CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS December 12, 2010 Lee Overlay Partners Philip Lawson (pictured) has rejoined Lee Overlay, the global active currency managers. Lawson has been appointed as a portfolio manager and will be responsible for investment decisions related to client portfolios. He brings with him 18 years of currency experience, most recently working for Barclays Global Investors, working in the client solutions [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS December 12, 2010 Lee Overlay Partners Philip Lawson (pictured) has rejoined Lee Overlay, the global active currency managers. Lawson has been appointed as a portfolio manager and will be responsible for investment decisions related to client portfolios. He brings with him 18 years of currency experience, most recently working for Barclays Global Investors, working in the client solutions [...]
Slump in Japanese exports to harm GDP growth as inflation falls again November 25, 2010 JAPAN’S export market stalled in October, failing to grow on the previous month, it was announced yesterday. Compared to October 2009 Japanese exports grew 7.8 per cent, yet this was below the Bloomberg median projection of 10.7 per cent – and far weaker than September’s year-on-year growth of 14.3 per cent. Year-on-year improvements peaked in February, [...]
Slump in Japanese exports to harm GDP growth as inflation falls again November 25, 2010 JAPAN’S export market stalled in October, failing to grow on the previous month, it was announced yesterday. Compared to October 2009 Japanese exports grew 7.8 per cent, yet this was below the Bloomberg median projection of 10.7 per cent – and far weaker than September’s year-on-year growth of 14.3 per cent. Year-on-year improvements peaked in February, [...]
Resolution ditches Citi November 24, 2010 RESOLUTION, the life funds group run by Clive Cowdery, yesterday ended its broking relationship with Citigroup following the summer departure of Andrew Thompson, one of the bank’s most senior corporate brokers. Sources said that Resolution was “very much a relationship driven company” and that Thompson’s departure to Deutsche Bank was bound to make a difference [...]
Resolution replaces Citigroup as corporate broker November 24, 2010 RESOLUTION, the life funds group run by Clive Cowdery, ended its broking relationship with Citigroup today following the summer departure of Andrew Thompson, one of the bank’s most senior corporate brokers. Sources said that Resolution was “very much a relationship driven company” and that Thompson’s departure to Deutsche Bank was bound to make a major [...]
Resolution replaces Citigroup as corporate broker November 24, 2010 RESOLUTION, the life funds group run by Clive Cowdery, ended its broking relationship with Citigroup today following the summer departure of Andrew Thompson, one of the bank’s most senior corporate brokers. Sources said that Resolution was “very much a relationship driven company” and that Thompson’s departure to Deutsche Bank was bound to make a major [...]
Senior bankers work together in talks with government over bank bonuses October 10, 2010 SENIOR bankers have been lobbying the government and regulators not to disadvantage the UK on the international stage over the issue of bank bonuses. The group led by Barclays chairman Marcus Agius, Sir Philip Hammond, chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclay’s outgoing chief executive, John Varley, are believed to be lobbying global [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 20, 2010 RBC Capital Markets The investment bank, part of the Royal Bank of Canada group, has hired Jonathan Guy and Tim Huff as directors in its equity research team, with a focus on mining. Huff, pictured, joins RBC with over 17 years of experience, most recently gained at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, [...]
US jobs data leads FTSE to a strong close January 5, 2011 THE FTSE continued its strong start to 2011 as a late afternoon rally enabled it to stick at levels not seen since 2008. The FTSE 100 closed 29.99 points or 0.5 per cent higher to close at 6,043.86, still ahead of the important 6,000 mark and far above levels seen in the recession. Impressive US [...]