City Moves for 11 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 11, 2016 RateSetter Marketplace lender RateSetter has announced the appointment of Cyrille Salle de Chou as chief risk officer. Cyrill joins from Lloyds Banking Group and brings extensive experience. He started his risk career at Capital One, where he became chief credit officer for Europe responsible for card and personal loan credit. In 2007, he joined Lloyds [...]
Four extra-curricular career boosters that will make your CV stand out from the crowd September 20, 2016 What with algorithmic bosses and a Brexit-induced hiring freeze, how do job candidates stand out from the crowd in 2016? University qualifications are a given, not a bonus, and those working in the City will likely already have a depth of relevant experience. For employers, picking has never been harder. One technique that promises at [...]
Brexit Britain could be new sweetheart after EU-US relations soured by Apple tax ruling August 30, 2016 Souring relations between the US and Europe in the wake of the EU competition watchdog ordering Apple to pay a record multi-billion pound tax bill could hand the UK a post-Brexit boost. Britain could be the big winner from the tax feud between Europe and the US after the EU competition commission ruled Apple should [...]
Meet Tom Vernon, the former Manchester United scout and founder of Africa’s top football academy out to turn the sport on its head December 21, 2016 There is something extraordinary about the union between FC Nordsjaelland, an unremarkable Danish first division football club to the north-west of Copenhagen, and the Right To Dream academy in Ghana. It is not just because the club, from the modest 19,000-person town of Farum, is some 5,000 miles away from Right To Dream’s football-oriented residential [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open August 4, 2016 The Bank of England has cut interest rates and markets are loving it. Here's what you need to know before the US market open at 2:30pm London time. US stock futures are pointing up ahead of the open. The S&P is up by 0.15 per cent, the Nasdaq is up by 0.05 per cent, while [...]
Mullets, knee socks and sheer determination: JP Morgan unearths archival pictures from the firm’s first Square Mile fun run in 1986 April 12, 2016 Fashion really has come a long way since the 80s. Activewear may be one of the trends that the City's financiers are following, but that wasn't always the case. With JP Morgan's Corporate challenge celebrating its 30th birthday this year, folks at the firm unearthed a photo album and sent us retro pictures of one of the [...]
City Moves for 26 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs April 26, 2016 Alpha FMC Asset and wealth management consultant Alpha FMC has appointed Andrew Glessing as director and head of its new dedicated compliance practice which will initially comprise nine consultants. Andrew has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services and compliance consulting. He spent seven years as manager at the Financial Conduct Authority where he [...]
City Moves for 3 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 3, 2016 Dollar UK Dollar UK, a provider of consumer finance – both online and on the high street – has appointed Tony Deakin as its new chief financial officer. Tony, the former CFO of LaSer UK, the consumer finance arm of BNP Paribas, will report directly to chief executive Stuart Howard. Tony is a fellow of [...]
City Moves for 31 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 31, 2016 Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking has appointed Kelvin Aston as head of its industrial manufacturing business, based in the bank’s London head office. Kelvin has been an executive director involved in the industrial sector for the past 20 years and has over 35 years’ experience within banking, initially at Barclays [...]
Fintech can thrive outside the EU – if we remain in the Single Market July 5, 2016 The result of Britain’s EU referendum shocked many in the business community. It has left the country with a caretaker government, an opposition in disarray, and no clear roadmap for a post-Brexit UK. In March, we surveyed our startup members on Brexit and found that 80 per cent supported Remain. This was consistent with many [...]