A meal with a view: Why street food market maverick London Union is looking for investors November 20, 2015 We're just scratching the surface of what’s possible in London,” says Jonathan Downey, co-founder of London Union, which transforms sad corners of the city into vibrant street food markets. Downey, known as JC and founder of Street Feast, teamed up with Henry Dimbleby, the founder of restaurant chain Leon, to start the new company. [...]
France and Austria bring forward new plan for financial transaction tax January 22, 2015 France and Austria have unveiled plans to reintroduce the financial transactions tax (FTT) at a lower rate but across a wider range of areas. Talks over the controversial tax have been deadlocked over what transactions it should apply to and at what rate. France and Austria have sought to the break the inertia with a [...]
The Walkie Talkie is a glorious building and the Carbuncle Cup jury are just architectural snobs September 3, 2015 Most of the critics of Rafael Viñoly's “Walkie Talkie” at 20 Fenchurch Street are other architects or professional moaners. Laypeople, like the City workers milling around the building at lunchtime, are more amenable. As if to prove my point, Sir Simon Jenkins, a vocal and consistent critic of, well, just about anything built since bricks [...]
Win-win: Breaking down barriers for young people – Investec Comment November 22, 2015 It is a priority for all businesses to access talented employees from a range of backgrounds, to harness a broad set of skills and experiences. Yet many exceptional young people face barriers to accessing professional jobs – some obvious, many more subtle – that put them off such a career as an option or take [...]
Sports Direct shareholder Royal London Asset Management to vote against Mike Ashley at AGM September 7, 2015 Mike Ashley is no stranger to investor unease, but he could be heading towards a bigger upset at this week's AGM. Following guidance issued by shareholder group Pirc, now Sports Direct shareholder Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has said it will vote against Ashley's reinstatement on the board this year. Ashley Hamilton Claxton, [...]
Is the tech industry pushing up property prices in London? October 15, 2015 Residents in San Francisco have fallen out of love with the tech sector. They blame its success for driving up house prices and rents. Tensions are rising amid claims of a gentrification led by tech workers. Yet right now, London is in love with tech. Google has committed to King’s Cross, while around Silicon Roundabout [...]
City Moves for 21 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 20, 2015 Vistra The provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services has appointed Clive Gibbons as managing director of its Cayman Islands’ operations. He has over 15 years’ experience in the banking, trust and corporate services sector, and relocated to Cayman in 2013. Alceda Fund Management The consulting, financing and investment solutions provider has appointed Manuela [...]
City Moves for 30 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 30, 2015 SAVILLS Jonathan Channing will join the real estate firm as director. Channing has over 15 years of experience in property management, and will lead the firm’s block management service as part of the prime estates division. He joins from Farrar Property Management. BAIRD The global investment bank has appointed Terry Huffine as managing director [...]
Magic circle firms struggle to keep up with US rivals September 4, 2015 BRITAIN’s elite law firms failed to track the country’s improving economy and reported a combined turnover of £20.64bn, a one per cent drop in earnings from 2014. Figures released by Legal Business magazine today show that the number of lawyers employed by the largest 100 firms in the UK, has also fallen, down two per [...]
City Moves for 20 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 19, 2015 PwC The professional services firm has announced several appointments to its corporate finance deals team. Jon Shelley (pictured) becomes an equity partner. He joined as a graduate in 2002 and works out of its Aberdeen Centre of Excellence for Oil and Gas. Gareth Marshall and Charlotte Tracy, both from PwC’s Northern practice, become directors. Finally, [...]