Heron Tower forex trader CWM FX drops website after provider Leverate pulls platform March 23, 2015 CWM FX has pulled the forex trading function from its website after platform provider Leverate Financial Services terminated its working agreement, City A.M. understands. Earlier this month CWM FX referred to a City of London police raid at Heron Tower (100 Bishopsgate) in which 13 people were arrested, and later released on bail. Further details [...]
City Moves for 23 March 2015 | Who’s switching jobs March 23, 2015 Old Mutual Global Investors Simon MacKinnon has been appointed Asia strategy adviser at the asset management firm, providing strategic advice to support its expansion in Asia Pacific. He is currently chairman of Sinophi Healthcare and Your.MD China, and was previously a venture partner at SMC Capital China. BNY Mellon Arnon Goldstein has been appointed head [...]
What does the chancellor’s Budget mean for you? From the single parent to the startup founder March 18, 2015 THE SINGLE PARENT Catherine Gannon, 51Managing partner at law firm Gannons Gannons Commercial Law continues to do well, with profits and earnings up on last year. Catherine is commercially savvy and has restructured the business from an LLP to a limited company, illustrating that she is a smart operator in a segmented legal market. [...]
City Moves for 11 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 10, 2015 Close Brothers James Mallinson has been appointed as director of Family Business, a role created as part of the asset manager’s expansion of its initiative to support family businesses. Mallinson has 10 years’ experience and was at In Partnership and St. James’s Place before Close Brothers. easyProperty.com The online property platform has appointed Robin Wilson [...]
European Court of Justice’s redundancy guidance paves return to “pre-Woolworths status quo” February 5, 2015 Employers are one step closer to being able to return to the “pre-Woolworths status quo” when it comes to redundancy consultation. The European Court of Justice's advocate general has this morning said that employers need not be bound by costly collective redundancy rules. It all comes down to the meaning of the word [...]
Exclusive: Taylor Wessing launching British tech network to spur US funding January 28, 2015 CITY law firm Taylor Wessing will tonight launch an invitation-only tech community aimed at linking the UK’s most promising high-growth firms with Taylor Wessing’s venture capital and private equity clients in the US and beyond. Taylor Wessing will announce the community, known as Tech Focus 100, during its annual tech predictions event this evening where [...]
Osborne Clarke unveils private wealth practice January 19, 2015 INTERNATIONAL legal practice Osborne Clarke yesterday launched its new private wealth practice for high net wealth individuals and families. The London-based firm has recruited Stuart Janaway and Andrew Goodman to head up the new practice, with further appointments expected this year. Goodman joins from rival Taylor Wessing, where he was a partner in its private [...]
City Moves for 07 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 6, 2015 Dexion Capital The alternatives investment bank has appointed Magnus Spence as head of asset management. He has over 20 years’ experience, and has held roles at Mercury Asset Management/Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Spence co-founded Dalton Strategic Partnership in 2002. Falcon Group The specialist financier has appointed Nick Gowlland as chief financial officer. He has previously [...]
Autumn Statement 2014: What does George Osborne’s budget mean for you? From single parents to entrepreneurs December 3, 2014 THE SINGLE PARENT Catherine Gannon, 51 Managing partner of law firm Gannons Gannons Commercial Law continues to perform extremely well as profits and earnings increase on last year. Catherine is commercially savvy and has recently restructured the business from an LLP to a Limited Company due to the new Legislation covering LLPs. This illustrates that [...]
Boxing for Buhinga: City lawyers from HSBC, Credit Suisse, Taylor Wessing, EDF and Baker & McKenzie don gloves for charity match November 23, 2014 Lawyers are known for their ferocity inside the courtroom, but rarely do we get to see them bare their teeth outside. Well, thanks to Baker & McKenzie senior associate Matt Totman, now we do. Saturday night saw the Boxing for Buhinga event take place at The Brewery and with it, 16 City lawyers pulling [...]