Presidents club
Helena Morrissey’s diversity charity to ditch fundraising dinners
The format is ‘old-fashioned and exclusive’, Morrissey says, and the new charity will explore other options
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Barclays investment banking chairman retires after almost 30 years
Makram Azar was one of the City figures criticised for attending the scandal-hit Presidents Club dinner earlier this year
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Goldman Sachs bankers avoid serious punishment over Presidents Club dinner
Goldman’s treatment of the executives who attended the infamous charity dinner comes in for criticism
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Non-disclosure agreements have limited value in the workplace
An NDA does not provide the shield that some employers expect, such as preventing disclosure relating to unlawful acts
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Third Goldman Sachs banker named on Presidents Club list
The US bank maintains that staff within its equities division who attended the now infamous men-only event did so in a personal capacity
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Banks are mounting a poor defence on Presidents Club scandal
Banks say their executives attended the event in a 'personal capacity' - but the table relationships appear to be work-related and the message goes against their diversity mantra
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Presidents Club: Here is the list of attendees at the now infamous charity dinner
Financial News has obtained the full list of attendees at the male-only event for Britain’s business elite that has sparked outcry over the treatment of women. Chris Newlands reports
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Two fifths of women in fund management suffer sexual harassment
According to the responses of 100 women in the City, 40% said they have had to endure inappropriate behaviour in the office
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City slammed for closing ranks on Presidents Club scandal
Eileen Burbidge, Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Gina Miller and others refer to the City's wall of silence as 'appalling', 'disgusting' and 'outrageous'
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Flagship property event to police conduct after Presidents Club scandal
Organisers of MIPIM say they will 'increase communication' with delegates over code of conduct following revelations at charity dinner
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Women of Davos tackle Trump, Trudeau and the Presidents Club
The Canadian PM won friends at Davos with a practical message on gender equality as London was rocked by scandal. Will Trump strike the right note?
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Presidents Club charity to close following sexual harassment scandal
Founded in 1993, the City fundraiser is shutting its doors after widespread outrage at controversial event
Charity watchdog calls for ‘urgent’ meeting with Presidents Club
The request follows a complaint from more than 40 MPs that the trustees of the scandal-ridden charity had failed in their duties
Gina Miller calls for resignations after sexual harassment exposed at charity dinner
Investigation shows women were routinely groped at a charity event held in London last Thursday
Presidents Club co-chair quits Department for Education post
David Meller's resignation follows reports that a charitable trust he co-chairs held a dinner where women were sexually harassed
