City Moves for 9 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2016 InvestSure Online property investment platform InvestSure has appointed Andrew Pratt (pictured) as a non-executive director as it continues its expansion. Andrew will remain a senior residential consultant at Patrizia, one of the world’s top four residential real estate investors. Andrew was previously the UK managing director at Grainger and a property consultant at CBRE. Maseco [...]
City Moves for 26 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 26, 2016 Ayming International business performance consultancy group Ayming has appointed Alejandro Alvarez as UK director for operations performance. Alejandro has been brought in to launch Ayming’s UK operations performance business unit, which will focus on helping clients to improve their operational efficiency, procurement & supply chain performance and working capital. Prior to joining Ayming, Alejandro was [...]
City Moves for 25 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 25, 2016 Carter Jonas Carter Jonas has recruited Paul Astbury as a partner and new head of compulsory purchase, working within its infrastructure team. Paul, who will be based out of Carter Jonas’ HQ in London, will work closely with the planning and development teams across the country, providing a market-leading compulsory purchase service to local authorities [...]
HMRC makes almost 1,500 demands in one year to lawyers and accountants to cough up client details May 9, 2016 The UK's tax authority issued just shy of 1,500 demands in the space of a year to lawyers and accountants for information on clients suspected of committing crimes, figures released today show. The research by City law firm RPC discovered the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued 1,468 production orders last year – and more than [...]
The national living wage is a ticking time bomb of hidden costs for British businesses April 1, 2016 The national living wage is expected to hit British businesses with hundreds of millions in hidden costs this year, in addition to the £804m already estimated – hindering investment and creating a time bomb that will blast through bottom lines by 2020. Figures from the government’s regulatory watchdog show employers may find themselves dealing with the [...]
City Moves for 22 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 22, 2016 RPC Consulting RPC Consulting – the insurance consultancy arm of RPC – has appointed four senior insurance actuarial professionals to its team in London and Cambridge. Pete Lee, James Norman and Tony Lovick all worked at EMB (now Willis Towers Watson). Natasha Regan joins from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Pete has over 25 years’ [...]
From faulty cars to dodgy cheese: The number of product recalls hits a record high March 14, 2016 The number of products recalled after businesses discovered a health risk or a product flaw has soared to a record high, research out today shows. Around 310 products ranging from cars to groceries were recalled in the 12 months to 31 October 2015 compared with 245 the previous year – a jump of 26 per [...]
Overseas regulators increasingly asking the Financial Conduct Authority for assistance, hiking up the compliance burden for UK businesses January 18, 2016 The number of requests for assistance from foreign enforcement agencies received by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has risen over the last year. According to figures released today from City law firm RPC, the FCA received 1,073 such requests in the year to 30 September 2015, up four per cent compared to the year before, [...]
City Moves for 12 January 2016 | Who’s switching jobs January 12, 2016 RPC Consulting Chris Carson has joined RPC Consulting – the insurance consultancy arm of RPC – as a partner from PwC. Chris has over 28 years’ experience in the insurance sector and while at PwC, he led the Big Four accountancy firm’s insurance advisory practice across EMEA. Chris has worked at board level with Direct [...]
City Moves for 6 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 5, 2015 ETF SECURITIES The provider of exchange traded products has appointed James Butterfill as head of research & investment strategy. Based in London, he will report direct to Mark Weeks, the firm’s chief executive officer. Prior to joining ETF Securities, Butterfill worked at HSBC, and most recently at Coutts, as a multi-asset fund manager and global [...]