz’s interview where he said that the US is headed for a credit crisis, a substantial economic slowdown (but) which will only make the bitcoin business case even stronger. Don’t forget to listen to The...

Welcome to our #170 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the Financial Times analysis which shows that 80% of UK employers pay men more than women. The data also tells us that the gender pay gap was higher than the figures collected last year and over the last six years. In the main, the figures...

Welcome to our #168 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we spotlight a new venture capital fund, the Monarch Collective with a mission to ‘accelerate equity in global sport’. Venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson have successfully raised $100m to invest in global women’s sports. Read about...

Welcome to our #166 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on UK inflation accelerating to ‘dangerously high levels’ at 10.4% in February. UK’s inflation is higher than in all G7 countries. On Thursday, the Bank of England hiked interest rates for the 11th consecutive time since November 2021 by 25 b...

Welcome to our #165 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the US banking crisis and what this means for the economy, the markets and investors. *** And you can review the news in brief so you stay on top of global financial, economic and investing trends. I hope you enjoy this week’s newsletter....

Welcome to our #161 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight a report by Fidelity International about women feeling less positive about their finances than men, compared to last year. There are many reasons for this including the cost of living crisis, the gender pay gap and gender bias in the work...

Welcome to our #159 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the global markets and why they are ‘rattled’ by the recent US inflation data. Investors are suddenly feeling anxious, as the Fed is likely to continue raising interest rates in 2023, and perhaps more than they had anticipated. You can rev...

Welcome to our #157 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight that investors are beginning to recognise the opportunity in women’s health and female investors are a driving force. And don’t forget to listen to the podcast interview with Abby Davisson, who is a social innovation leader, a career deve...

Welcome to our #155 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a report by Morgan Stanley which highlights the top 5 sustainability investing trends for 2023. And don’t forget to listen to The Purse Podcast interview with Alix Lebec , who is the founder and CEO of Lebec Consulting, a women-owned and l...