City A.M. Awards 2015: Why this week’s event will get the City talking November 23, 2015 The wait is almost over. After all the build up, meetings, solicited and unsolicited input, the calculations, debate and analysis, one of the most important events of the political, financial and business calendar will be upon us. The City will be watching this traditional event on Wednesday, poring over the details in an effort to [...]
Female cyclist taken to hospital after colliding with a van in Bank junction August 6, 2015 A female cyclist has been taken to hospital after she collided with a van at Bank junction. The incident is thought to have occurred during the mid-morning. Emergency services including City of London Police and the London Ambulance were called to the scene. The extent of her injuries are not yet known. [...]
City Moves for 20 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 19, 2015 PwC The professional services firm has announced several appointments to its corporate finance deals team. Jon Shelley (pictured) becomes an equity partner. He joined as a graduate in 2002 and works out of its Aberdeen Centre of Excellence for Oil and Gas. Gareth Marshall and Charlotte Tracy, both from PwC’s Northern practice, become directors. Finally, [...]
City Moves for 21 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 20, 2015 LEGAL & GENERAL PROPERTY Stephen Murden has been appointed residential development manager in Legal & General Investment Management’s real assets division. He joins from CBRE, where he was director of development and project management. Murden has 15 years’ experience in the sector. ICBC STANDARD BANK Raj Kumar has been appointed head of precious metals business [...]
JP Morgan Cazenove stays ahead of rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch in top broker battle August 31, 2015 JP Morgan Cazenove’s capture of Barclays’ coveted broking mandate has helped the investment bank stretch its lead at the top of the latest adviser rankings. The bank, which brokers giants like Vodafone and Standard Chartered, has 34 FTSE 100 clients, seven more than its nearest rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to the [...]
Industry view: Adoption and collaboration are key to defeating the cyber threat September 15, 2015 Cyber-crime is now one of the most serious threats to businesses and national economies. It is rare that a week goes by without a story breaking about a business that has suff ered a cyber-attack. Already this summer in the US, Jeep Cherokee told customers to update their cars after hackers crashed a vehicle, having [...]
What are the best companies to work for in the UK? Expedia, Hays and AKQA triumph ahead of Google and Goldman Sachs December 9, 2015 Move over Google. Its treats such as slides, sleep pods and snacks have failed to win over staff, and the mighty tech company has been toppled from its perch as the best company to work for in the UK while home grown firms climbed ahead. Flying to the top spot from number 25 last year was online travel [...]
Glencore share price hit worst in fallout from China’s slowdown: The scale of impact on commodity stocks and financial services revealed September 25, 2015 Just one month after plummeting Chinese equity markets sent shockwaves across global stock exchanges, industries around the world are seeing the damaging effects that China’s slowdown is having on jobs, growth and investment. “The Chinese slowdown and the Chinese economic rebalancing are pretty remorseless,” Kit Juckes, macro strategist at Societe Generale, told City A.M. [...]
Celebrity connection lifts City of London’s sheriff election August 21, 2015 All eyes are on the City of London’s sheriffs, as debate rumbles among the aldermen on who should take up the prestigious title in 2016. This year, the ancient Corporation that unites London’s biggest firms saw two new sheriffs elected by their fellow aldermen and liverymen; PwC senior partner Charles Bowman and long-standing livery member [...]
CBI: Regulation costs are top concern in City June 28, 2015 Financial services firms overwhelmingly want the government to cut the cost of regulatory compliance, according to a new survey out today. The latest CBI/PwC financial services survey found firms’ number-one concern was reducing the cost of complying with regulations. Tax stability was another popular concern, especially among general insurers and investment managers, according to the [...]