CITY VIEWS: ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HIGHER OIL PRICES DERAILING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY? June 8, 2011 MALDWYN WORSLEY-TONKS | RED24 “The recovery will certainly slow down because higher oil prices push everybody’s costs up. That takes money out of the economy, which could be spent on things that boost the recovery.” JONATHAN LEGG | GIANT INSURANCE “Yes, it will. An increase in oil prices has an impact on everything. We are [...]
CITY VIEWS: WILL BRITS EVER GIVE UP THEIR TWO WEEKS IN THE SUN? March 31, 2011 Save or Borrow peer to peer at RateSetter.com NICHOLAS KOCIUBA | TOKIO MARINE “Brits might shorten their holiday from two weeks to only a week, but they won’t give it up completely. Brits enjoy travelling and flights are still fairly affordable.” JAMES JOHNSTONE | KIM ENG SECURITIES “It’s unlikely people will give up their holiday [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS March 8, 2010 Nomura The Japanese bank has appointed Rachid Bouzouba as co-head of global equities, as part of a wider shake-up of its global management team. Bouzouba is currently head of equities for EMEA and has been instrumental in building up the bank’s equities business in the region. He will now manage Nomura’s global equities business alongside [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS February 22, 2010 KPMG The accountancy giant has appointed Michelle Quest as its new head of people in the UK, having spent the past 13 years of her career at the firm. Quest joined KPMG from Robson Rhodes in 1997 and became an M&A tax partner in the tax and people services practice in 2003. She takes over [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU WELCOME THE SELL-OFF OF RBS AND LLOYDS’ BRANCHES? November 3, 2009 SANJAY RIJHWANI TOKIO MARINE“Competition is always a good thing, but I’m concerned as a taxpayer about the price we’ll sell the branches off at. I’m also worried that the big banks might just buy them back in five or so years, after the slump is over.” ROBERT WEBB CHAUCER“I’d certainly consider changing my bank – [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 26, 2009 KPMGThe accountancy firm’s forensic practice has recruited Nigel Layton, the founder of specialist corporate investigations firm Quest, as a director in the corporate intelligence team. Layton set up Quest in 1995 and has since built up its reputation via cases including an inquiry for the Premier League into allegations of irregular payments surrounding certain football [...]