Are senior bankers right that London would remain the leading centre for currency trading in the event of Brexit? March 15, 2016 Declan McEvoy, founder of Coalface Capital and a former investment banker, says Yes. While Brexit would potentially detrimentally affect fund management (mainly because of the EU passporting regime), the currency markets are an altogether different matter. London’s dominance is a function of several factors. First, its pole-position from a time-zone perspective – FX is a 24 [...]
City Moves for 1 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 1, 2016 Marketform Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has announced that Darren Lednor, formerly the active underwriter of Ariel Syndicate 1910 and 6117, has joined as chief underwriting officer. Darren has been working in the insurance industry for 20 years across both the London and Bermuda markets and his experience encompasses underwriting, broking, risk and actuarial.Darren began his [...]
The six best boutique and art hotels in Tel Aviv, Israel, from the eye-popping Artplus to The Montefiore June 17, 2016 Until about 2008, if you wanted to stay in Tel Aviv without slumming it, your options were limited to the hulking, ageing concrete corporate hotels lining the beach. Embarrassing, really, for a city so flush with style in art, design, food, and fashion. But in the last eight or so years, Israel’s biggest city has [...]
Walkie Talkie prompts City clampdown on wind tunnels as skyscrapers transform London July 13, 2015 Complaints over powerful gusts of wind around the base of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City have prompted planners to demand property developers seek a second opinion over their wind reports. Wind tunnels have become a more frequent problem as an apparent result of skyscrapers going up in the capital. The City of London [...]
From Open-plan offices to FinTech and regulation: Four ways the City is changing September 17, 2015 The City will face a number of opportunities, as well as a few adversities, in the years to come according to a new report by published by the City of London Corporation. Here's a quick round-up of the main changes: Rise of the open-plan office The rise in flexible working, technological changes and cost pressures are [...]
This is the one special ingredient crucial to the UK’s fintech success April 11, 2016 Fintech is booming and London is at the heart of this global community. The Innovate Finance Global Summit at London’s Guildhall today has attracted over 1,200 business leaders, politicians, and pundits from around the world to discuss the big trends in fintech. Here is our perspective on why it’s booming – and why so many people have joined come to [...]
City Moves for 23 February 2016 | Who’s switching jobs February 23, 2016 The Moment The Moment, an international content agency that specialises in bespoke training solutions, has appointed Sir Jonathon Band as chairman of its advisory board, for its advanced digital learning division. Jonathon will oversee quarterly meetings that will guide and challenge the capability of the learning business. Jonathan joined the Royal Navy after graduating from [...]
The UK is about to become a world leader in artificial intelligence June 20, 2016 With the news that Magic Pony has been acquired by Twitter, we are witnessing a crucial turning point – five of the world’s biggest technology companies have now purchased UK-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies. See Magic Pony Technology and Twitter, SwiftKey and Microsoft, VocalIQ and Apple, DeepMind and Google, and Evi and Amazon. Over the coming days [...]
City Moves for 2 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 2, 2016 Avon Rubber Avon Rubber has announced that Chloe Ponsonby has been appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Chloe will chair the remuneration committee and will be a member of the audit and nominations committees. She is a partner at the Lazarus Partnership, an independent research and advisory firm. She has spent the past 10 [...]
Law firms BLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks with parties unable to find “common ground” March 17, 2016 A proposed merger between City law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US company Greenberg Traurig has been called off. The law firms confirmed they were in talks over a merger last month. But BLP has now said the two firms "could not find enough common ground". Read more: Law firm mergers drop as partners focus on growth-driven takeovers Lisa Mayhew, [...]