The asset managers tackling the stigma of talking about mental health in the workplace

Raising awareness

Mike Sheen
clock • 6 min read

Mike Sheen talks to a number of leading investment professionals about why industry members are at higher risk of facing mental health problems, and how different organisations are supporting their employees.

When CEO of RWC Partners Dan Mannix first came into contact with mental health charity Minds@Work, he came to a sad realisation about the state of financial services.  Mannix attended one of the charity's regular forums, which saw more than 1,000 people working across the UK talk openly about their experiences with mental health in the workplace. However, he explains, "there was virtually no one from finance there". "It was a terrible reflection of the way financial services companies are looking after their people," Mannix says. "It tells you people who work in financial services hav...

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