The DIY pension: Tips for selecting your Sipp December 6, 2017 Freedom has been the buzzword in the pensions world for years now, after the government decided to shake up the industry back in 2015. For many savers wanting to embrace their newfound freedom, a self-invested personal pension – or Sipp – is the perfect answer. Rather than relying on an insurance company to make investment [...]
Bye-bye Dodd-Frank? What Donald Trump’s win means for the banking red tape November 9, 2016 Donald Trump's victory for the White House could spell the end of a key piece of banking regulation, but only if he can convince others to get on board. Trump has previously pledged to repeal the Dodd-Frank Act, an extensive set of reforms designed to address risk on Wall Street following the financial crisis which [...]
City Moves for 2 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2016 Crowe Clark Whitehill National audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill has appointed Jim Gee as head of forensic and counter-fraud services. With more than 25 years’ experience, Jim has worked with clients all over the world in key sectors including healthcare, natural resources and insurance. He joins the firm from PKF Littlejohn. Jim was [...]
City Moves for 7 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 7, 2017 Today's City Moves cover cyber security, energy and tax. Take a look at these movers and shakers: PwC PwC has hired Kate Macmillan as a director in its rapidly expanding cyber security and data privacy legal team in London. Kate joins from Collyer Bristow with 20 years’ experience in data protection and privacy litigation, specialising [...]
Lloyds Banking Group takes the top spot on Stonewall’s top 100 LGBT employers as banking and legal dominate the list January 19, 2017 Lloyds Banking Group has taken the top spot of Stonewall's top 100 LGBT employers list. Banking and legal dominated the list of the charity's most inclusive employers. Lloyds, which came second to MI5 last year, launched a new colleague volunteering programme and formed official partnership with lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) charities. Law firm [...]
Gawker website to close after company’s sale to Univision August 18, 2016 US website Gawker.com is to close next week after Univision successfully bid for the company earlier this week. The closure, after nearly 14 years in operation, comes after the publication lost a court battle with wrestler Hulk Hogan. In May, Gawker Media was ordered to pay out $140m to Hogan. Read more: Gawker said to be [...]
Experts react to dropping of Osborne’s flagship secondary annuity market October 19, 2016 Yesterday's announcement to scrap George Osborne's plans to create a secondary annuity market was unsurprising to many. According to some experts the writing was on the wall as soon as the process was delayed until April 2017. Nevertheless, there was a lot of noise from analysts and experts. Read more: Government bins plans for secondary [...]
Look away, legal eagles: Revenue and staff numbers slipped at the UK’s 100 largest law firms in 2016 September 2, 2016 This year has not been kind to those with a head for all things legal, as both revenue and staff numbers dropped at the UK's 100 largest law firms. The firms raked in a combined turnover of £20.2bn this year, a slip of two per cent compared with the £20.6bn reported last year. Meanwhile, the number [...]
City Moves for 22 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 22, 2016 Blackwell’s Independent bookseller Blackwell’s has confirmed the appointment of its head of operations, Kate Stilborn, to the company’s board in the newly created role of customer service & operations director. Kate, who has been with Blackwell’s for 23 years, will oversee its commitment to delivering excellence in customer service across multiple channels, including online, and [...]
City Moves for 31 August 2016 | Who’s switching jobs August 31, 2016 Game Digital Game Digital has appointed Guy Lister as chief operating officer. The newly created role, reporting directly to Game Digital CEO, Martyn Gibbs, will see Guy lead all areas of Game Digital’s UK retail operations, including stores and eCommerce, supply chain, marketing and finance functions. Guy joins from Office Shoes where he was chief customer and marketing officer. [...]