Foreign hello and welcome to the Bulletin with UBS on Monocle Radio.
Each week,
the sharpest minds and freshest thinkers in finance take you beyond the numbers
and hype right to the heart of the big issues of the day.
Today, in the week of International Women's Day, we bring you a special edition of the program.
Thanks to our guests,
five inspirational female leaders in the investment field will be guided
through some of the key themes in the space.
From gender lens investing to the rise and rise of female controlled wealth
and the impact of that on broader economics,
and from the challenges facing female founders seeking to raise capital to understanding
that true and enduring success must mean more than mere returns.
We start with Emma Wheeler, head of Women's wealth at UBS Global Wealth Management.
Now, we heard from Emma a few weeks ago ago on this theme.
Let's get a quick reminder of the thoughts she shared with us after appearing
at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos earlier this year to discuss this exact topic.
I asked Emma to tell me about investment in,
or perhaps better put under investment in female founded businesses
and why it remains such a critically important area to address.
I mean, it's a big issue and you know, we started looking at it in 2021.