Women in Securities Finance group opens first European chapter
15 November 2019 London
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The Women in Securities Finance industry group has opened its first European chapter in London chapter.
The new arm will be headed by J.P. Morgan’s Harpreet Bains and BNY Mellon’s Ina Budh-Raja.
At J.P. Morgan, Bains serves as the global product head of agency securities lending, while at BNY Mellon, Budh-Raja acts as a director in product and strategy, securities finance.
The independent industry women’s group was formed in early 2018 in the US by Elaine Benfield who serves as senior counsel at Vanguard, Arianne Collette, executive director at Morgan Stanley, and Jill Rathgeber, director at BNY Mellon, who act as joint chairs.
It describes itself as an independent industry women’s group that was formed to foster connections in the securities finance industry regardless of roles.
The group’s guiding principles are to encourage and empower women in securities finance to connect professionally, collaborate and share insights.
Speaking at the Risk Management Association’s conference in October as part of the Women in Securities Finance group's second time opening the event members of the group's original US chapter said they were focused on it being a talent development programme, rather a “coffee group”.
The group has already forged links with a variety of industry bodies including the International Securities Lending Association the Canadian Securities Lending Association.
To find out more about the Women in Securities Finance Group, check out Securities Lending Times' panel discussion.
The new arm will be headed by J.P. Morgan’s Harpreet Bains and BNY Mellon’s Ina Budh-Raja.
At J.P. Morgan, Bains serves as the global product head of agency securities lending, while at BNY Mellon, Budh-Raja acts as a director in product and strategy, securities finance.
The independent industry women’s group was formed in early 2018 in the US by Elaine Benfield who serves as senior counsel at Vanguard, Arianne Collette, executive director at Morgan Stanley, and Jill Rathgeber, director at BNY Mellon, who act as joint chairs.
It describes itself as an independent industry women’s group that was formed to foster connections in the securities finance industry regardless of roles.
The group’s guiding principles are to encourage and empower women in securities finance to connect professionally, collaborate and share insights.
Speaking at the Risk Management Association’s conference in October as part of the Women in Securities Finance group's second time opening the event members of the group's original US chapter said they were focused on it being a talent development programme, rather a “coffee group”.
The group has already forged links with a variety of industry bodies including the International Securities Lending Association the Canadian Securities Lending Association.
To find out more about the Women in Securities Finance Group, check out Securities Lending Times' panel discussion.
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