What Brexit means for London’s insurance industry June 24, 2016 The UK's decision to leave the EU might not immediately cause serious damage to London's reputation in the insurance industry, but the result does raise serious questions around regulation and access to the wider market. In a statement released shortly after the result of the vote was revealed, Lloyd’s chairman John Nelson said that he was "confident" [...]
EU referendum: What will individual company share prices do after the vote? June 23, 2016 The stock market may have started today on a high, but nobody expects tomorrow's open to be quite so smooth. Whatever the vote, analysts are expecting movement. UBS warned 20 per cent could be wiped off the FTSE 100 in the event of a vote to leave – a move which would take the index down [...]
Smart moves: How Gloucester Rugby owner is using sport and business nous in new role June 22, 2016 When it comes to sporting achievement they are dreaming big in the West Country. In Bristol, billionaire businessman Steve Lansdown is using his considerable wealth to breathe life into a number of different sports. His most high profile interests include Championship football side Bristol City and Bristol Rugby Club, who finally won promotion to the [...]
Why Brexit could be the shock that saves the euro June 21, 2016 Threatened by the possibility of a British exit from the European Union, politicians across the continent have rightfully defended the fragile politico-economic bloc from a vote that could open the door for more countries to leave. But could such an upset potentially yield a brighter future for Europe and, more specifically, the countries that share [...]
City Moves for 15 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 15, 2016 JC Rathbone Associates Risk management consultancy JC Rathbone Associates (JCRA) has appointed Shripal Shah as director of real estate debt advisory. Shripal will join JCRA in August following 12 years at HSBC where he was head of real estate finance for the UK and the Middle East. At HSBC he was involved in number of [...]
With 10-year German bunds now yielding less than nothing, are bond markets a disaster waiting to happen? June 15, 2016 Tim Price, manager of the VT Price Value Portfolio, says Yes. Almost certainly, yes. With 10-year German bond yields having turned negative, there is now $11 trillion worth of sovereign debt around the world that yields less than nothing. And yet there has never been more debt in the system. The word “madness” springs to mind. [...]
City Moves for 9 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2016 InvestSure Online property investment platform InvestSure has appointed Andrew Pratt (pictured) as a non-executive director as it continues its expansion. Andrew will remain a senior residential consultant at Patrizia, one of the world’s top four residential real estate investors. Andrew was previously the UK managing director at Grainger and a property consultant at CBRE. Maseco [...]
More money for proptech: HouseSimple raises £13m from Carphone Warehouse boss June 6, 2016 More money is flowing into up and coming property technology (proptech) companies, with the founder of Carphone Warehouse leading a new multimillion pound investment in online estate agent HouseSimple. Sir Charles Dunstone lead the £13m funding in the firm which ditches the high cost of traditional agency fees, along with his business partner Roger Taylor. An institutional investor [...]
City Moves for 31 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 31, 2016 International Property Securities Exchange IPSX (the new operating brand for the London Real Estate Exchange) has announced the appointment of Robert Bould as a non-executive director. Rob recently stepped down as chief executive of GVA Bilfinger (previously GVA Grimley), an international property agent and advisory firm, and executive vice president of Bilfinger Real Estate. Having [...]