City Moves for 14 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 14, 2014 FM Global The insurer has promoted current executive vice president Thomas A Lawson to president. He will succeed Shivan S Subramaniam, effective 1 January 2015. Lawson joined the firm in 1979, and was appointed to his current position in 2009. Axa Investment Managers Deborah Shire has been appointed head of structured finance at the asset [...]
Aviva receives £500m boost from US sale October 3, 2013 BRITISH insurance giant Aviva was one of the top risers on yesterday’s FTSE after banking $800m (£495m) more than expected from the disposal of its US business. The company’s shares closed up 1.4 per cent after announcing that it had sold Aviva USA to Athene Holding for $2.6bn, well above the $1.8bn expected when the deal was first [...]
Sarries chief up for top award April 28, 2014 SARACENS’ Mark McCall has been placed on a three-man shortlist for the Premiership rugby director of the season award. McCall’s men are top of the Aviva Premiership and reached the Heineken Cup final at the weekend. Leicester’s Richard Cockerill and Sale chief Steve Diamond are also nominated. The winner will be announced on 15 May.
City Moves for 03 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 2, 2014 BLM The risk and insurance law firm has appointed Guy Munnoch as special and strategic adviser to its executive board. He is a former chief executive of Zurich Southern Africa and Zurich UK, and has also held positions at Aviva and Allianz. Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Marc Denjean has been appointed managing director, head of [...]
Harlequins boss plans Saracens play-off upset May 11, 2014 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea insists it will be their greatest ever achievement if his side go on to lift the Aviva Premiership trophy this season after they secured the final play-off spot. Mike Brown’s first-half score and 14 points from Nick Evans saw Quins secure a 19-16 win over Bath Rugby at the [...]
Wonga appoints former boss of RSA as chair to lead turnaround July 14, 2014 Payday lender Wonga yesterday named former RSA Insurance group chief executive Andy Haste as chairman, who vowed to keep the company in line with tougher rules being imposed the loans industry. Haste replaces former chair and co-founder Errol Damelin, who announced his departure last month. Wonga and other short-term lenders have come under [...]
Sarries over semi-final stumbles May 18, 2014 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall feels his players have banished the demons of their recent past after staying in contention for a European and domestic double. Having lost their last two Aviva Premiership semi-finals, Sarries successfully cleared the same hurdle on Saturday by beating Harlequins 31-17, recovering from a 17-11 half-time deficit thanks to [...]
City Moves for 04 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 3, 2014 Saffron Tax Partners The tax partnership has appointed Nicholas Hughes as partner. He qualified as a solicitor in 1984, and was previously a partner at BDO. Hughes is also a former director at the Chiltern Group, and advises private clients in relation to trust and estate planning matters. Invesco Perpetual The investment manager has announced [...]
AA confirms plans to float at £1.4bn valuation June 6, 2014 Britain's largest car insurer and roadside recovery firm, the AA, has confirmed its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange in the second half of June. The company's current private equity owners want to sell off the stock to a buy-in team, backed by institutional investors, who will then take it public. They'll be [...]
Robshaw clinging on to Quins top four hope May 1, 2014 HARLEQUINS captain Chris Robshaw is adamant his side will be ready to pounce if the door to the Aviva Premiership Rugby play-offs swings open this weekend. Quins currently lie in fifth, six points behind third-placed Bath and fourth-placed Leicester Tigers, who are in action against Northampton Saints and Sale Sharks tonight and tomorrow respectively. Maximum [...]