City Moves for 31 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 30, 2013 Aviva Investors The asset management business has announced the appointment of Abigail Herron as head of engagement in its global responsible investment team. She joins from Co-operative Asset Management, where she headed its corporate governance function. Baker Tilly Alex Birch has been appointed associate director in the advisory firm’s restructuring and recovery team. Birch has [...]
Northampton to go well again this year as London Double Header gets the season off to a flier September 5, 2013 AS THE summer draws to its conclusion, the start of the Aviva Premiership is almost upon us following on from an unforgettable British and Irish Lions Tour. Last term Leicester Tigers once again saved their best rugby until last to secure their first title in three years. Richard Cockerill’s side are 15/8 favourites to repeat [...]
City Moves for 18 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 17, 2013 Westhouse Securities The broking group has announced the appointment of Paul Locke as investment funds analyst. He joins from Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, where he was a senior funds analyst. Prior to that, he was a senior funds analyst at Canaccord Genuity. Lloyds Bank John Richardson has joined Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking as head of building [...]
City Moves for 22 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 21, 2013 Carey Group The financial services company has appointed Joe Truelove as a director in its fund administration business. He was most recently at Kleinwort Benson, where he was head of business development for the fund administration sector. HSBC The bank has recruited Luiz Simione as global head of forfaiting and risk distribution for global trade [...]
Aviva looks to the future but faces a hard slog to get there November 8, 2012 AVIVA yesterday echoed President Barack Obama, promising the best is yet to come as it touted costly transformation plans. It doesn’t face a crisis as ominous as America’s fiscal cliff, but the headwinds are severe. As we wait for a decision on its new chief executive, Aviva can’t even promise an easy transition, admitting with [...]
City Moves for 29 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 28, 2013 KPMG The professional services firm has announced the appointment of James Wakelin to its real estate advisory team. Wakelin has 11 years’ experience in real estate investment and financing. He was most recently at Pacific Real Estate Capital Partners, where he was a director. Prior to that, he was a director at UBS Investment Bank, [...]
Aviva to sell US unit at discount to boost revival November 8, 2012 INSURANCE giant Aviva yesterday said it will sell its struggling US business at a substantial discount in order to ensure its radical turnaround plan remains on track. Executive chairman John MacFarlane confirmed that the sale of the Iowa-based business is on the horizon and said it is set to fetch far less than its £2.4bn [...]
Aviva appoints former AIA head Mark Wilson as chief executive November 20, 2012 AVIVA, the UK’s second-biggest insurer, yesterday announced it had appointed former AIA boss Mark Wilson as chief executive. The New Zealand-born insurance veteran prepared AIA for its 2010 listing and was credited with successfully steering the Asian firm through the financial crisis in his four-year tenure. His appointment at struggling Aviva comes six months after [...]
AIA snaps up stake in Aviva’s Sri Lankan unit September 27, 2012 Asian insurer AIA Group said this morning it had acquired the bulk of Aviva’s Sri Lanka operation, in a deal worth $109m (£67.3m). AIA, formerly part of US insurance giant AIG, has agreed to buy a 92.3 per cent stake in Aviva NDB. The transaction includes a 20-year bancassurance agreement with Sri Lanka’s National Development [...]
AIA snaps up stake in Aviva’s Sri Lankan unit September 27, 2012 Asian insurer AIA Group said this morning it had acquired the bulk of Aviva’s Sri Lanka operation, in a deal worth $109m (£67.3m). AIA, formerly part of US insurance giant AIG, has agreed to buy a 92.3 per cent stake in Aviva NDB. The transaction includes a 20-year bancassurance agreement with Sri Lanka’s National Development [...]