City Moves for 06 February 2014 | Who’s switching jobs February 5, 2014 Baker Tilly The law firm has announced the appointment of Eric Solomons as head of audit for the North West. He has nearly 30 years’ industry experience. Solomons joined the firm in April 2013 from BDO. Old Mutual Global Investors The asset management firm has hired Simon Stratford as chief technology officer. He was previously [...]
CentralNic raises £7m in float on Alternative Investment Market September 2, 2013 INTERNET domain name provider CentralNic Group began trading on the junior stock market yesterday after raising £7m. The firm, which sells premium domains with endings such as uk.com and eu.com, hopes to cash in on rising demand for personalised web addresses. “The response from investors to the IPO has reaffirmed our belief that CentralNic is [...]
Cobbetts nears administration January 30, 2013 LAW firm Cobbetts, head quartered in Manchester, is set to enter administration, blaming “difficult trading conditions” for the move. The firm, which also has offices in London, Birmingham and Leeds, said it would sell off its business and assets as soon as possible. Cobbetts attempt to merge with rival law firm DWF failed last year.
City Views | Are you worried about eating horsemeat? February 11, 2013 JON MUNDAY | REES POLLOCK From a health perspective, not in the slightest – I’ve voluntarily eaten horse in France. But from an information perspective, people should be expected to eat what it says on the packet. DAVID THOMSON | RPS GROUP It’s a pretty dreadful breach of trust in terms of people not being [...]
Allen & Overy revenues fall in tough first half November 20, 2012 THE CITY was given its first hint of how the upcoming round of law firm results will look yesterday, when Magic Circle stalwart Allen & Overy posted a 2.7 per cent fall in turnover for the first half. Turnover fell to £566m from £582m in the same period last year, though the firm said that [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU TRUST THE EU TO RESOLVE ITS DEBT CRISIS? August 17, 2011 NIGEL O’NEILL | AMICUS CONSULTING “No, I think they will continue with delaying tactics, which won’t work. The effect is likely to be huge on us. Many people are suggesting that we withdraw away from the EU. It isn’t looking particularly good right now.” NICK SUTTON | DWF “Not really, I don’t think they are [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU TRUST THE EU TO RESOLVE ITS DEBT CRISIS? August 17, 2011 NIGEL O’NEILL | AMICUS CONSULTING “No, I think they will continue with delaying tactics, which won’t work. The effect is likely to be huge on us. Many people are suggesting that we withdraw away from the EU. It isn’t looking particularly good right now.” NICK SUTTON | DWF “Not really, I don’t think they are [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 26, 2011 IMS Group The regulatory compliance provider has strengthened its consultancy offering following the acquisition of compliance consultancy MMS in February. Jonathan Mott joins as a consultant from the Financial Services Authority to work with a range of companies in the asset management and securities sector, including hedge fund managers and private equity firms. In addition, [...]
CITY VIEWS: DOES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ROYAL WEDDING BANK HOLIDAY WORRY YOU? November 24, 2010 INTERVIEWS BY IAN JONES | COLEMONT You have more motivated staff after the long break. Markets will close, though, so it will impact business for those few days. In terms of my personal life, though, I really just don’t see an impact. JOE DEARSLEY | LLOYDS OF LONDON To be honest, the impact of the [...]
CITY VIEWS: WILL RETAILERS HAVE A BETTER CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR ? November 15, 2010 ALEX READ | BDB BROKERS “I definitely think people will be worried about what they spend this year and will decide to cut back. People usually get into debt to pay for Christmas and worry about it in January, but I think people will try and avoid that this year.” LUKE GARRATT | DWF SOLICITORS [...]