Over-50s holiday and insurance company Saga hires new finance boss from Zurich September 20, 2018 Saga has ended its six-month search for a chief financial officer with the hire of James Quin from Zurich. Quin, who will join on 1 January, will become Saga’s chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director. He joined Zurich in 2013 from PwC and prior to that was a managing director at Citi where he [...]
Investment Association boosts board gender diversity with shake up September 19, 2018 The trade body for UK asset mangers said today that the appointment of four new directors had taken female representation on its board to almost 40 per cent. The Investment Association’s (IA) new directors are Brooks Macdonald chief executive Caroline Connellan, Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) chief executive Michelle Scrimgeour, Newton [...]
Investment Association boosts board gender diversity with shake up September 19, 2018 The trade body for UK asset mangers said today that the appointment of four new directors had taken female representation on its board to almost 40 per cent. The Investment Association’s (IA) new directors are Brooks Macdonald chief executive Caroline Connellan, Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) chief executive Michelle Scrimgeour, Newton [...]
The £1m club: 10 UK law firms pay their average partner more than £1m September 19, 2018 Ten UK-based law firms paid their partners an average of £1m or above last year as the sector boomed on the back of strong deal flow and continued regulatory uncertainty. Research published today by website Legal Week showed that the UK’s top 50 law firms grew average profit per equity partner (Pep) five per cent [...]
The £1m club: 10 UK law firms pay their average partner more than £1m September 19, 2018 Ten UK-based law firms paid their partners an average of £1m or above last year as the sector boomed on the back of strong deal flow and continued regulatory uncertainty. Research published today by website Legal Week showed that the UK’s top 50 law firms grew average profit per equity partner (Pep) five per cent [...]
Investors think UK will remain attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit September 19, 2018 Investors think the UK will remain as attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit as it was before the referendum on EU membership. Eighty eight per cent of respondents to a survey of business executives said the UK remains at least as attractive as it was in spring 2016, while 32 per cent say it is [...]
Investors think UK will remain attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit September 19, 2018 Investors think the UK will remain as attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit as it was before the referendum on EU membership. Eighty eight per cent of respondents to a survey of business executives said the UK remains at least as attractive as it was in spring 2016, while 32 per cent say it is [...]
Royal Mail chair steps down because of Countrywide commitments September 19, 2018 The chairman of Royal Mail, Peter Long, announced today that he is stepping down with immediate effect. Royal Mail said he had taken the decision after his other commitments “increased substantially” this year, including moving from non-executive to executive chairman at troubled estate agents Countrywide. Long joined the board of Royal Mail in June 2015 [...]
Royal Mail chair steps down because of Countrywide commitments September 19, 2018 The chairman of Royal Mail, Peter Long, announced today that he is stepping down with immediate effect. Royal Mail said he had taken the decision after his other commitments “increased substantially” this year, including moving from non-executive to executive chairman at troubled estate agents Countrywide. Long joined the board of Royal Mail in June 2015 [...]
Price comparison site Compare the Market appoints new boss September 18, 2018 BGL Group has appointed Jonathon Brown as chief executive of its price comparison site business Compare the Market. Brown joins from online photo printing company Photobox where he was chief operating officer. He will joins Compare the Market, home of the unforgettable Compare the Meerkat advertising campaign, on 23 October. Read more: Marsh & McLennan [...]
