City Moves for 14 August 2013 | Who’s switching jobs August 13, 2013 Aviva Investors The asset management business has announced the appointment of Sunita Kara as portfolio manager for European high yield. Kara has over 14 years’ experience in the investment industry. She was most recently at Baring Asset Management, where she was global high yield portfolio manager. Prior to that, she was a senior credit analyst [...]
US deficit reduction on track despite July adding $98bn to red August 12, 2013 THE US government is on track to substantially reduce its budget deficit for the current financial year, despite spending $98bn (£63.4bn) more than it took in last month. Figures released last night showed July’s deficit up sharply from the $69.6bn recorded in the same month of 2012, yet statisticians said this was due to different calendar timings [...]
Any Other Business – 13/08 August 12, 2013 ■ The City could soon be awash with mini-Mervyns. The name of the ex-Bank of England governor blasted into the baby names rankings for 2012, perhaps in a tribute to the central banker. Five Mervyns were born last year, up from none in 2011. Last year also saw 15 girls and seven boys named Diamond. [...]
Barclays in need of €12bn capital to meet tough new regulations August 11, 2013 BARCLAYS will need to raise around €12bn (£10.3bn) of new capital over the next five years in order to meet tough new European regulations, according to research by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The report lays bare the scale of the deleveraging required to meet Basel III requirements and concludes Eurozone banks will have to [...]
Boris Bikes set to get harder to find as staff stage two-day strike August 11, 2013 BORIS Bike workers last night began a 48-hour strike over pay and conditions, in a move that is set to reduce the number of cycles available on London’s streets. Around 150 staff have refused to work until 9pm tomorrow, meaning there will be fewer drivers to move bikes to areas with high demand. “Staff running [...]
Ihtimal can continue Godolphin’s sweet record in the Solera Stakes August 8, 2013 ASCOT stages its popular Shergar Cup meeting tomorrow and the fields are as competitive as ever. It really does look like a minefield for punters, but one that has caught my eye is RACY in the Barclays Shergar Cup Dash (2.05pm) for the in-form Brian Ellison team. The six-year-old ran a stormer to finish fourth [...]
What the other papers say this morning for 8 August 2013 August 7, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES High-speed orbital rail for London A new high-speed “rail bagel” encircling London will become a priority for the capital as its population soars to 10m over the next 20 years, Boris Johnson’s transport adviser has said. Isabel Dedring, deputy mayor for transport at City Hall, said new light-rail and tram services – now [...]
InterContinental Hotels gets a boost from strong US demand August 6, 2013 INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group said yesterday it would return $350m to shareholders via a special dividend as it posted a big rise in first-half profits on the back of strong US demand. The company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands said operating profit rose 20 per cent to $338m (£220m) for the six months [...]
City Moves for 7 August 2013 | Who’s switching jobs August 6, 2013 Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management The investment organization has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kent as head of financial intermediaries distribution for the UK and Ireland. He most recently worked in the Bank’s institutional client group – part of its corporate banking and securities division. Prior to that, he held various roles at JP Morgan, [...]
US trade deficit narrows to lowest since October 2009 – upwards GDP revision likely August 6, 2013 The US Bureau of Economic Analysis has said the country’s trade deficit narrowed in June, coming in at a lower than expected $34.22bn. This was down from a downwardly revised $44.10bn deficit the month before. Analysts had expected to see the trade deficit shrink slightly less drastically to $43.50bn. June's trade deficit was its lowest [...]