London Fashion Week ditches Somerset House for Soho April 27, 2015 London Fashion Week is leaving its home at Somerset Home to take up a new venue in Soho. The 62nd edition of the biannual fashion show will take place in September at Brewer Street Car Park, across two floors. It will host more than 100 designers exhibiting their latest collections to buyers from the [...]
Pensions: How investment trusts can boost your retirement savings June 30, 2015 Pensions savers need to focus on making as much money as possible over a long time frame – anywhere from 10 to 40 years. With the government and many companies pulling back from generous pension plans, the onus for retirement security is being placed on the individual. But to build a good pot, retirement [...]
City Moves for 02 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 1, 2015 Savills The property adviser has appointed Natasha Demirbag as neighbourly matters director in its building and project consultancy team. She has 17 years’ experience in property, and has previously held roles at Watts and Partners, Drivers Jonas, and Orpwood Associates. Brown Shipley The private bank has appointed Jim Willens as chairman. He has been a [...]
Mutuals will now be able to issue shares – transforming competition in finance April 7, 2015 The Mutuals’ Deferred Shares Bill received Royal Assent last month. The Act will give mutual businesses a new option to raise tier one capital in the form of deferred shares. This is good news for leading mutuals like LV=, but what will this mean in practice and does it change the competitiveness of mutuals in [...]
City Moves for 30 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 29, 2015 ADS Securities London The brokerage has appointed Marco Baggioli as chief operating officer. He was previously global head of FX prime brokerage at BNP Paribas. Baggioli has over 23 years’ experience in the sector, and has also held roles at Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, and MonteTitoli. Michelmores The law firm has appointed Patrick [...]
General Election 2015: The 10 key points of the Conservative Party manifesto April 14, 2015 David Cameron has launched the Conservative Party manifesto ahead of May’s General Election, promising the “good life” for Brits, with pledges on housing, childcare and increasing the personal tax allowance. At the launch in Swindon, Cameron promised to “finish the job” of fixing the economy and sought to win over voters heading to polling stations come [...]
The UK leads the world as an education exporter – and it can do better still May 17, 2015 With a new government in place, it won’t be long before Prime Minister Cameron and his team of ministers start to jet off across the globe to key international markets. India, China, Brazil and the Gulf States will be the most likely countries to see a British Airways plane land on the tarmac in the [...]
Government selling down its green energy fund holding February 5, 2015 THE GOVERNMENT is planning to wind down its stake in the renewables infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind, taking home up to £42m in the process. The government invested in the launch of the company in 2013 as part of its drive to build a market for renewable energy assets. The company has floated on the London [...]
The Leap 100 have fallen out of love with British banks April 29, 2015 THE NARRATIVE of growing businesses struggling to find finance is familiar: post-crash, banks won’t lend and cash for expansion can be difficult to access. On the face of it, the experiences of The Leap 100 give the lie to this simplistic tale: 64 per cent say that they haven’t found it difficult to access sufficient [...]
UK’s economic weak spot: IMF says build more homes April 14, 2015 BRITAIN is growing faster than any other major European economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday, but needs to build more homes to address the supply crisis in the sector. GDP is set to grow by 2.7 per cent this year and 2.3 per cent next year, well ahead of the 1.5 per cent [...]