Monday, October 22, 2012

FN100 Women: On the front line of the regulatory debate

This year's FN100 Women, Financial News' sixth annual editorial pick of the most influential female executives working in European financial markets, is dominated by those negotiating the plethora of new rules governing every single aspect of the industry.

Of the 100 women on the list, a fifth are actively involved in regulatory reform. Four are Members of the European Parliament, three are regulators, six campaign for industry lobby groups, two co-ordinate think tanks and the others represent their firms to policymakers as well as helping their firms digest, respond to and comply with the latest proposals.

Lisa Rabbe, head of public policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Credit Suisse, has worked in this area for the past 20 years. She says, in terms of hours, it’s just as consuming as other high-powered jobs, but suggests that the prerequisite skills of negotiation and diplomacy play to the natural strengths of many women.

“It’s a generalisation, but I think women often take a more emollient approach to negotiation and brokering a compromise,” says Rabbe. “It requires understanding of the other side’s perspective, patience and an ability to play the long game.”

The list also includes 15 chief executives, three chairmen, two chief operating officers, three chief investment officers and a chief financial officer. Ten are partners, five run firms they founded and more than half are heads of their departments, either regionally or globally.


All excel in their chosen field. To read profiles of the FN100 Women, visit www.efinancialnews.com/fn100

-- How we chose

Financial News canvassed the industry to put together a long list of 350 nominees. All nominees had to be based in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and working in FN's areas of coverage: investment banking, asset management, hedge funds, private equity, pensions, exchanges, trading, market infrastructure or regulation, advisory and lobbying efforts that impact these sectors. Nominees were then assessed on their influence, leadership of their company and market sectors as well as career performance. The list was then whittled down to the final 100 by FN's editorial panel. The list is not ranked.


-- The list (alphabetically by surname)


Kathleen Bacon
Managing director, HarbourVest

Emma Balaam
Head of high-yield bond sales, Emea, Credit Suisse

Henrietta Baldock
Chairman of European financial institutions investment banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Valérie Baudson
Managing director, Amundi ETF


Niki Beattie
Managing director, Market Structure Partners

Valerie Benard
Head of Europe, Aksia

Allegra Berman
Co-head of debt capital markets, Emea, vice-chairman of global capital markets, UBS

Sharon Bowles
Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, European Parliament


Leda Braga
President and head of systematic trading, BlueCrest Capital Management

Lesley Browning
Pensions partner, Norton Rose

Nadia Calviño
Deputy director general of the Internal Market and Services Directorate General, European Commission

Diana Chan
Chief executive, EuroCCP


Debbie Clarke
Partner, Mercer

Ana Concejero
Head of ETF sales Emea, Knight Capital Europe

Karen Cook
President, Europe, Goldman Sachs

Elizabeth Corley
Chief executive, Allianz Global Investors


Joanna Cound
Head of European government affairs and public policy, BlackRock

Alexandra Court
Senior managing director, Guggenheim Partners

Aoifinn Devitt
Head of world series fund platform, Nikko Asset Management

Sally Dewar
Managing director, risk, JP Morgan


Vanessa Donegan
Head of Asia and global emerging markets equities, Threadneedle

Emma Douglas
Partner, Mercer

Marisa Drew
Global co-head of the global markets solutions group, Credit Suisse

Isabelle Ealet
Global co-head of the securities division, Goldman Sachs


Juliet Estridge
Chief operating officer for European equities, Morgan Stanley

Dame Amelia Fawcett
Chairman, Hedge Fund Standards Board

Elizabeth Fernando
Head of equities, Universities Superannuation Scheme

Tina Fordham
Senior global political analyst, Citigroup


Deborah Fuhr
Partner and co-founder, ETFGI

Sophie Gautié
Head of strategy and corporate development, BNP Paribas Securities Services

Rebecca Gibson
Partner, Cinven

Kathryn Graham
Director, BT Pension Scheme Management


Hannah Gurga
Head of European affairs, Icap

Katrina Haley
Head of structured bonds, HSBC

Alison Harding-Jones
Co-head of M&A Emea, head of emerging Europe, UBS

Judith Hardt
Secretary general, Federation of European Securities Exchanges


Anne Healy
Senior managing director, UK and Ireland, MFS Investment Management

Janet Henry
Chief European economist, HSBC

Anita Higgins
Head of prime and core UK institutional businesses, BlackRock

Julia Hoggett
Head of FIG flow financing, covered bonds and short-term fixed-income organisation, Emea, Bank of America Merrill Lynch


