La Senza goes bust again July 1, 2014 LA SENZA, the lingerie chain, has fallen into administration for the second time in two and half years, putting 752 jobs at risk. Marnixheath, the retailer’s parent company, yesterday appointed PwC as the administrators for 55 stores and three Pinkberry outlets. The firm will continue to operate while PwC tries to find a buyer.
City Moves for 31 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 30, 2014 BJSS The IT consultancy has announced the appointment of Grant Thomas as head of practice. He joins from Barclaycard, where he was head of business change. Thomas has also previously held senior roles at IBM, PwC, and Accenture. Nikko Asset Management Stefanie Drews has been appointed global head of institutional marketing and proposition at the [...]
UK economy to overtake France by 2020, close gap on Germany by 2030 July 6, 2014 The UK will overtake France to become the second largest economy in Europe and the fifth largest in the world by 2020. The projections from PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) show the UK will drop back to the sixth largest global economy by 2030, overtaken by India which is set to become the world’s third largest economy over [...]
Judges decide as the City A.M. awards close in October 2, 2014 WITH the City A.M. awards on the near horizon, our esteemed panel of judges met yesterday to chew over which names will be revealed on 13 November. The looming IPO of Virgin Money meant Goldman Sachs’ Phil Raper almost missed the action, arriving after the coffee and croissants had been dealt out but just on [...]
City Moves for 08 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 7, 2014 Standard Chartered Karin Flinspach has been appointed head of cash products, transaction banking at Standard Chartered. She has over 20 years’ experience in cash products, and was most recently head for payment and receivables for Europe, Middle, East and Africa at Citibank. Centrus Advisors The Treasury, corporate and project finance advisory firm has appointed Jonathan [...]
Ice bucket challenge hits the City as finance chiefs get a soaking August 25, 2014 It’s official; the ice bucket challenge has hit the City. HSBC’s chief economist Stephen King, PwC’s Andrew Sentance and economist Danny Blanchflower have all had a soaking. But we particularly liked this snap of Withers’ co-head of wealth planning, Filippo Noseda feeling the cold, in his pants. Who’s next? Come on, Carney.
Investors flee Scotland ahead of independence referendum July 9, 2014 Businesses are diverting investment away from Scotland and into other areas like the north of England because of the uncertainty around September’s independence referendum, PwC bosses said yesterday. And the business services group’s chairman Ian Powell added that being part of a larger trading bloc will be beneficial for the UK and Scotland, particularly in [...]
Marks & Spencer chooses a new auditor after 87 years with PwC December 5, 2013 MARKS & Spencer has parted ways with PwC, picking a new auditor for the first time since the FTSE 100 retailer became a public company in 1926. M&S said yesterday it has appointed Deloitte as its new auditor following a competitive tender. The switch comes at a time when the close and often decades-long relationship [...]
City Moves for 02 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 1, 2014 Buck Consultants Celene Lee has been appointed senior investment consultant at the HR consultancy. She has 15 years’ experience advising companies and trustees on pension scheme investment and financing, and has previously held positions at PwC and Barrie & Hibbert. The Pensions Trust The workplace pension fund has appointed Mike Ramsey as chief executive. He [...]
How to write the perfect CV: Avoid common errors that ruin your chances October 2, 2014 Keep it clear – no one knows what you mean by “results-oriented”. Spot the mistake in this list of skills, taken from a real CV and published on Amy Joyce’s Resume Bloopers blog for the Washington Post: “Strong Work Ethic, Attention to Detail, Team Player, Self Motivated, Attention to Detail.” Actually, there are [...]