City Moves for 7 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 7, 2016 Lee Baron Lee Baron, a specialist in property management, has promoted Mark Fitzgerald to head of property management. Having joined the firm in 2015 as a director in the property management department, Mark takes the reins from Ian Jones, who after 10 years in the role, will now be concentrating on his position as chief [...]
Here are Bill Gates’ five favourite books of 2016 December 6, 2016 Bill Gates is nothing, if not reliable. In recent years, the turning of the seasons have been marked by many with the release of the Microsoft founder's latest Best Books list. And lo, Winter 2016's list came to pass. Gates' Favourite Books of 2016 lists five titles, from a collection of essays on tennis to [...]
City Moves for 6 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 6, 2016 Cushman & Wakefield Edward Gregg has joined Cushman & Wakefield’s London project management and consultancy team as partner. Edward, who has focused on large-scale fit outs during his 19-year career – particularly in the banking, finance and insurance sectors – jointly led the JLL London fit-out team and has a string of successful and high-profile projects [...]
There are no excuses for City workers’ poor grammar and spelling: Proper use of English shows professionalism, erudition and class December 6, 2016 A recent study claimed that spelling and grammar among 16-year-old boys and girls taking their GCSEs is at its worst in 30 years. Spelling and grammar is also easily at its worst among grown-up men and women working in the City. By way of illustration, here is an excerpt from an email sent to me [...]
The government’s stampede to placate big business post-Brexit risks overlooking growth firms December 6, 2016 When Theresa May struck a grand bargain to secure Nissan’s commitment to manufacturing in the North East, she helped to save 7,000 jobs. She also triggered a debate about the level of support the government should provide for businesses in a post-Brexit world. After all, what is fair for Nissan should probably also be fair [...]
Address the leadership lag at every level of business December 5, 2016 Next year is already looking set to be a year of big change, with the UK embarking on its Brexit journey and Donald Trump entering the White House. And for businesses, this inevitably means a year of uncertainty ahead. Having trusted and well-respected leaders in place is crucial if organisations are going to weather the [...]
City Moves for 5 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 5, 2016 Markel International Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Naomi Murray as senior claims adjuster in its trade credit and political risk team. Naomi is a highly experienced claims handler having spent nearly 20 years in the role. She has worked for Coface, Amlin, RPC Loss Adjusting and for the last 11 years as a [...]
Risk and reward: Adam French, co-founder of Scalable Capital, left Goldman to develop an algorithm for matching retail investors with the right ETFs December 5, 2016 For two years, Adam French knew he was leaving Goldman Sachs. “The day I quit was quite liberating – it’s just not that easy to step away from a Goldman job,” says the former trader, and chief executive and co-founder of digital investment management firm Scalable Capital. There was no “eureka moment”, he adds – [...]
Today’s the day: Small Business Saturday is back for a fourth time December 3, 2016 Small businesses in London: brace yourselves for a very busy day. For Small Business Saturday has arrived and the nation is being encouraged to shop local and support their small firms. The UK is home to 5.5m small businesses and they're responsible for 60 per cent of private sector employment and contribute £1.8 trillion in turnover [...]
From consulting to insurance: These are the sectors where you’re most likely to get promoted December 2, 2016 Have you been promoted lately? Chances are if you’re in consulting or insurance the answer is a resounding yes. Consulting and professional services and insurance were the top sectors for promotions in the past five years, according to a study from Emolument. The salary benchmarking site asked 1,950 professionals if they’d been promoted in the [...]