Three things you didn’t know about… February 23, 2014 Head of M&A and corporate finance at Osborne Clarke Ray Berg 1 He’s a self-confessed “secret clubber” and has an apartment in Ibiza. One of the last gigs he went to was Fatboy Slim’s Eat Sleep Rave Repeat tour at XOYO in Shoreditch. 2 Although he’s a keen Spurs fan, his favourite thing about London [...]
Shore Capital in the money after markets boost March 17, 2014 CITY finance firm Shore Capital yesterday said it doubled profits last year after a strong showing from its equity capital markets division. The business, founded by Howard Shore in 1985, said the division saw its pre-tax profits rise up 19.4 per cent from £5.1m to £6m. Overall revenues for the company rose nine per cent [...]
City Moves for 23 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 22, 2014 HSBC Private Bank Oliver Gregson has been appointed head of private bank investment group, UK and Channel Islands, at HSBC Private Bank. He joins from Barclays Wealth, where he was head of discretionary portfolio management. Gregson has also held roles at UBS and Citi Private Bank. State Street Global Advisors The asset management firm has [...]
Any Other Business – 13/08 August 12, 2013 ■ The City could soon be awash with mini-Mervyns. The name of the ex-Bank of England governor blasted into the baby names rankings for 2012, perhaps in a tribute to the central banker. Five Mervyns were born last year, up from none in 2011. Last year also saw 15 girls and seven boys named Diamond. [...]
Is Dogecoin finally starting to cannibalise itself with meme-based crypto conference? April 16, 2014 Finally – the conference Dogecoin investors have been waiting for. The amusingly titled “Dogecon” will be hosted in San Francisco on 25 April, with six hours of panels and keynotes. They’ll be bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors, and activists interested in the meme-based cryptocurrency. And it’s one that already boasts a range of speakers, including [...]
Is Dogecoin finally starting to cannibalise itself with meme-based crypto conference? April 16, 2014 Finally – the conference Dogecoin investors have been waiting for. The amusingly titled "Dogecon" will be hosted in San Francisco on 25 April, with six hours of panels and keynotes. They'll be bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors, and activists interested in the meme-based cryptocurrency. And it's one that already boasts a range of speakers, including [...]
City Moves for 03 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 2, 2014 Waverton Investment Management The investment management firm has appointed Ian Enslin to its charities team. He joins from Newton Asset Management, and has previously worked at Barings, Invesco and Norwich Union. City Financial The asset management business has hired Mark Pearson as marketing director. He was formerly head of investment strategy and communications at Aegon [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 11 April 2014 April 10, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Banks urged to act over Heartbleed A US regulator has warned that cyber criminals could be impersonating bank services or stealing users’ online banking passwords after the “Heartbleed” bug, called one of the most significant breaches of internet security ever, was discovered in the software used to secure two-thirds of the web. The [...]
Saga puts retail investor at heart of London float April 30, 2014 SAGA, the over-50s holidays-to-insurance provider, yesterday unveiled plans for the biggest flotation in London this year, as a stampede of silver haired savers registered to snap up shares in the listing. The business, which was founded by east end hotelier Sidney De Haan in 1950, said it would raise £550m in an initial public offering [...]
Profit per partner tops $1.2m at Hogan Lovells as revenues rise February 27, 2014 PROFIT per partner at Hogan Lovells increased by 10 per cent to top $1.2m (£720,000) last year, the City law firm said yesterday, as both revenues and profits rose to record highs. Fees incomes increased by 5.2 per cent to $1.72bn in 2013, compared to $1.63bn in 2012, while revenues per lawyer were up 3.7 [...]