City Moves for 28 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 27, 2015 SAVILLS James Grierson has been appointed strategic adviser to the property consultancy’s public sector board. He was most recently head of public sector and corporate real estate consulting at DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield). Grierson was also formerly equity partner and board member at Donaldsons and chairman of Donaldsons Consulting. He was also a non-executive [...]
Looking beyond London: These are the five best cities to buy property in right now October 16, 2015 When considering real estate investment opportunities, people normally think of western cities like London and New York. But by dong so, they could lose out – emerging cities across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are filled with openings that could bring great rewards. Based on market trends, infrastructure developments and commercial, residential [...]
City Moves for 27 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 26, 2015 Nomura Asset Management Andreas Koerner has been appointed head of marketing and client relations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has worked for Nomura Asset Management Germany, where he is chief executive, for almost 12 years. ANV Underwriters The specialty insurance group has appointed Christina Lippert as underwriting manager, professional lines, commercial, Europe. [...]
Transport for London’s proposed five-minute rule for Uber and other taxi apps will cost drivers £19m a year November 3, 2015 Drivers of Uber cabs could stand to lose as much as £19m a year if new proposals by Transport for London (TfL) forcing operators of taxi apps to make their passengers wait five minutes before a pick-up come into effect. Research published by Uber today found its drivers will be out of pocket by an average of [...]
Why London needs a rebrand for its 21st century life as a megacity September 23, 2015 With London’s population set to top 8.6 million this year, overtaking the previous record set in 1939, there’s been heightened debate on the big challenges for housing, education and transport in the capital. But relatively little discussion has focused on the crucial matter of how we help Londoners to connect with and develop a [...]
City Moves for 10 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 9, 2015 CBRE The commercial real estate services firm has appointed Oliver Segal as an associate director in its Central London lease consultancy team. He joins from Capita Property and Infrastructure, where he has worked since 2006, working on landlord and tenant, asset and portfolio management. Sarasin & Partners The asset manager has appointed Simon Steele and [...]
UK unemployment figures set to be in the spotlight – London Report November 8, 2015 Following the US jobs report on Friday, UK investors will focus on Wednesday’s release of the September employment report and October’s tally for the claimant count. They will be published alongside a raft of secondtier indicators on retail sales and house prices. Today, funeral operator Dignity is expected to reveal a jump in revenues when [...]
London’s commercial property market is a bubble – but it’s not ready to burst September 22, 2015 Commercial property and office rents have reached all-time highs across the West End, midtown and the City and headlines have recently been dominated by a spate of high-profile tech firms making a home for themselves in the capital. With 15 years’ experience in the London property market, I keep a watchful eye on the capital’s [...]
Budget 2016: George Osborne’s speech in full March 16, 2016 George Osborne has just revealed the Budget for 2016. There was good news for businesses with corporation tax being sliced and business rates being reformed – but bad news for smokers and students who hate maths. Mr Deputy Speaker, Today I report on an economy set to grow faster than any other major advanced economy in [...]
City Moves for 25 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 24, 2015 LIONTRUST The fund management group has announced the appointment of Antonio Forte to its international sales team. He joins from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, and has also held positions at Luxgest Asset Management and Philip Morris International. PWC Andrew Claymore has been appointed director in the professional services firm’s financial services corporate finance team. He was [...]