City Moves for 26 November 2014 | Who’s switching jobs November 25, 2014 Standard Chartered Euan Campbell has been appointed to the newly-created role of global head of retail segments for retail clients at the bank. He joins from Santander Group, where he was executive vice president responsible for the strategic direction of its US cards business. Campbell has also held senior roles at HSBC. Cordea Savills The [...]
City Moves for 15 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 14, 2014 Lloyds Theresa Newell has been promoted to managing director and co-head of leveraged credit sales at Lloyds Bank Commercial Bank. Newell joined Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking last year and has over 15 years’ experience in credit products. Previously, she was with RBS and JP Morgan Chase. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Andrew Clotworthy has joined the [...]
Andaz Toranomon Hills arrives in Japan: A surefire contender for the best hotel in Tokyo February 15, 2015 Andaz’s signature blend of luxury and locality is immediately evident as you step into the lobby of its latest opening in Tokyo. More than 50 storeys up (the hotel fills the top seven floors of the second highest building in the city), Hokkaido walnut wood and rice paper panels remind guests that while they may [...]
City Moves for 04 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 3, 2014 Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers The real estate investment manager has appointed Julian Gabriel as head of investment, Europe. He was formerly head of real estate at Doughty Hanson & Co Real Estate, and has also held senior positions at Citibank and Deutsche Bank. Morgan McKinley The recruiter has appointed David Leithead as managing director for [...]
City Moves for 09 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 8, 2014 TSP The commercial property agency has announced two promotions. Jonathan Vanstone-Walker becomes director of surveying & agency. He joined TSP in 2011. Abigail Bridgland (pictured) becomes senior associate surveyor. She has been at the firm for two years. State Street Matt Davey has been appointed senior vice president and head of the asset manager client [...]
Londoners deserve better than Boris’s Wormwood Scrubs mini-Manhattan December 16, 2014 LONDON’s greatest strength is its ability to constantly regenerate. But amid unprecedented levels of development, we must be wary of leaving local communities behind. Seeing Boris Johnson’s name attached to a project immediately sets alarm bells ringing. The fantasy airport, the over-budget buses, the loss of strategic sites like Earl’s Court and Mount Pleasant. His [...]
Northern Ireland eyes up new corporation tax powers as government concern over Scotland’s demands grows December 1, 2014 The coalition is embroiled in last-minute talks to determine whether Northern Ireland can be granted the power to set its own rate of corporation tax. Chancellor George Osborne is keen to signal his support for the move in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement, yet the government has been held back by concerns that Scottish leaders would subsequently demand the [...]
City Moves for 02 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 1, 2014 Baker Tilly Jim Muir has been appointed head of financial services at the accountancy and business advisory firm. He previously worked at KPMG, and has held board level positions at a range of financial services businesses. Standard Chartered Gwynne Master has been appointed head of financial institutions for Europe in the bank’s corporate and institutional [...]
Met HQ sold for £370m to Abu Dhabi investor December 9, 2014 New Scotland Yard, the home of the Metropolitan Police, has been sold to a group of Abu Dhabi investors for £370m, in a dramatic shake-up of the Met’s estate. The Abu Dhabi Financial Group paid £120m more than the asking price for the 1.7-acre site in Victoria, which it plans to turn into a luxury [...]
11 of the world’s 100 most sustainable companies are in the UK: Marks & Spencer, BT, and the London Stock Exchange January 22, 2015 The UK is home to 11 of the world's 100 most sustainable companies with Marks & Spencer, BT, and the London Stock Exchange all making it into the prestigious ranking. The other UK-based companies listed were Reckitt Benckiser, Centrica, Unilever, British Land, Sky, Pearson, BG Group and Electrocomponents. Each year media company Corporate Knights produces the ranking which measures companies' sustainability in terms [...]