As the curtains close on International Women’s Month, it is timely to reflect on what the investment landscape is for women today. Our chief marketing officer Erika Chiang was on MONEY FM 89.3 to discuss the findings from our first-ever global study focusing on female users at moomoo and our sister brand, Futubull. The study surveyed 2,288 female users across five markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and North America (U.S. and Canada), delving into their investment behaviours and perspectives on market involvement. Check out Erika’s interview on MoneyFM to find out more about the key findings from the survey, including key factors impacting women’s investment decisions, their most favoured products and what makes an investment opportunity attractive for women. Erika also shared some key tips on how women can kickstart their investment journey, and how investing can be intuitive for women. Check out her interview: https://lnkd.in/gXq_tadG

A few weeks ago, our co-chair Debbie Wosskow, OBE was featured in SheerLuxe’s Business Edition. This interview is a must-read for anyone interested in investing, entrepreneurship, and building wealth. Here are some key takeaways: → The percentage of capital going to female entrepreneurs in 2021 went down to 1%. → Female-powered businesses deliver 35% better returns than male-led ones, representing a massive untapped economic opportunity. → Many women are unaware of the tax breaks available through schemes like the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). → We're creating a funding pot powered by institutional capital. → Funds need incentives to hire and employ senior women. → We’re aiming to get more women supporting women through angel investments. Read the whole interview here: https://lnkd.in/e_sun6Wb

🌟 Join our new conference: "Discussing the Future of Finance" with Margaret Franklin, CFA! 🌟 💡 In today's dynamic financial landscape, investment professionals face constantly evolving challenges and opportunities. How do you navigate this complex terrain while embracing innovation and technology? 💬 Margaret Franklin, CFA, CEO of CFA Institute, will be interviewed by Fabienne Konik, President of Women In Finance France, to explore the crucial trends shaping the future of finance. Margaret will share her insights on key topics such as Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Sustainable Investments, and Diversity and Inclusion. These are pivotal areas where the investment industry must focus to drive meaningful impact for clients and society. 🙌 Don't miss out on this insightful event, organized in collaboration with Women In Finance France! #FutureofFinance #FinanceTrends #Innovation #DiversityandInclusion #SustainableInvestments #CFAInstitute #WomenInFinanceFrance

There are only two ways to grow your money: earn more or let your money work for you. 💼💰 This was my opening line with the amazing women from PWN Copenhagen who joined the investment seminar earlier this week! From picking investment products that align with life goals to diving into how to open accounts and manage funds, we embarked on a journey to help kick-start financial growth. Thank you all for your thoughtful questions, insightful stories, and the courage to step out of your comfort zones to talk about money! 💪💸 P.S. This time, the fruit plate was once again the perfect way to show diversification in action! 🍎🍌🍇 A tasty reminder that variety isn’t just good for your health—it’s essential for a balanced financial portfolio too! The best was the bowl full of Apples to show concentration risk! 🍎 🍏 🍎 Monique R., Ning Wang, Skaidre Radomskiene, Copenhagen Relocations, Alina Grauenkjær, Karina Klaeser, Hanna Tsylina, Krista Kurpa, Gina Fassino, Alba Rey de la Iglesia and all the other amazing women who joined - thank you for having me and joining the Aila Money journey and mission to close the gender wealth gap 💫 #Diversification #InvestSmart #AilaMoney #financialeducation #financialindependence #wealthgap #womenempowerment #investing101

😤 Not only is VC-funding not an option for the majority of women and especially women of colour. This Angel investor news below absolutely *stinks* and is another example of sexism. 😔 Fact check: 2% of female founded businesses get funded by VC’s. 2%? It’s 2024 but also 1950. ‼️The adage/truism on VC funding: "Men get investment for their potential, while women get investment for their proven track record." is something that haunts me daily and reflects the very real perceptions and biases in startup funding and I believe it’s never going to go away. Not until full system change, we are stuck with our lot. Enraging. ❤️ Massive shout out to all the womxn founders out there who are managing to do it regardless. It’s unrelenting. #femaleentrepreneur #femalefounder #femaleleadership #womenintech #difficultwomen #femaleentrepreneurs #womxn #diversityandinclusion

Her EconBookshelf Episode 6! For our Women who love finance, here's an amazing article surrounding Aigerim Tleshova and how her contribution has made a difference! Women in Finance: How Aigerim Tleshova Reshapes Investment Strategy Female leaders are poised to fundamentally reshape the finance and investment sector and deliver higher returns in decision-making roles within financial institutions. Learn how Aigerim Tleshova has accomplished this so far.

💥 Female founders in my network 💥 The Women in Innovation Awards is now open! In a world where female-founded businesses receive just 2% of VC investment (despite research showing that they return twice as much per dollar invested compared to male-founded businesses) - we must use what we have and demonstrate the demand is there for awards like these. The Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards will award 50 women £75k in grant funding as well as access to an incredible network of female founders, coaching and further opportunities. My colleague and grant-funding expert Dr Chloe Sharp will be hosting a 20 minute webinar on Tuesday 21st to run through key details and give tips on how to put together a winning application - register here: https://lnkd.in/e4Ad955n Please share/ forward this to any female founders in your network (I know I have plenty in mine alone - but the more applications we can get for this, the better!) To be eligible, you must be: - A woman founder, co-founder or senior decision maker within a UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) that has been registered on Companies House for at least 12 months - Solving a range of pressing societal, environmental and economic challenges Simple!

I used to introduce Barbara Stewart, CFA as "one of the world's leading researchers on women and finance." After today's white paper on women & alts, I need to change that: "Please meet Barbara...she is THE leading global researcher on women and finance!" For those who are not finance experts, here's why this paper is so important. Stocks and bonds (equities and fixed income) are the core of every portfolio. They are great...but tend to go up and down together (they are highly correlated.) Research shows that adding some other, alternative (hence "alts") asset class that is less correlated tends to enhance portfolio returns and lower risk at the same time. Things like private equity, art, wine, real estate, venture capital and more. In a previous white paper, Barbara found that women tend to have lower exposure to alts than men. This new white paper looks at that, how we can change that, and what kinds of alts have special interest and relevance for women! Kudos to Barbara, and the team at Kensington Capital Partners Limited who commissioned this important research paper. https://lnkd.in/gUkuPuSK

JUST RELEASED: The Summer 2024 Edition of our Raintree Report! In our latest Raintree Report, we hear a message from our CEO, Peter Kinkaide, CFA, share an important investment update, touch on the key principles for company valuation, dive into Skyward Equity Partners’ investment strategy, and discuss the 2024 International Women's Day Women + Wealth Gala. We invite you to read it at: https://lnkd.in/gc--M9fZ. #RaintreeReport #Summer2024 #CanadianFinance #CanadianInvesting #YEG #Edmonton #AlternativeInvesting