City’s big fish at Legal Awards November 25, 2012 LAST Thursday night saw the City’s best lawyers get the weekend off to a traditional early start as Legal Week magazine invited them to Old Billingsgate Market to celebrate the British Legal Awards 2012. The annual black-tie bash, again held at the City fish market, was filled with tables from all the big firms. Host [...]
London is now UK’s uncontested entrepreneurial powerhouse July 18, 2013 IF small businesses are the future, then London’s place at the heart of the British economy is assured. Figures today reveal that 17 out of the top 20 UK areas for new business creation were located in London in the past year – and remarkably, that Silicon Roundabout was by the far the leading centre [...]
Cameron heaps praise on City’s contribution to the UK economy November 12, 2012 DAVID Cameron cheered the central role the City plays in the UK economy, in a wide-ranging speech to the Lord Mayor’s banquet last night. The Prime Minister highlighted the huge contribution the City makes through taxes, trade and employment – though he lamented “utterly terrible mistakes” made and promised to crack down on law-breaking, boost [...]
Critics hit out at Leveson’s plans for press November 29, 2012 BUSINESS leaders and industry bodies warned against government interference in the press yesterday, and urged the newspaper industry to take the initiative in creating a new regulatory framework. Shares in paper owners News Corp, Daily Mail & General Trust, and Johnston Press also rose following Lord Justice Leveson’s report despite worries over state regulation, signalling [...]
Following arguments that bank regulators have failed, is self-regulation the answer? July 22, 2012 YES Peter Meinertzhagen The main problem with regulation by statutory bodies is that nothing gets done. Witness the inquiry into the fixing of Libor rates. If the governor of the Bank of England could still raise his eyebrows, as in the days of self-regulation, Barclays would have had to act or face the consequences. During [...]
Will the City ever be representative of the diversity of London’s broader workforce? June 17, 2012 YES Ric Berke Globalisation has changed the working landscape, and the City is no different. London is one of the world’s leading financial centres, staffed by top talent from across the globe, creating a truly diverse workforce. As a City recruiter, I can confirm that roles are filled by the strongest applicants and hiring decisions [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 10, 2012 Vestra Wealth Management David Campbell (right) has been appointed managing partner at the London and Jersey-based wealth management firm. He was most recently at Deutsche Bank, where he ran its UK private wealth management division. Campbell also served as managing director and head of fixed income at both JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. M&G Investments [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 29, 2012 SPC The Society of Pensions Consultants has announced that Roger Mattingly has been elected society president, with effect from 1 June. He succeeds Kevin LeGrand, head of technical services at Buck Consultants. Mattingly is a board director at JLT Benefit Solutions and has sat on the SPC council for the past thirteen years. R3 Lee [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 29, 2012 SPC The Society of Pensions Consultants has announced that Roger Mattingly has been elected society president, with effect from 1 June. He succeeds Kevin LeGrand, head of technical services at Buck Consultants. Mattingly is a board director at JLT Benefit Solutions and has sat on the SPC council for the past thirteen years. R3 Lee [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 13, 2011 HSBC Alternative Investments The division responsible for hedge funds, private equity and real estate offerings across the HSBC group has appointed Simon Jennings as managing director, head of private equity. Jennings has more than 22 years of private equity investment experience. Most recently, he co-founded and ran the private equity business at UBS Wealth Management, [...]