City Moves for 21 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 20, 2015 LEGAL & GENERAL PROPERTY Stephen Murden has been appointed residential development manager in Legal & General Investment Management’s real assets division. He joins from CBRE, where he was director of development and project management. Murden has 15 years’ experience in the sector. ICBC STANDARD BANK Raj Kumar has been appointed head of precious metals business [...]
Hauliers facing huge fines over Calais migrants August 6, 2015 FINES issued to hauliers carrying illegal immigrants into the UK more than tripled over the past three years, it was revealed yesterday, sparking more criticism of the government’s handling of the Calais migrant crisis. The number of fines jumped from 998 in 2012/13 to 3,319 in 2014/15, according to official figures released to the Press [...]
What’s in the Walkie Talkie building? From the Sky Garden to RSA, here’s a storey-by-storey breakdown of every restaurant, bar and business in 20 Fenchurch Street July 24, 2015 It may have been open less than a year, but from frying eggs to creating wind tunnels, 20 Fenchurch Street – better known as the Walkie Talkie – has already had its fair share of controversies. But what’s actually inside? And what does its Sky Garden (also controversial after its developers decided to
City Moves for 24 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 23, 2015 PwC Alex Petsopoulos has been appointed partner in the professional services firm’s cyber security practice. He joins from Deloitte, where he was a partner in its security practice. Petsopoulos has over 14 years’ experience in the IT industry. State Street Global Advisors State Street’s asset management business has appointed Greg Ehret as president. He has [...]
City Moves for 25 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 24, 2015 Knight Frank The property consultancy’s retail division has announced the appointment of Richard Petyt as a partner in its agency team. He joins from Asda Stores, and in his new role will work on food store and mixed use development projects, development funding and food store portfolio rationalisation. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Caspar Shand Kydd has [...]
City Moves for 03 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2014 Valad Europe The real estate investment manager has appointed Simon Marriott as head of UK real estate. He was most recently director in the real estate transactions team at PwC, and has also held roles at Oxford Properties, MGPA, and Invista REIM. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Jo Taylor has been appointed managing director for Europe, [...]
City Moves for 29 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 28, 2014 Deloitte The business advisory firm has announced two appointments to its hedge fund practice. Chris Farkas (pictured) joins as UK hedge fund leader. He was European head of hedge fund consulting in Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage group, and has also held senior roles at GlobeOp and Goldman Sachs. Brian Forrester, a partner with Deloitte in [...]
City Moves for 18 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 17, 2014 DWF The law firm has announced the appointment of two partners to its London real estate team. Chris Seel and Nicola Giddens (pictured) join from Stephenson Harwood, where they were partner and senior associate respectively. BlackRock Lars Meisinger has been appointed regional chief operating officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for BlackRock Alternative Investors. He [...]
City Moves for 14 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 13, 2014 Now: Pensions Jamie Warren has been appointed head of legal at the independent multi-employer trust. He joins from Capgemini, where he was senior legal counsel. He has also worked as a senior solicitor at Esure Insurance, having qualified at law firm Nabarro. Liberum The investment bank has appointed Anna Hartropp to its banking team. Hartropp [...]
City Moves for 11 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 10, 2014 Quilter Cheviot The investment management firm has appointed Sam Jacobs as a business development manager in its London office. He was most recently a financial planner at London & Capital. Jacobs has also held positions at Charles Stanley, Bank of Scotland, and Edward Jones. Neuberger Berman The investment manager has announced four senior appointments to [...]