BANKING’S TOP TEAMS SEEK NEW PASTURES October 6, 2011 THE EXODUS of senior banking talent continues – and with it, some interesting tales emerge. Take Merrill Lynch’s broking star Simon Fraser, who has informed his clients Man, Meggitt and Capital One Shopping Centres he is leaving them at the end of the year for pastures new. Quite literally, in this case, as Fraser owns [...]
Auditors told to stand up to banks July 25, 2011 Britain’s company auditors should question management more closely about how their revenue forecasts stand up against a backdrop of poor economic conditions and weak markets, the industry’s watchdog said today. Auditors are facing pressure to be more assertive with banks in particular after many gave lenders a clean bill of health in the run up [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 19, 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Freshfields has appointed corporate partner Julian Long as head of its London corporate practice for a three-year term. Long, who succeeds Mark Rawlinson, newly elected as London managing partner, is an M&A specialist who also runs the law firm’s consumer and healthcare sector group. He recently advised on Petrochina’s venture with Ineos [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 19, 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Freshfields has appointed corporate partner Julian Long as head of its London corporate practice for a three-year term. Long, who succeeds Mark Rawlinson, newly elected as London managing partner, is an M&A specialist who also runs the law firm’s consumer and healthcare sector group. He recently advised on Petrochina’s venture with Ineos [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 6, 2011 Brooks Macdonald Asset Management The independent private client investment manager with £2.8bn of funds under management has appointed Richard Harley as an intermediary sales manager. Harley previously worked for Hornbuckle Mitchell, where he specialised in SIPP, SSAS and retirement options; prior to that, he worked for Friends Provident as an adviser and AXA Sun Life [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 21, 2011 BNY Mellon Michael Cole-Fontayn has been appointed as the new chairman of EMEA at BNY Mellon, retaining his existing responsibilities as chief executive of the depositary receipts division. Cole-Fontayn succeeds Tim Keaney, chief executive of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, who is relocating to New York. Cole-Fontayn joined BNY Mellon in 1984 and has worked in [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 21, 2011 BNY Mellon Michael Cole-Fontayn has been appointed as the new chairman of EMEA at BNY Mellon, retaining his existing responsibilities as chief executive of the depositary receipts division. Cole-Fontayn succeeds Tim Keaney, chief executive of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, who is relocating to New York. Cole-Fontayn joined BNY Mellon in 1984 and has worked in [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 25, 2011 Berenberg Bank The private bank has strengthened its new London private banking operation, launched in January, by appointing Max White as a director to focus on clients in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the North West. White (pictured) joins from Morgan Stanley, where he spent eight years in the private wealth management [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 25, 2011 Berenberg Bank The private bank has strengthened its new London private banking operation, launched in January, by appointing Max White as a director to focus on clients in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the North West. White (pictured) joins from Morgan Stanley, where he spent eight years in the private wealth management [...]
CLEAN-UP BORIS PUTS HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET August 24, 2011 CONFIDENCE is returning to the streets of London, says Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who yesterday launched the High Street Fund to help small businesses affected by the riots with “immediate cash flow assistance”. “In August, we have been reminded of some truths about London,” said the mayor as he launched the fund at City [...]