Deloitte, Morgan Stanley International and Linklaters are among City firms pushing an initiative to have 25 women CEOs among the 100 biggest companies in the UK by 2025.

“We have strong female representation at the most senior levels of the bank,” said Alison Rose, chief executive of blue-chip bank NatWest, in an 18 November statement. There are currently only 9 women CEOs in the FTSE100, including Rose.