Press release

LGIM realigns personal investing business and announces departure of Dame Helena Morrissey

Having built strong foundations for the growth of Legal & General’s Personal Investing business, including hiring an experienced team and successfully re-launching LGIM’s presence in Personal Investing, Helena Morrissey is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.

4 Oct 2019

Press release (PDF 173KB)

Helena Morrissey: "I’m delighted by the progress my colleagues and I have made in building out the successful Personal Investing platform at LGIM, supported by new digital and online capabilities... I am looking forward to the next phase of my career at a time of great change and opportunity. In the meantime, I will continue to work with colleagues at LGIM through the Diversity Project, demonstrating the good on-going relationship between us."

Further information

Andrew Gates

Senior Communications Manager

Asset Management

T: +44 (0)7702 118262Email Andrew Gates

Notes to editors

Established in 1836, Legal & General is one of the UK's leading financial services groups and a major global investor, with £1.2 trillion in total assets under management (as at HY24) of which c40% (circa £0.5 trillion) is international.

We have a highly synergistic business model, which continues to drive strong returns. We are a leading international player in Institutional Retirement, in Retail Savings and Protection, and in both public and private markets through our Asset Management division. Across the Group, we are committed to responsible investing and dedicated to serving the long-term savings and investment needs of customers and society.

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