Graduate Case Studies - DR ANA ARMSTRONG - CHAIRMAN
I started my career at Coutts in 1996. I had just completed my MBA and I was hired to join an Offshore Marketing Team as an investment analyst. It was my first job and it was a very exciting time for me. I worked harder than I ever had before and learnt all about how to analyse global issues and understand implications to the market.
In 2000, I moved to UBS, where I was appointed Head of Portfolio Strategy and Construction and worked with some of the best minds in the industry. My team and I worked hard to push the boundaries of UBS's current business and built a managed accounts platform for UBS; the biggest European proposition of its kind, running $6 billion of assets.
My day is never the same and is always filled with new challenges. The markets are currently very volatile, so you are constantly looking for new opportunities to outperform. That's one of the plusses of my jobs. One of the downsides is the travelling. Although I love travelling, I miss my children and hate spending more than a couple of days away from them.
Being a woman in what's thought of as a male industry has definitively had an impact. There's still a shortage of women in high powered jobs, especially in the male-dominated world of finance. I want my daughter to live in a world where an equal number of women make decisions. That is why I am in support of having more women on the Boards. I hope that with more women joining the financial sector, this discrepancy will be eliminated.
Unfortunately, women are not always treated the same as men. Some companies and managers treat women better than others but in general, it is a disadvantage to be a woman. We have to work harder to prove ourselves and sometimes this can have a detrimental impact on our social and family lives. I have worked hard to keep a good balance in my life, but understand the difficulties faced by women today who are told that they cannot 'have it all'. I believe that with strong women proving themselves every day in the finance industry and constantly pushing the glass ceiling, this will soon not matter.
I would encourage graduates looking to follow in my footsteps to join the financial industry and aim for the top jobs. With their determination and effort, we can make the difference.
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