City Moves for 08 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 8, 2014 Marriott Harrison Daniel Jacob has been appointed corporate partner at the law firm. He joins from Pitmans, where he was head of the London corporate group. Jacob specialises in investment, M&A, and restructuring work, with a particular focus on the hotel, leisure and technology sectors. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International The investment banking arm of the [...]
AA gets third boss in a year amid ongoing upheaval at motor icon August 28, 2014 FORMER car park boss Bob Mackenzie yesterday became the latest in a string of corporate executives to try their hand at running motoring icon AA. Mackenzie, who will break City convention and combine the role of chairman and chief executive at the group, follows in the footsteps of outgoing boss Chris Jansen, who left yesterday, [...]
City Moves for 01 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 31, 2014 Deutsche Bank Tiina Lee has been appointed UK chief operating officer at Deutsche Bank. She will become vice-chair of the UK executive committee, and will continue to chair the UK regional governance board. Lee was most recently head of UK regional governance at the bank. Bovill Fiona Richardson has been appointed head of technical at [...]
Ride of the Lions crew feel the pride on Triple Crown charity bike ride June 16, 2014 Cycling from Melbourne to Sydney with the match ball between the Lions’ 2nd and 3rd test matches last year wasn’t quite enough for the team behind Ride of the Lions – the intrepid crew of ex-Lions rugby players wanted to do it again this year (but thankfully in cooler climes). This Friday some 40 riders [...]
Quins not scared of Sarries clash, says Turner-Hall May 15, 2014 HARLEQUINS centre Jordan Turner-Hall has dismissed the notion that his team’s defeat to Saracens at Wembley two months ago will weigh heavy on their shoulders in tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership semi-final. Following the 39-17 loss to their London rivals in front of almost 84,000 spectators, Quins stormed to five consecutive wins to snatch fourth place in [...]
City Moves for 04 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 3, 2014 Akur Capital The capital markets advisory firm has announced the appointment of Siobhan Sergeant as head of corporate finance execution. She was most recently at Smith & Williamson, where she was a director in its corporate finance division. Aviva Investors Aviva Investors has appointed Susan Ebenston as chief operating officer. She joins from Westpac Group [...]
Aviva USA sale grows by $800m October 2, 2013 Insurance group Aviva has completed the sale of its American business, Aviva USA, to Athene Holding for $2.6bn (£1.7bn). The deal comes in $800m higher than the $1.8bn that was announced in December resulting from increased estimated earnings for the American business. “This is a solid outcome with transaction proceeds of $2.6bn. The sale of [...]
FTSE loses some fizz as Coca-Cola HBC share price sinks 5pc – London Report August 8, 2014 BRITAIN’S top shares yesterday slipped after sobering results from insurance companies and from bottler Coca-Cola HBC. The FTSE 100 ended down 38.79 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 6,597.37 points, its lowest close since 16 April, meaning it had fallen more than three per cent since a peak seen at the end of July. The [...]
Quins tipped to upset the odds for play-off spot May 8, 2014 HARLEQUINS wing Ugo Monye backs his side to continue thriving against the odds as they seek an Aviva Premiership play-off place with victory over Bath tomorrow. Quins have won four matches in a row and will book a semi-final with a bonus point win, or regular win, provided their opponents do not claim two bonus [...]
Saracens learn semi-final date May 7, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Saracens’ Aviva Premiership semi-final will take place on 17 May, one week before they contest the Heineken Cup final against Toulon in Cardiff. The other last-four clash will take place 24 hours earlier.