Dörte Höppner
Secretary General, European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Emma Howard Boyd
Head of socially responsible investment and governance, Jupiter Asset Management

Harriet Hunnable
Managing director, metals products, CME Group

Sian Hurrell
Head of Emea sales, RBS


Joanna James
Managing partner and co-head of central Europe, Advent International

Pam Kaur
Global head of group audit, Deutsche Bank

Elke König
President, BaFin

Johanna Kyrklund
Head of multi-asset investments, Schroders


Diony Lebot
Chief executive for western Europe, deputy head of coverage and investment banking, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

Kara Lemont Sportelli
Global co-ordinator of fixed-income structuring, BNP Paribas

Yvonne Lenoir
Regulatory policy adviser, European Fund and Asset Management Association

Rachel Lord
Global head of corporate equity derivative, Citigroup


Addy Loudiadis
Chief executive, Rothesay Life

Jane Lowe
Director of markets, Investment Management Association

Virginie Maisonneuve
Head of global and international equities, Schroders

Mandy Mannix
Head of institutional sales, F&C Investments


Nicola Mark
Head of service, Norfolk Pension Fund

Joanna Matthews
Professional pensions trustee, Capital Cranfield Trustees

Arlene McCarthy
Member of the European Parliament, Vice-chairman of the European Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament

Tracey McDermott
Director of enforcement and financial crime, Financial Services Authority


Kim McFarland
Chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Investec Asset Management

Michelle McGregor-Smith
Chief executive, BA Pensions Investment Management

Helena Morrissey
Chief executive, Newton Investment Management

Cecile Nagel
Head of strategic planning, London Stock Exchange


Anita Nassar
Co-head of global distribution, Citadel Investment Group

Saba Nazar
Global co-head of financial sponsors, Nomura

Anita Nemes
Global head of capital introduction, Deutsche Bank

Isabel Pastor
Senior adviser, International Organization of Securities Commissions


Joanna Perkins
Director, Financial Markets Law Committee

Cheryl Potter
Partner, Permira

Lisa Rabbe
Head of public policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Credit Suisse

Sue Revell
Head of government relations and regulatory reform for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Morgan Stanley


Anne Richards
Chief investment officer, Aberdeen Asset Management

Barbara Ridpath
Chief executive, International Centre for Financial Regulation

Karen Roberton
Head of the UK consultant team, JP Morgan Asset Management

Sandra Robertson
Chief investment officer, Oxford University Endowment Management


Alison Rose
Head of markets and international banking, Emea, RBS
Verena Ross
Executive director, European Securities and Markets Authority

Rhonda Ryan
Head of private funds group, Europe, PineBridge Investments

Miriam Schmitter
Managing director, Cambridge Associates

Joanne Segars
Chief executive, National Association of Pension Funds


Dominique Senequier
Chief executive, Axa Private Equity

Judith Shepherd
Global general counsel, corporate and investment banking, Barclays

Penny Shepherd
Chief executive, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance

Caroline Silver
Partner, Moelis & Co


Danielle Sindzingre
Global head of fixed income and currencies, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

Elaine Small
Partner, Paul Capital

Sarah Smart
Professional pensions trustee; Chief executive, SmartCats Consulting

Melissa Smith
Head of investment grade finance for Emea, JP Morgan


Helen Steers
Head of European primary investments, Pantheon

Geraldine Sundstrom
Portfolio manager, Brevan Howard Asset Management

Fiona Swaffield
Head of banks equity research, RBC Capital Markets

Nadia Swann
Partner, financial regulatory practice, Linklaters


Kay Swinburne
Member of the European Parliament, Co-ordinator on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, European Parliament

Valérie Urbain
Chief executive, Euroclear Belgium, France and the Netherlands

Galia Velimukhametova
Portfolio manager, GLG Partners

Christine Verhaegen
Chairman, Occupational Pensions Stakeholders Group, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority


Liz Ward
Head of Europe, UBS Global Asset Management,

Sarah Wilson
Chief executive, Manifest

Deborah Zandstra
Sovereign debt restructuring partner, Clifford Chance