CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 19, 2009 Charles Stanley SecuritiesThe stockbroker has appointed Nick Redfern as head of institutional sales, responsible for small and mid-cap distribution. Redfern started his career at Smith New Court before moving to Dresdner Kleinwort, where he spent six years as a managing director responsible for pan-European emerging company sales. He also worked at Arbuthnot and Oriel Securities, [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS November 2, 2009 Close Brothers Corporate FinanceThe independent corporate finance advisory firm has appointed Will Thompson to head up its support services sector team. Thompson joined the firm in March this year to lead the European healthcare services team, having previously been at Morgan Stanley. He has also worked at Lazard and Barings. He has advised on numerous [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING December 17, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES STRICKEN SCOTTISH AIRLINE’S £30M IN QUESTION Administrators of Globespan, the collapsed Scottish airline that has left thousands of passengers stranded abroad, were investigating last night why £30m of its funds were being held by E-Clear, the company that handles its credit card transactions. Bruce Cartwright, of PwC, said he understood that about half [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS November 9, 2009 SVG Investment ManagersAdam Steiner has been promoted to chief executive of the investment management firm from his previous position as head of research. Steiner replaces Tony Dalwood, who formerly co-founded the firm’s public equities team with him in 2002 and has now been appointed as chief executive of SVG Advisers and chairman of the SVG [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 20, 2009 Land SecuritiesThe property group has appointed Robert Noel, 45, as managing director of its London portfolio, effective from next January. Noel, who will also join the group’s board, has been property director at rival Great Portland Estates since 2002. He also currently holds positions as chairman of the Westminster Property Association and as a non-executive [...]
City Moves who’s switching jobs September 7, 2009 ActantLars Hjaltman has joined the exchange trading solutions firm as head of development, based in the UK but operating in the firm’s major markets across Europe and the US. Hjaltman has over 20 years of experience in technology and software development, having most recently been chief operating officer of Electronic Shipping Solutions. He has also [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 31, 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopersThe accountancy giant has appointed Nick Secrett to its pensions capital management team, which was launched at the end of last year and is headed up by partner Chris Massey. “Secrett has a wealth of capital markets expertise and will work with our clients to model and control their pension financing and investment risks,” said [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 31, 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopersThe accountancy giant has appointed Nick Secrett to its pensions capital management team, which was launched at the end of last year and is headed up by partner Chris Massey. “Secrett has a wealth of capital markets expertise and will work with our clients to model and control their pension financing and investment risks,” said [...]
Why insider trading is hard to prove November 3, 2009 LAST month, the FBI smashed an alleged $20m insider trading scheme centring on the New York hedge fund Galleon, when they raided its offices and arrested billionaire financier Raj Rajaratnam and five accused accomplices. In the wake of criticism of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in this country over its percveived toothlessness, the regulator is [...]
Why insider trading is hard to prove November 3, 2009 LAST month, the FBI smashed an alleged $20m insider trading scheme centring on the New York hedge fund Galleon, when they raided its offices and arrested billionaire financier Raj Rajaratnam and five accused accomplices. In the wake of criticism of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in this country over its percveived toothlessness, the regulator is [...]