Search icon

News

10th Dec 2017

Female investors make twice as much money as their male counterparts

Hon the gals!

Olivia Hayes

We’re pretty chuffed with this news.

According to Financial Times, investments made by women pull in twice as much money as those made by men.

Despite the fact that there’s a lack of women represented in the investment sector, research shows that hedge funds run by women make returns of 9.95 percent.

bank note, banknote, banknotes

However, hedge funds run by men only receive a 4. 81 return.

In the study, it showed that women were more consistent in outperforming their male counterparts since 2007.

In 2015, the publication stated that there is only 439 hedge funds with a female portfolio manager.

Image result for hedge funds

More than 9,000 hedge funds employ a male in the same role.

To further that, a study from this year by Harvard and the Bella Research Group found that women only own 1 percent of the industry’s assets in the UK.

We think it’s time that needs to change…