Square Mile and Me: Jim Wood-Smith on all-day breakfasts, birthday redundancies and why the City needs to watch Monty Python August 17, 2023 Every week we ask the financial services industry’s great and good to delve into memory lane. This week, it’s Hawksmoor Investment Management’s Market Commentator and Head of Climate Transition Jim Wood-Smith who gives us an insight into a City left behind in more ways than one… What was your first job? I never did the [...]
City calls: Clifford Chance looks to trade Canary Wharf for the Square Mile October 19, 2022 Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance is looking to give up its tenancy in Canary Wharf and return to the heart of the City of London after a decade. British property development investment fund Great Portland Estates (GPE) has confirmed that it is in talks with the firm for a pre-letting of one of its [...]
Chancery Lane to be closed off to cars for 18 months as Square Mile experiments with pedestrian only route February 13, 2023 Chancery Lane will be closed off to cars for the next 18 months as the City of London experiments with a scheme to support pedestrians more. Sandwiched between Holborn and Fleet Street, the Square Mile’s historic road will have no access for cars after 20 February. For 18 months, traffic restrictions will apply from 7am [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Fintech supremo Tim Levene on Moscow’s vodka scene, Coya City and a bold call for 2023 May 4, 2023 The fintech fund boss and founder of Crussh and Flutter strolls down memory lane in City A.M.'s weekly Q&A
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? June 22, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. BDO Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed a new national head of technology and media, based out of its London office. Stepping into the position on 4 July, Ian McBane will take over the reins [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? June 21, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Ontier Law firm Ontier has built out its London office with a new partner in its commercial litigation team. Amy Harvey, who will focus on asset recovery in cross-border disputes, will be Ontier’s third female partner hire in London in just [...]
Square Mile embraces hybrid working and tourism as post pandemic planning applications soar 30 per cent March 14, 2023 The Square Mile experienced a 30 per cent spike in planning applications during the pandemic, as investor confidence return to the City of London. The Museum of London, and new HQs for the City’s police and law firm Hogan Lovells were among the 56 applications submitted between 2020 and 2022, it has been revealed. The [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? June 16, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Cromwell Real estate investor and fund manager Cromwell Property Group has hired an abrdn veteran as its new head of investment management for Europe. Having spent a decade at abrdn, Andrew Creighton is set to oversee all [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? July 21, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Knight Frank Property consultancy Knight Frank has named its new head of farms a real estate, after Clive Hopkins retired after more than three decades with the firm. Will ‘Stan’ Matthews will oversee day-to-day management of [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? June 14, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Colliers Colliers has promoted into the role of operations director, who is set to oversee the estate agent’s office moves in 2023. Victoria Dent joined the Colliers’ finance department during the UK’s first lockdown as a financial [...]