Britain must punch its weight within Europe November 20, 2011 THE political tensions and divided philosophies across Europe have once again returned to the spotlight, following David Cameron’s visit to Berlin last Friday. Strong language has been used on both sides of this debate, but understandably so, given the high stakes. Volker Kauder, of the Christian Democratic Union, made the provocative claim that “suddenly Europe [...]
Britain must punch its weight within Europe November 20, 2011 THE political tensions and divided philosophies across Europe have once again returned to the spotlight, following David Cameron’s visit to Berlin last Friday. Strong language has been used on both sides of this debate, but understandably so, given the high stakes. Volker Kauder, of the Christian Democratic Union, made the provocative claim that “suddenly Europe [...]
City of London calls in lawyers over St Paul’s campers as disruptions enter second week October 23, 2011 THE City of London has vowed to get tough with protesters camping outside St Paul’s as the Occupy LSX movement enters its second week. A crunch meeting today will see the City of London Corporation meet with representatives of the cathedral and lawyers to discuss how to close down the makeshift commune. A spokesman for [...]
City jobs cull hits prime rents April 9, 2012 THE CITY jobs bloodbath has helped drag property rental prices down for the sixth month in a row, according to research out today. As banks cut headcounts and freeze pay, rents in prime London homes fell 0.1 per cent in March – and the very top of the market has been hit hardest, claims estate [...]
WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 26, 2012 Avoca Capital The European credit investment manager has appointed Stephen Holland as director of sales and marketing. Holland will spearhead Avoca’s growth in North America. Most recently he was business development manager for Abbey Capital, a Dublin-based hedge fund. He has also served as head of sales for Bank of Ireland Asset Management. BlackRock The [...]
BANKER GETS MORE BANGS FOR HIS BUCKS AT MAYOR’S SHOW WEDDING November 13, 2011 NO NEWS is good news, says the City of London Corporation, which yesterday breathed a sigh of relief after the St Paul’s protesters decided to respect the fact the Lord Mayor’s Show is a “community event”. “There was no disruption, not even shouting,” said a City of London spokesperson on Saturday’s “walking, marching pageant of [...]
BANKER GETS MORE BANGS FOR HIS BUCKS AT MAYOR’S SHOW WEDDING November 13, 2011 NO NEWS is good news, says the City of London Corporation, which yesterday breathed a sigh of relief after the St Paul’s protesters decided to respect the fact the Lord Mayor’s Show is a “community event”. “There was no disruption, not even shouting,” said a City of London spokesperson on Saturday’s “walking, marching pageant of [...]
City welcomes UK’s ECB lawsuit September 16, 2011 The City of London Corporation yesterday welcomed government action to sue the European Central Bank over plans to force clearing houses to move to Europe. Policy chairman Stuart Fraser told City A.M. it was vital that European legislation was “underpinned by sound economic reasoning rather than using the recent crises as an excuse to build [...]
Two weeks to go: Buy your ticket for City A.M.’s trading conference May 14, 2012 Q What is your trading background? A Rakesh Shah started off in 1995 servicing hedge funds by setting up margin FX trading at investment banks. Emilio Tomasini, a quant trader since 1992, set up the biggest real money trader championship in Italy. Now at Kingly Capital, we trade systems for Algo Flex, a listed Sicav [...]
Polo in the Park is once again in Mint condition March 14, 2012 MINT Polo in the Park is once again holding a three day celebration of international polo at Hurlingham Park, Fulham. The event made its debut in 2009 and has since then become a popular event on the London sporting calendar. Six teams representing global cities will play in the tournament. Played over 8, 9 and [...]