City Moves for 03 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2013 Holley Holland The consultancy has appointed Alex Cameron as a principal consultant. He has over 25 years’ experience in financial services, qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy, and has worked with the Bank of England, Barclays Capital and Barclays Business Banking. Altius Associates The private equity advisory firm has appointed Rhonda Ryan as [...]
Co-op overhaul gives hedge funds control of smaller bank November 4, 2013 CO-OPERATIVE bank bosses yesterday said they had faith that the US hedge funds that now own much of its stock will not destroy the firm’s ethical principles, as they unveiled drastic plans to shrink the lender. The bank, which has been scrambling to fill a £1.5bn black hole, unveiled a radical restructure yesterday to close [...]
City Moves for 29 October 2013 | Who’s switching jobs October 28, 2013 Threadneedle Investments The investment management firm has announced the appointment of Richard Vincent as head of wholesale solutions. He was most recently at Skandia Investment Group/Old Mutual Wealth, where he was proposition director. Irwin Mitchell Nigel Kissack has joined the law firm as national head of commercial litigation. Kissack specialises in resolving disputes for private and [...]
City Moves for 10 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 9, 2013 Mercer The consultancy firm has announced the appointment of Deb Clarke as global head of investment research. Clarke joined Mercer in 2005 from Towers Watson, where she was a senior investment consultant. She was previously a fund manager for 20 years. Schroders Divyesh Hindocha has joined the asset management company as global head of product [...]
City Moves for 04 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 3, 2013 SJ Berwin The law firm has appointed Paul Stothard as a partner in its litigation practice. He was most recently at Dentons, where he was a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group. Prior to that, he was an associate at Denton Wilde Sapte, and Allen & Overy. Quadrant Estates James Bidwell has joined the property [...]
Finding the right ingredients to freshen up the UK food industry September 1, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks to Patrick Drake, who switched litigation for ladles to create grocery delivery service Hello Fresh EATING well and leading a healthy lifestyle are virtues many aspire to. But if your skills in the kitchen are limited, and time even more so, sometimes such aspirations fall by the wayside in favour of a [...]
The French bank chief fighting back against hostile politicians February 17, 2013 FRANCE has never been the friendliest country for bankers to work in. Its suspicion of capitalism and enduring official support for a short working week don’t make for a natural fit with the fast-paced world of high finance. Hence many of the country’s best and brightest have moved to more welcoming shores. But Société Générale’s [...]
Funding for Bakrie buyout comes as a ray of hope for embattled Bumi boss February 12, 2013 BUMI’S under-fire chief executive Nick von Schirnding was last night celebrating the most significant piece of good news since taking over the troubled mining outfit at the end of last year, adding to mounting confidence ahead of the crunch vote next Thursday. Coal miner Bumi confirmed yesterday that the Bakrie family has committed $50m (£32m) [...]
City Moves for 22 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs January 21, 2013 Mayer Brown The law firm has appointed Alistair Graham as a litigation partner in its London office. He joins from White & Case, where he was a partner in its London commercial litigation practice. Graham has previously worked as enforcement counsel to the FSA, where he assisted in the run up to the introduction of [...]
City Moves for 15 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs January 14, 2013 Brookland Partners The real estate focused investment bank has appointed Dawn Prideaux de Lacy as its new chief operating officer. She was previously global chief operating officer at ING Real Estate Investment Management. Prideaux de Lacy has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, and is also a former chief administrative officer of Morgan Stanley [...]