Asset managers first to sign up to Dame Helena Morrissey event to raise cash for Presidents Club charities

M&G, Aviva and Schroders pledged support

Dame Helena Morrissey, head of personal investing at Legal & General Investment Management, has said she is organising a 50/50 gender split event to raise funds for the charities forced to turn down their donations from this year's Presidents Club dinner, after it was hit by scandal this week.

The City veteran, who is currently head of personal investing at LGIM and founder of the 30% Club, announced she is working with colleagues to host a dinner with a 50-50 split of men and women, as opposed to the male-only guest list at the Presidents Club dinner, according to The Telegraph. She said: "We are looking to raise money for those charities who felt compelled to hand back proceeds from that dinner. We want to make sure they do not lose out." Leading names in the financial industry M&G, Aviva, Schroders, AllianzGI and PwC have already expressed their support for the event, ...