Madison Marriage

This is an audio transcript of ‘The Retreat — Bonus — The Insiders’ Madison MarriageThis episode discusses suicide and mental health. Please take care while listening and seek support if you need it. And if you’re just joining The Retreat on this episode, you may want to go back to the start of the series. [MUSIC PLAYING] Madison MarriageSince this series dropped earlier this year, my inbox has been inundated. One of the people who reached out to me is a man we’re calling Ben. His story reall…

This is an audio transcript of the The Retreat: Episode 1, Dear Madison Madison MarriageThis series discusses suicide and mental health. Please take care while listening and seek support if you need it. In January of 2023, I was sitting at my desk at the Financial Times when an email popped into my inbox. The subject line immediately caught my eye. It read: “Meditation cults and mental health”. My name is Madison Marriage, and over a year ago, I took on a new role running a special investigat…

British technology tycoon Lawrence Jones has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for raping two women 30 years ago and for sexually assaulting a former employee a decade ago. Judge Sarah Johnston said in Manchester Crown Court on Friday that Jones already displayed a “proprietorial and misogynistic” attitude towards women when he committed the rapes. He was in his mid-twenties at the time and working as a pianist in Manchester’s hotel and bar scene. Jones went on to become a successful en…

MPs have demanded that the City watchdog explain its investigative work into sexual misconduct allegations against the hedge fund manager Crispin Odey and his firm. Harriett Baldwin MP, chair of the Treasury select committee, wrote to the Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday asking the regulator to detail the “nature and intensity of their supervision and engagement” with Odey Asset Management over the past five years. The letter comes after the Financial Times revealed 13 women alleged th…

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Dating before the internet era is a fascinating concept to anyone born after 1985. While it remains possible to fall head over heels in love with a like-minded stranger in a bar or club, the idea of finding a life-long partner by chance at a party today seems sweetly old-fashioned and somewhat unscientific. Speak to any millennial about dating in the 1990s or before and they will look at you with amazement at the constraints singletons once faced without the help of mobile phones, social media…

The danger of investment companies staking their reputation on famous fund managers has become painfully apparent for several asset management groups that were hit by outflows amounting to billions of dollars following the departure of such stars. The psychological impact of coping with heavy redemptions is often challenging for the lesser-known managers brought in to take the reins of a closely-scrutinised fund with a rapidly dwindling asset base. These replacement managers often also face th…

For the second year running, FTfm approached the asset management market regarding the uncomfortable topic of sexism. The feedback from the 730 global respondents to FTfm’s Women in Asset Management survey remains troubling: a fifth of female fund staff have suffered sexual harassment at work, while a third experience sexist behaviour on a weekly or monthly basis. The situation appears to be worse in fund management than elsewhere in finance. Just over a tenth of women in financial services sa…

US pension funds have ignored calls from city councils and mayors to divest from carbon-intensive companies, despite concern about the long-term viability of their business models. At least 25 cities in the US have passed resolutions calling on pension fund boards to divest from fossil fuel holdings, according to figures from 350.org, a group that campaigns for investors to ditch their fossil fuel stocks. Although many of the resolutions were passed 12-18 months ago, not one US pension fund ha…