City Moves for 13 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs at DMH Stallard, Smith & Williamson, JP Morgan Asset Management and Formula 1 March 13, 2017 Today's City Moves cover legal eagles, asset management and sports. Take a look at these movers and shakers: DMH Stallard DMH Stallard has appointed Carolyn Lee as a solicitor in its London real estate and construction team. Carolyn most recently worked in the construction group at Linklaters, where she acted for major property developers. Her [...]
These are the UK’s most sought after companies to work for, as revealed by LinkedIn March 21, 2018 There has been a significant rise in the number of banks and finance firms in the top 20 most sought after companies to work for in the UK, according to a new ranking out today from LinkedIn. The list is compiled through looking at the actions taken by LinkedIn’s 25m UK members, considering data such [...]
Activist investor Edward Bramson’s Sherborne Investors takes five per cent stake in Barclays sending share price higher March 19, 2018 Shares in Barclays rose this morning after activist investor Edward Bramson’s firm Sherborne confirmed it had taken a five per cent stake in the bank. Barclays share price was up more than four per cent in morning trading on the news. Bramson has been an investor for a while, but his stake has now topped [...]
JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon says Brexit job moves all about serving clients, as London faces declustering following UK departure from EU March 9, 2017 The boss of JP Morgan has said that any Brexit-related job moves will focus simply on serving clients. Jamie Dimon, whose bank heavily backed the campaign for Britain to Remain in the EU, said London's world-renowned cluster of financial and professional services firms could be fractured by Brexit. Many across the City are considering what moves they [...]
What to expect from Jerome Powell, US President Donald Trump’s new Federal Reserve head January 24, 2018 Jerome Powell has been confirmed as the new Federal Reserve chair after a vote of US senators last night. So what can we expect from the incoming head of the central bank? Powell, 64, is a multi-millionaire Republican with an estimated income of at least $20m, and a former partner of Carlyle Group. He trained [...]
Barclays draws up contingency plans as it awaits the next move from activist investor Edward Bramson March 25, 2018 Barclays has drawn up contingency plans as it awaits the next move of activist private equity investor Edward Bramson, after the bank last week disclosed he had built a five per cent stake in the firm. The lender consulted Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, its corporate brokers, after learning of the stake to discuss what [...]
Bank of America extends lease on London headquarters for another 10 years in commitment to UK post-Brexit February 21, 2018 Bank of America has extended the lease on its City headquarters by a decade in a sign the lender is committing to the UK with Brexit looming. A spokesperson confirmed to City A.M. today that the bank had extended its lease by 10 years to 2032, with Britain set to leave the EU in 2019, [...]
JP Morgan Chase reveals chief executive Jamie Dimon gets $28m pay package January 20, 2017 JP Morgan Chase directors paid the bank's chief executive Jamie Dimon $28m (£22.7m) in total compensation for last year, the group said yesterday. This was a four per cent bump on the previous year and includes a base salary of $1.5m as well as cash and stock-related instruments tied to his performance, a filing with the US Securities and Exchange [...]
City of London Lord Mayor Charles Bowman “confident” government can agree Brexit transition in 13 days March 19, 2018 London’s Lord Mayor is “quietly confident” the government will secure a transitional Brexit deal in the next fortnight to be ready ahead of the one-year marker for the UK leaving the EU. Charles Bowman, who serves as the figurehead for the City of London Corporation’s lobbying efforts, said the government has indicated it will try [...]
Protect your online reputation with The Marque July 5, 2018 WHEN someone searches your name on the internet, what is the first thing that comes up? Your LinkedIn profile? Maybe your Twitter or Instagram. Increasingly in the modern world, your digital profile forms the first impression you make to others. In my case, the top entry is the parliament web page for a Scottish Conservative [...]