City Moves for 27 February 2014 | Who’s switching jobs February 26, 2014 Royal London GroupThe mutual life and pensions company has announced the appointment of Tim Harris as a finance director and member of its board. He joins from Torus, where he is currently group chief finance officer. Harris has previously held senior finance roles at Aviva and PwC. InceThe law firm has appointed Hugh O’Donovan as [...]
Mapped: Which Phones 4u stores are being shut down? September 23, 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed the addresses of the 360-plus Phones 4u stores that are being shut down, and the number of staff being made redundant as the business is wound down. At this stage 1,679 people will lose their jobs, with a further 720 people staying on to help with the wind down. Some [...]
Letters to the Editor – 15/01 – Scottish debt, Pension age, Best of Twitter January 14, 2014 Scottish debt [Re: Has the Treasury hurt the Union by backing UK debt until Scotland’s vote? Yesterday] When sovereign countries split, it can create complicated legal and financial problems in allocating liabilities, and the uncertainty over this allocation increases risks in financial markets. Given the obvious importance of the financial sector to the UK, it [...]
Pop-ups are coming to the Tube: Three ideas for how startups can hop onto the trend successfully March 16, 2014 POP-UP shops could soon be appearing at a Tube station near you. On top of reports that Transport for London is exploring turning obsolete ticket offices into online delivery collection hubs, it signed a deal last week to make its retail property empire available for temporary occupation. Its estate amounts to 1,000 retail premises within [...]
City Moves for 15 January 2014 | Who’s switching jobs January 14, 2014 Broadgate EstatesThe property and asset management firm has announced the appointment of Jonathan Lovejoy as a portfolio director. He joins from Capita Real Estate, where he was director of property management operations. Deutsche Asset & Wealth ManagementThe asset and wealth management business has hired Hugo Vere as UK head of asset management in its real estate investment [...]
City Moves for 8 January 2014 | Who’s switching jobs January 7, 2014 Markel The insurance company has announced the appointment of Maren Modena as a senior risk analyst in its trade credit division. She was most recently at Euler Hermes UK, where she worked for nine years as a senior risk underwriter. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management The asset and wealth management business has recruited Michael Lee as [...]
City Moves for 17 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 16, 2013 Conning Asset Management The investment management company has appointed Ben Hamilton as a portfolio manager in its London team. He was previously an assistant investment manager and research analyst for fixed income and multi-asset funds at Premier Asset Management. State Street Global Advisors State Street’s asset management business has appointed Mark Fortier as managing director, [...]
City Moves for 03 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2013 Holley Holland The consultancy has appointed Alex Cameron as a principal consultant. He has over 25 years’ experience in financial services, qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy, and has worked with the Bank of England, Barclays Capital and Barclays Business Banking. Altius Associates The private equity advisory firm has appointed Rhonda Ryan as [...]
City Moves for 22 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs November 21, 2013 Triangle The investment, property and asset management group has announced the hire of Rick Denton as group chief executive. He was most recently at Barclays, where he was head of international wealth advisory. Prior to that, he was offshore commercial director at Fortis Intertrust. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty The insurance business has appointed Danny Turner [...]
City Moves for 19 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs November 18, 2013 Knight Frank The property company has hired Liz Crawford as an associate within its healthcare team. She was most recently at Humberts Leisure, where she was a director. Prior to that, Crawford was head of licenced and leisure at Lambert Smith Hampton. Axa Investment Management The investment management business has recruited Shajahan Alam as a solutions [...]