City Moves for 04 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 3, 2015 Towers Watson The professional services firm has appointed Joris Wonders as practice leader for its rewards business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He re-joins Towers Watson from Kingfisher, where he launched new bonus and long-term incentive plans. F&C Investments The investment firm has announced the appointment of Alex Howe as sales director in [...]
City Moves for 18 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 17, 2014 Rightster The Aim-listed video distribution and monetisation network has appointed Niall Dore as group finance director. He was previously finance director at Betfair Group, and has also held group financial controller positions at GE Life and Hyder Consulting. Zeus Capital Hugo Chance has been appointed director, head of family offices, at the independent investment bank. [...]
City Moves for 12 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 11, 2014 Castle Harbour The financial services firm has appointed Eric Daniel to co-manage a new convertible bond fund. Daniel was formerly head of equity derivatives and convertible bond sales at Citigroup in Paris. He will run the Castle Harbour R&D Pure Global Convertibles Fund. Canaccord Genuity Nishad Vallonthaiel has been appointed head of electronic and programme [...]
Private equity firm Hellman in Auto Trader bid February 1, 2015 PRIVATE equity firm Hellman & Friedman is putting together a takeover bid for used car business Auto Trader, which could put an end to the firm’s plans to float on the London stock market. A source close to the deal said an offer from the US private equity house was a “logical step” for Auto [...]
City Moves for 02 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 1, 2015 EY Kate Richardson-Walsh has been appointed to EY’s business development team in London. She is a triple Olympian, and has been the captain of England and Great Britain hockey for the past 11 years. She will take up the role while training for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Investec Specialist Bank The bank has announced [...]
City Moves for 05 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 4, 2015 Weightmans The law firm has announced three appointments. Douglas Keir joins as a partner, and Sarah Phillips and Julia McDonald (pictured) join as associates, in its insurance team. They collectively have 40 years’ experience in law, and arrive from Anderson Strathern Solicitors. London Capital Group The Aim-listed online trading firm has announced two appointments. Nicholas [...]
By-election gives Labour its first ever seat in the City of London March 20, 2014 AN HISTORIC turn of events for the City of London Corporation took place last night, as Labour won its first ever seat at the Square Mile’s council. The outcome – prompted by Ed Miliband’s party winning a by-election for the Portsoken ward – is even more controversial than could be expected, however. It is tradition for hopefuls [...]
What are the best companies to work for in London? December 10, 2014 Google continues its bid for world domination, after being voted the best place to work in London. Perks such as free food, fun offices and time to work on personal projects have helped the California-headquartered firm top rankings of the best places to work in London, as well as the UK overall and the US. [...]
Return to Utopia: The desire to live where you work harks back to the industrial towns of yesteryear February 19, 2015 On frosty, damp mornings like the ones London has seen of late, the morning commute is worse than ever. Biting winds followed by packed, sweltering trains, followed by more wind – it’s as if the commute was specifically designed to make you as ill-prepared as possible for the day ahead. Yet it’s accepted by millions [...]
IonStar founders Liz and Tim Hughes talk connecting City talent, lifeboats, piano lessons and how to make a real difference March 15, 2015 Like most couples, Tim and Liz Hughes got to the stage in life where they wanted to start a family. The challenge they faced was that, as successful professional people, they wanted to make the most of their skills and abilities – but also their family life. “Throughout my career, I’ve watched women above me [...]