Exodus: Gods and Kings – film review December 19, 2014 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ Many great directors have earned a place in history by tackling the juicier parts of the Bible, but with Exodus, Ridley Scott may have bitten off more than he can chew. As with Darren Aronofsky’s Noah earlier this year, it seems to mistake an epic running time for epic cinema, clocking [...]
Lending Club: Famous faces John Mack, Larry Summers and Mary Meeker at the top of US loan share firm December 11, 2014 US loan company Lending Club boasts several well-known names among its board of directors, including John “Mack the Knife” Mack and Larry Summers. Founder and chief executive Renaud Laplanche also serves as chairman. He previously founded enterprise software company TripleHop Technologies, and has won a series of awards for entrepreneurialism, as well as taking [...]
EU beats UK in bonus cap legal battle November 20, 2014 Britain’s standing in the EU is lower than ever, and the UK yesterday admitted defeat in the latest spat. Should Britain ever have challenged the bonus cap? The Bank of England thinks the bank bonus cap does more harm than good. British institutions such as Barclays took a pummeling in the US when they cut bonuses, losing [...]
City Moves for 14 November 2014 | Who’s switching jobs November 13, 2014 Spencer Ogden Lord Smith of Finsbury has been appointed non-executive director at the energy recruitment consultancy. He is a former secretary of state for culture, and shadow secretary of state for the environment, and was chairman of the Environment Agency. Simmons & Simmons The law firm has announced the appointment of Paul Bugingo as a partner [...]
Burgess consults code-switchers over Bath move October 30, 2014 RUGBY union newcomer Sam Burgess plans to draw on the wisdom of English cross-code success stories Jason Robinson and Andy Farrell as he embarks on a new adventure with Bath. The 25-year-old admits he does not know when he will be ready to make his Premiership debut, having suffered a fractured cheekbone in a triumphant [...]
City Moves for 30 October 2014 | Who’s switching jobs October 29, 2014 Rule Financial Tony Sodhi has been appointed managing principal at the specialist business consulting group. He was most recently head of post trade operations at a niche consultancy, and has also held senior roles at KPMG/Atos and FX IT. Barclays Solomon Soquar has been appointed head of global investments and solutions in the bank’s wealth [...]
Riba Stirling Prize 2014: London loses out to Liverpool as The Shard, London Aquatics Centre and LSE’s Saw Swee Hock Student Centre fail to win top architecture award October 17, 2014 Three of London’s most exciting new buildings have lost out on winning the biggest prize in British architecture. The Riba Stirling Prize, architecture’s most prestigious award, has been scooped by the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, trumping The Shard, The London Aquatics Centre and the London School of Economics’ Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in the [...]
London Underground’s Tuesday Tube strike could be called off as mediators move in October 7, 2014 Talks are going ahead this morning between Transport for London (TfL) and the RMT Union, which has asked its members to down tools next Tuesday for 48 hours in protest against Tube ticket office closures. Mediator Acas, which has a 94 per cent success rate in resolving disputes, became involved yesterday after transport chiefs blasted [...]
Grant Thornton boasts its fifth strong year but CEO Scott Barnes isn’t bragging October 5, 2014 Grant Thornton’s chief executive Scott Barnes is not a man given to extravagant outbursts. Today, the financial adviser’s yearly report boasts of “a fifth successive year of strong results”, with revenue breaking through the £500m mark it had targeted for next year. As Barnes took over as boss six years ago, that consecutive [...]
Test your FX expertise – and win £500 worth of currency! August 27, 2014 We’re giving City A.M. readers the chance to win £500 worth of euros or US dollars, credited to their Moneycorp account, by entering our foreign exchange-themed quiz below. Email your answers to cityam@moneycorp.com by noon on Friday 29th August for a chance to win.* 1. Which country does investment broker, Max Skinner, played [...]