Aviva shares dip as annuity rules hit UK business May 15, 2014 BRITISH insurer Aviva has become the latest to be hit hard by the government’s changes to the UK pensions market, as new business fell 22 per cent in the first quarter of the year to £89m from £114m the year before. This fall was offset by strong figures from elsewhere in Europe, and Asia, where [...]
Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam jumps into Credit Suisse role March 9, 2015 Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam is set to leave the FTSE 100 giant later this year to head Swiss banking titan Credit Suisse, it emerged last night. The surprise exit, which would bring the curtain down on a six-year tenure at the helm of the Pru, is expected to be announced as soon as this morning, [...]
City Moves for 13 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 12, 2015 Grosvenor Fund Management The investment firm has appointed Gaston Brandes as director of capital markets, Europe. He joins from UBS Global Asset Management, where he was executive director of global real estate business development. Brandes has also held roles at Franklin Templeton Investment Services. Brown Rudnick The law firm has appointed Moris Mashali as partner [...]
Pinewood Shepperton takes full control of its film studios for £37m December 4, 2014 Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond film series, has taken full control of its film production site in Shepperton after buying out Aviva from its joint venture for £36.8m. Shepperton Studios Property Partnership, which has existed since 2006, will now fall under the sole ownership of Pinewood. Since 2006, £9.8m has been invested at [...]
City Moves for 16 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 15, 2014 Vail Williams Nina Epstein has been appointed senior management surveyor at the commercial property adviser. She joins from DTZ, where she worked in its property asset management/business development division. Epstein has also held roles at Cushman & Wakefield, LaSalle Investment Management, and CB Hillier Parker. Aviva Investors Mark Connolly has been appointed chief investment officer, [...]
City Moves for 04 March 2015 | Who’s switching jobs March 3, 2015 Towers Watson The professional services firm has announced the appointment of Kate Hollis to its credit research team. She joins from S&P Capital IQ, where she was most recently global head of fixed income/alternatives fund research. Hollis has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, and has also held fixed income sales and trading positions [...]
Housing data shows lending and price rises – London Report March 1, 2015 HOUSING data due this week is likely to show increases in both prices and the number of mortgages being taken out. Bank of England mortgage approval figures, out today, are forecast to show that the number of housing loans rose modestly for a second month running in January after falling for five successive months to [...]
Davos 2015 World Economic Forum: Top execs gather for grand old Duke of York January 22, 2015 It takes a lot to overshadow a quantitative easing programme on the scale of the one announced by the European Central Bank yesterday, but the Duke of York’s private life somehow managed it. Squeezed eight-deep into the Salon Rotary at the Belvedere Hotel, bosses from BP, Citi, Marks & Spencer and Diageo turned up to [...]
World class Johnny Sexton should maintain Ireland’s impressive record in Cardiff March 12, 2015 HARRY MADLEY PREVIEWS WALES V IRELAND AND BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT MANCHESTER UTD V TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WHEN Craig Joubert blew the final whistle at the Aviva Stadium 12 days ago Ireland had beaten England for the first time since 2011. It also signalled that they were only two games away from winning the Grand Slam [...]
Six Nations: Lancaster left relying on Ireland slip after grand slam dream dies March 1, 2015 IRELAND 19 ENGLAND 9 DEFIANT England head coach Stuart Lancaster believes his side can still win the first Six Nations title of his tenure despite seeing their grand slam ambitions trampled by Ireland in Dublin yesterday. Fly-half Jonny Sexton’s four penalties and a solitary try from centre Robbie Henshaw took the game away from England [...]