City Moves for 11 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Deloitte, RBC GAM and Dechert? September 11, 2018 Today's City Moves cover tax, asset management and legal eagles. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Deloitte Deloitte has appointed Willo Renehan as a tax partner to its private markets team. Willo will be based in London, specialising in private businesses and focusing on building relationships with large privately held groups and FTSE [...]
That’s a wrap! Tortilla’s boss, Richard Morris, talks about the business of burritos September 10, 2018 London's food scene attracts all sorts. Whatever you desire, it’s not hard to find someone who’s cooking it, fusing it with other cuisines, or serving it alongside an artisanal craft beer. From pop-ups and market stalls, to Michelin-star restaurants, the capital is a hotbed of culinary creation. One such company is Mexican-food-maker Tortilla. 2018 marks [...]
Use the spoken word as a route to profit September 10, 2018 "Why do poor people make such poor decisions?” That was how historian and economist, Rutger Bregman opened his TED talk before arguing the case for a universal basic income as a solution to end poverty. And my god, it was refreshing. Audiences have become numb to entrepreneurs using conferences to pitch their businesses or (worse [...]
Family-owned businesses ‘outperform’ peers in all sectors September 10, 2018 Family-owned businesses outperform their peers across all regions and sectors, and deliver stronger revenue growth and higher profitability, according to new data published today. A longer-term outlook, less of a reliance on external funding and investing more in research and development are all contributing factors to the success of family or founder-owned firms. Read more: [...]
City Moves for 10 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at ING, Fieldfisher and Stonehage Fleming? September 10, 2018 Today's City Moves cover finance, legal eagles and wealth management. Take a look at these movers and shakers: ING ING has appointed Sachin Shah as director in the DCM SSA (sovereign, supranational and agency) Origination team, based in London. Sachin will focus on the Agency and Supra issuers to strengthen the bank’s presence in the [...]
From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes, beware maverick disrupters promising to save the world September 7, 2018 It has not been a good week for celebrity entrepreneurs. The world’s favourite failed healthtech unicorn folded for good. A maverick space technologist mired himself further in a pointless libel battle. And we also heard that Gwyneth Paltrow’s “wellness” brand Goop had agreed to pay $145,000 for making “unsubstantiated claims” about the healing properties [...]
City Moves for 7 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Fenchurch Advisory Partners, Wyelands Bank and CVC Credit Partners? September 7, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover financial services, small-business banking and Fenchurch Fenchurch Advisory Partners has appointed William Nourse as a senior managing director. William has more than 20 years of experience of corporate finance in the financial services sector. He joins from Credit Suisse, where he was a managing director in the financial institutions group. Before [...]
The power of appreciation September 6, 2018 | City Talk Appreciation is a greatly under-utilised tool in the leader’s toolkit. The simple act of appreciating your staff will pay huge dividends. Appreciation can simply be the act of paying close attention to someone. Appreciation means the full awareness or understanding of something. So, you could practice appreciation by simply asking a staff member how their [...]
Teach ex-cons the skills that our ever-changing city needs and bring down Britain’s re-offending rate September 6, 2018 Across all the city’s businesses, we are surrounded by talented people. But the roles we need these people to take on, and the skills we need them to have, are changing faster than ever. In the property industry, we’ve seen a huge shift in the skills required to build for our capital’s future – construction [...]
City Moves for 6 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at the Financial Conduct Authority, JCDecaux Airport and Howard Kennedy? September 6, 2018 Today's City Moves cover competition, aviation advertising and legal eagles. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Financial Conduct Authority The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of competition. Sheldon is currently senior director, mergers and state aid at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). At the CMA, [...]