Lord Mayor’s Show 2014 route: Where to watch the procession in the City of London November 6, 2014 With gleaming skyscrapers home to the world’s leading corporations, it can be easy to forget that the City of London is rooted in centuries of tradition. That tradition will be on full display again this weekend during the 799th Lord Mayor’s Show. The event, which has endured Black Death, Blitz and Great Fire, is [...]
City Moves for 8 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 7, 2015 Investec The bank has appointed Chris Hare to its economics team, focusing on both UK and global economic issues. He joins from the Bank of England, where he was responsible for monitoring issues such as the impact of economic uncertainty on activity. Santander Asset Management Ileana Salas has been appointed global head of institutional [...]
City Moves for 22 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 21, 2015 Millstream Management Services Simon Crewe has been appointed managing director of the retirement development manager. He has over 25 years’ experience in the industry, and has also served as managing director of Goldsborough Estates, part of Bupa UK. JLT Re Craig Brokenshire has been appointed global chief operating officer at the reinsurance broking and consultancy [...]
City Moves for 13 May 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 12, 2015 BNP Paribas Real Estate Simon Durkin has been appointed head of UK research at the property advisory firm. He joins from Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, where he was head of research and strategy for Europe in its alternatives and real assets division. Durkin has also held senior roles at CoStar Group. Newton Investment Management [...]
Return of the Mack: How Barclays chairman John McFarlane earned his reputation as “Mack the Knife” July 8, 2015 John McFarlane has barely been in situ three months as Barclays’ chairman, but this morning he claimed his first scalp: Antony “nicest guy in banking” Jenkins, the man appointed three years ago to bring out Barclays’ cuddly side, will step down at the end of next week. Read more: From the Libor scandal to the [...]
City Moves for 30 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 29, 2015 ADS Securities London The brokerage has appointed Marco Baggioli as chief operating officer. He was previously global head of FX prime brokerage at BNP Paribas. Baggioli has over 23 years’ experience in the sector, and has also held roles at Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, and MonteTitoli. Michelmores The law firm has appointed Patrick [...]
City Moves for 01 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 31, 2015 Aviva Investors The asset management firm has appointed James Tothill as head of third party sales. He joins from Aria Capital Management, where he was head of strategic partnerships. Tothill has also previously worked as head of global partnerships at Henderson Global Investors. State Street Effie Datson has been appointed global head of product for [...]
How Finncap weathered the General Election and Scottish referendum storms May 17, 2015 If a week is a long time in politics then nine months is an age – especially for City broker Finncap. The run-up to Scotland’s referendum in September and the run-in to May’s general election was the noisy backdrop for much of Finncap’s financial year. Despite a severe dampening of animal spirits across the Square [...]
Derby Day Letter: A warm welcome to race-goers from London’s business paper June 5, 2015 Welcome to race day. Today’s special Saturday print edition celebrates one of the greatest and most exciting sporting events of the year. I’m delighted to continue our wonderful relationship with Epsom Downs and Investec again at this year’s event. Here at City A.M., we are truly passionate about the Investec Derby as well as horse-racing [...]
Bill-paying app Velocity raises $12m in venture funding June 28, 2015 A smartphone app which lets diners pay for their meal and drinks without requesting the bill has raised $12m (£7.6m) in one of the largest first funding rounds for a tech business in the UK. Velocity, which was founded by two childhood friends in March 2014, has already signed 300 high end restaurants to [...]