City Moves for 18 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 18, 2016 Lee Baron Lee Baron, a specialist in property management, has appointed Steven Room as head of residential development. With over 30 years’ experience in the property sector, Steven has worked directly with a range of housebuilder, developers, landlords, investors and property managers at firms such as Kinleigh Folkard & Haywards, County Estate Management, Haywards, The [...]
Next Liverpool CEO Peter Moore signals new direction for the club – six things you need to know February 28, 2017 As their team nursed the wounds of a bruising 3-1 defeat to Leicester City on Monday night, Liverpool made an announcement that could have much further-reaching implications than a disappointing loss in the league. The club revealed that from June its new chief executive will be Peter Moore, currently chief competition officer at video game giants Electronic [...]
Business secretary reveals he told Nissan tariff-free trade would be on the Brexit negotiating table October 30, 2016 Nissan were told tariff levels, particularly working to achieve tariff-free trade, would form a key part of the Brexit discussions, the business secretary has revealed today. The Japanese car manufacturer said last Thursday that it was staying put in Sunderland to build its next Qashqai and X-trail models, having previously warned it may opt not invest [...]
Power 100: TSB’s Helen Rose on how she became one of the most senior women in UK retail banking October 31, 2016 The chief operating officer of TSB, Helen Rose is one of the most senior women in the UK's retail banking sector. Here, she talks overcoming impostor syndrome, gender parities, and which qualities helped her reach the top. Power 100: These are the Square Mile's most inspiring women What went through your head when you accepted your job? [...]
Chris Grayling’s rail shake-up: What will it actually mean for Network Rail? December 6, 2016 Chris Grayling wants to revamp how the nation's rail networks operate, but just what are his proposals and what will it mean for Network Rail? Deeper alliancing He wants each rail franchise to be run by joint management teams, including representatives from the train operating firm and Network Rail. These changes will commence when [...]
Government taxes to push likelihood of “rental supply crisis” in 2025, according to chartered surveyors October 4, 2016 The UK is grappling with a 1.8m shortfall in properties available to renters, chartered surveyors have said, due to tax changes for buy to let investors. According to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), due to rocketing house prices there will be 1.8m more households wanting to rent instead of buy by 2025. But [...]
The chancellor’s economic programme contains much the City should welcome November 28, 2016 The chancellor stepped up to the despatch box last week to make his most important speech since taking office in July. Where previously the Autumn Statement was an important political date on the calendar for UK media, it had gone largely unnoticed by the European press. This year, however, was different. Philip Hammond’s address was [...]
Chemical and pharmaceutical firms swing to positive near term outlook November 11, 2016 The UK’s biggest exporting sector – chemical and pharmaceutical – has seen a swing to confidence for the first time in over a year. Over the third quarter of 2016 more chem and pharma firms reported increases in sales volumes, exports, margins, and jobs than the number of companies reporting decreases, according to the Chemical Industries [...]
Amazon promises to help plug the UK’s digital skills gap with training for young people and ex-military personnel January 12, 2017 Amazon is launching a new scheme to help plug Britain's digital skills gap, offering free training to young people and ex-military personnel. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of the web giant which powers businesses such as Transport for London and Zoopla, is launching AWS re:Start to help get 1,000 more people skilled in digital [...]
Taylor Wimpey lays strong foundation ahead of bumpy year with earnings at the upper end of expectations January 11, 2017 Taylor Wimpey says it expects full-year profits at the “upper end of market consensus”, as the housebuilder remains confident of its ability to continue dividend payments – although its order book for 2017 weakened from last year. The figures Earnings are expected at the top end of the £706.4m to £755m range Taylor Wimpey has [...]