England set for scrap in Slovenia as they search for six wins on the spin June 11, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT THE EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS HAVING won all five of their European Championship qualifiers to date, England are well-fancied to add a sixth victory against Slovenia on Sunday night. They have also beaten their opponents in their three previous meetings. Any repetition will see them go nine points clear at the top [...]
International Friendly: Hodgson keeps faith in contract rebel Sterling June 7, 2015 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson insists he has no qualms about selecting Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling despite admitting the ongoing furore surrounding his refusal to sign a new contract at Anfield is affecting his performances. Sterling, who has rejected a deal worth £100,000 a week, failed to make an impact during England’s drab goalless draw against [...]
Financial Conduct Authority names Mark Steward as new top enforcer June 5, 2015 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Mark Steward as the new director of enforcement and market oversight. Steward joins from his position as head of enforcement at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and will step into the shoes of Tracey McDermott, who was recently promoted to head of the supervision division. Read [...]
City Moves for 01 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 31, 2015 Aviva Investors The asset management firm has appointed James Tothill as head of third party sales. He joins from Aria Capital Management, where he was head of strategic partnerships. Tothill has also previously worked as head of global partnerships at Henderson Global Investors. State Street Effie Datson has been appointed global head of product for [...]
The London Powerhouse: Universities are at the heart of the capital’s success May 28, 2015 Dreaming spires and cloistered courtyards: the image of Oxbridge has for centuries defined excellence in Britain’s global higher education offering. But in the twenty-first century, it is London’s elite universities that are tearing up the script. Last September, Imperial College shared second place with Cambridge in the QS World University Rankings, with Harvard just [...]
29 May on this day May 28, 2015 2004: Bath made their last appearance in a big Twickenham game, losing the Premiership final to Wasps 10-6. Bath had been England’s dominant club side for over a decade, winning 10 cup finals in 13 years from 1984 and six league titles in six years from 1989. Here Simon Shaw consoles his England team-mate Mike [...]
Attacking intent set to reward Bath with Premiership glory May 28, 2015 AFTER two epic semi-finals, albeit of contrasting score lines, the action-packed rugby season reaches its peak tomorrow as Bath and Saracens do battle in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. Saracens became the fifth away side from 21 play-off semi-finals to progress to HQ after triumphing 29-24 over reigning champions Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. [...]
City Moves for 22 May 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 21, 2015 Pension Insurance Corporation Rob Groves has been appointed chief investment officer of the specialist insurer. He joins from Friends life, where he held the same role and oversaw assets totalling £100bn. Groves has previously worked for UBS, Commerzbank and Towers. Maples Teesdale The commercial property solicitors has appointed Dellah Gilbert as a partner. She has [...]
Barclays to settle £2bn forex-rigging case May 17, 2015 Barclays Bank is closing in on a major £2bn settlement with regulators around the world, drawing to a close its role in the deeply damaging foreign exchange markets rigging scandal. The bank, whose chief executive is Antony Jenkins, is attempting to settle with a number of regulators simultaneously. Last November it pulled out of a [...]
Manchester United can nick narrow win over old nemesis Arsenal May 14, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS MAN UNITED V ARSENAL AND HARRY MADLEY LOOKS AT THE FINAL ROUND OF THE AVIVA PREMIERSHIP Arsenal’s surprise defeat to Swansea on Monday night was only their second home league reverse of the season, but it won’t rankle with them as much as the other one – the 2-1 loss to [...]