“How would you get an elephant in a fridge?”: These are the 10 toughest questions asked at job interviews – including questions from Topshop, Network Rail and EY March 29, 2016 Job interviews are galling at the best of times – but imagine being asked how to squeeze an elephant into a fridge, or how many people named Gary were born in 2013. That's what candidates at, respectively, Gemalto and BT were faced with, according to jobs marketplace Glassdoor, which has put together the 10 toughest [...]
These are 2016’s top 100 influential leaders in fintech (part 1 of 4) December 7, 2016 It is no secret that the financial services industry continues to be transformed by the digital revolution. According to PWC, roughly 20% of financial services business is at risk of disruption to fintech companies by 2020. It follows that investment into the sector continues to rise. In 2015, funding of fintech businesses more than doubled [...]
More money for proptech: HouseSimple raises £13m from Carphone Warehouse boss June 6, 2016 More money is flowing into up and coming property technology (proptech) companies, with the founder of Carphone Warehouse leading a new multimillion pound investment in online estate agent HouseSimple. Sir Charles Dunstone lead the £13m funding in the firm which ditches the high cost of traditional agency fees, along with his business partner Roger Taylor. An institutional investor [...]
City Moves for 15 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 15, 2016 JC Rathbone Associates Risk management consultancy JC Rathbone Associates (JCRA) has appointed Shripal Shah as director of real estate debt advisory. Shripal will join JCRA in August following 12 years at HSBC where he was head of real estate finance for the UK and the Middle East. At HSBC he was involved in number of [...]
Aviva will shut three UK offices by end of 2016 June 15, 2015 INSURER Aviva is to close three of its UK offices by the end of 2016, as part of the integration with Friends Life. The group confirmed yesterday that it will shut its operations in Salford, Salisbury and Stretford, and will reduce its presence in Dorking, Exeter and Manchester. The firm’s core UK locations will be [...]
Why Brexit could be the shock that saves the euro June 21, 2016 Threatened by the possibility of a British exit from the European Union, politicians across the continent have rightfully defended the fragile politico-economic bloc from a vote that could open the door for more countries to leave. But could such an upset potentially yield a brighter future for Europe and, more specifically, the countries that share [...]
City Moves for 31 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 31, 2016 International Property Securities Exchange IPSX (the new operating brand for the London Real Estate Exchange) has announced the appointment of Robert Bould as a non-executive director. Rob recently stepped down as chief executive of GVA Bilfinger (previously GVA Grimley), an international property agent and advisory firm, and executive vice president of Bilfinger Real Estate. Having [...]
Insurance giant Aviva to slim down with sale of property debt June 14, 2015 Aviva, the FTSE 100 insurance firm, is said to be selling off property loans to the value of billions of pounds. One source familiar with the matter told City A.M. that big four audit firm Deloitte is currently working with Aviva. The property debt reportedly includes loans secured against House of Fraser’s department store in [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open July 6, 2016 Sterling and bond yields continue to slide, though gold has been labelled as the go-to investment for the rest of the year. Here's what you need to know before the US market opens at 2:30pm London time. US stock futures are not looking good ahead of the open. The S&P is down by 0.62 per cent, the Nasdaq is [...]
London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse deal: Robey Warshaw, Linklaters and Perella Weinberg among the big players working on the merger February 23, 2016 As the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Boerse hammer out the details of their potential merger, City A.M. takes a look at the bankers and other advisers trying to make the deal happen. Boutique banks are booming, and none more so than London-based Robey Warshaw. Co-founder Simon Robey may be a huge Arsenal fan, but was [...]