The City’s towers rise up from ancient streets, and the contrast is sublime April 12, 2019 We can become desensitised to the rich history and incredible architectural tapestry that makes the City what it is. We can shuffle from Tube station to office to restaurant and home again, all without stopping as often as we should to take note of our surroundings and consider our immense good fortune that we work [...]
City Moves for 12 April 2019 – Who’s switching jobs at Ten Lifestyle Group, Cobalt and Atlas Merchant Group? April 12, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Ten Lifestyle Group, Cobalt and Atlas Merchant Group. Ten Lifestyle Group Ten Lifestyle Group, a leading technology-enabled lifestyle and travel platform for the world’s wealthy and mass affluent, has announced the appointment of Alan Donald as chief financial officer (CFO) and as an executive director on the board. He will join [...]
Barclays issues blistering takedown of Ed Bramson as public tit-for-tat continues April 11, 2019 Barclays has delivered another blistering takedown of Ed Bramson as the public tit-for-tat between the two continued ahead a crunch shareholder vote next month. The bank said the activist investor would be a “disruptive and uncollaborative” influence as a director, as it strongly opposed his appointment in a letter to shareholders. It comes after Bramson, [...]
Barclays boss Jes Staley says Bramson board bid ‘doesn’t make sense’ due to £500m ‘short’ position April 10, 2019 Barclays boss Jes Staley has said activist investor Ed Bramson’s board bid “just doesn’t make sense” as he effectively holds a £500m short position against the bank. Speaking on CNBC, Staley delivered another comprehensive rejection of the US-based investor’s efforts to win a seat on the board. Read more: Activist investor Ed Bramson ramps up [...]
City Moves for 10 April 2019 – Who’s switching jobs at Actis, Funding Options and Feast It? April 10, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Actis, Funding Options and Feast It. Actis Actis, a global growth markets investor, has announced the appointment of Susan Wilkins as chief financial officer. Susan will be based in London and report to Torbjorn Caesar, senior partner of Actis. Susan will join the Actis executive committee. Susan was the chief financial officer and [...]
Barclays to restructure 460 UK jobs and cut more than 50 roles April 9, 2019 Barclays is set to carry out a restructuring plan that will slash around 54 roles and impact at least 400 more across the UK. A Barclays spokesperson said while the bank will relocate a number of operations and technology roles, it is not reducing the overall number of jobs overall, except in a few cases of duplication, and will remain [...]
HSBC banker killed in Alps snowboarding accident April 9, 2019 A British banker has been killed in a snowboarding accident in the Alps. HSBC contractor and artificial intelligence (AI) entrepreneur Stuart Thurlow, 50, was killed in the French ski resort of Avoriaz on Friday while boarding off piste. According to his Linkedin profile, Thurlow was a senior project manager at HSBC who had been working [...]
Societe Generale to cut 1,600 jobs following review of investment banking unit April 9, 2019 French bank Societe Generale has revealed plans to cut 1,600 jobs, mostly from its investment banking division, in a bid to boost profits. The bank said around 750 of those jobs would be lost in France, while bankers in London and New York could also be made redundant, according to reports. Read more: Societe Generale [...]
String of banks appointed as Travelex-owner Finablr weighs London float April 9, 2019 Payments company Finablr said today it was examining a London initial public offering (IPO) and had engaged a raft of top banks to act as underwriters and advisers. The United Arab Emirates-based company, which processed $114.5bn (£87.6bn) of payments in 2018, published a registration documents today and said it was weighing a $200m IPO. Read [...]
Santander and Barclays face lawsuits over film financing schemes April 8, 2019 Santander and Barclays are facing lawsuits from investors in failed film financing schemes. Santander could be sued for the role of legacy bank Alliance & Leicester’s role in part-funding the Imagine film financing scheme while Barclays is beng targeted over a similar scheme known as Timeless Releasing. Read more: HSBC sued for £150m in relation [...]