City Moves for 26 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 25, 2015 KPMG Catherine Grum has been appointed head of the professional services firm’s family office. She joins from Salamanca Group, where she was head of the private office. Grum has also previously worked as head of wealth advisory, for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, and for the private client [...]
City Moves for 4 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 3, 2015 OLD MUTUAL GLOBAL INVESTORS Simon Barrett has been appointed head of Middle East and Nordic distribution at the asset manager. He joins from Martin Currie Investment Management, where he was most recently director, international sales and client service. Barrett has over 20 years’ experience in the Nordic region, and has also held positions at Allianz [...]
Law firms Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton confirm merger talks April 14, 2016 The transatlantic law firm mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space is heating up. Reed Smith, which was founded in Pittsburgh in the United States but has its biggest office in London, has confirmed it is in talks to merge with Philadelphia-based Pepper Hamilton. Read more: Why companies need to tackle "cultural clashes" for M&A success "Based on these preliminary discussions, we [...]
City Moves for 24 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 23, 2015 BLP The law firm has appointed Geraldine Quirk as a partner in its insurance practice to enhance its non-contentious insurance and financial services regulatory experience. She joins from Clyde & Co, where she was a partner in its corporate insurance team. Legatum Institute The think tank has appointed Jane Siebels to its board of trustees. [...]
City Moves for 21 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 20, 2015 Vistra The provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services has appointed Clive Gibbons as managing director of its Cayman Islands’ operations. He has over 15 years’ experience in the banking, trust and corporate services sector, and relocated to Cayman in 2013. Alceda Fund Management The consulting, financing and investment solutions provider has appointed Manuela [...]
City Moves for 7 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 6, 2015 EY The professional services firm has appointed Maggie Stilwell as managing partner for talent. She has been a partner in its fraud and dispute services practice since 1996, and has over 19 years’ experience, particularly focusing on contract disputes. BlueBay Asset Management Soumyanshu Bhattacharya has been appointed institutional portfolio manager in the fixed income [...]
City Moves for 30 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 29, 2015 Baker & McKenzie The law firm has appointed Kate Alexander as principal tax adviser in its London tax practice. She joins from EY, where she has been a partner and head of markets for its international tax services group. Alexander has also worked as head of UK patent box at EY. Savills Investment Management Peter [...]
City Moves for 29 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 28, 2015 Deloitte Richard Wood has been appointed senior adviser in the professional services firm’s private client and family office team. He was most recently head of real estate within UBS’s wealth management division. Wood has also held roles at Knight Frank, Cazenove and Arbuthnot Securities. Berenberg The private bank has appointed Dr Manfred Schlumberger as chief [...]
City Moves for 16 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 15, 2015 State Street Global Advisors The investment management arm of State Street has appointed Elliot Hentov as head of policy and research for its official institutions group. He joins from Standard & Poor’s, where he was a director in its sovereign ratings team. Hentov has also previously held roles at the UN. BNY Mellon Alan Flanagan [...]
City Moves for 13 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 12, 2015 Cunningham Lindsey The claims management and third party administration services provider has appointed Mark Thompson as global head of major and complex loss, and chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey International. He has over 20 years’ experience managing loss adjusting and insurance forensic accounting. LME The London Metal Exchange has appointed Andrew Dodsworth as head of [...]