Ten top City of London givers December 20, 2012 MICHAEL SPENCER BROKING The Icap Charity Day celebrated its 20th anniversary this December, raising £11m for charities in the process. The annual pre-Christmas event is a celebrity-studded occasion on which all revenues and commissions from the world’s leading interdealer broker are donated. Chief executive Michael Spencer has played a major role in the success of [...]
CIBC gets in the Xmas mood on its Miracle Day December 6, 2012 ‘TIS the season and alongside mince pies, carols and tinsel, charity trading days are fast becoming the traditional way to celebrate Christmas in the Square Mile. Just a day after Icap’s annual charity extravaganza, Canadian Bank CIBC yesterday hosted its Miracle Day with all fees and commissions from its London wholesale banking employees going to [...]
Valere Capital backs our appeal November 28, 2012 THE CAPITALIST asks Mark Preston, principal of Valere Capital, why the firm is supporting the City A.M. Christmas Appeal this year. Why are Valere Capital supporting Opportunity International? The relationship between us came about due to my involvement with Opportunity when I was co-head of Corporate Markets at Lloyds TSB. With the support of my [...]
Former Bank of England rocker plucks his way to charity stardom November 5, 2012 REGULAR readers of this page will be familiar with ex-Bank of England MPC member and now PwC economist Andrew Sentance’s second career as a part-time rock star. He has been putting his musical credentials to good and public use, making a charity appearance with his band Revelation. The concert, which Sentance told The Capitalist raised [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs October 11, 2012 Reech AiM Group The international asset management group has appointed Daniel Betts as client services director. He joins Reech from Aviva Investors, where he was most recently client relationship manager. He will oversee all client service functions and will report directly to the chief executive officer Christophe Reech. Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Neil Tong has [...]
Portillo to reveal shortlist for prize held by Bad Government September 24, 2012 LAST year’s winner was the imaginatively titled Bad Government by Henrietta Simpson. And tonight Michael Portillo will announce the shortlisted artworks for the 2012 annual Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture. The prize, sponsored by the London-based investment manager Threadneedle Investments, has been increased this year to £30,000, making the accolade the country’s most valuable [...]
Shawcross in line for charity post August 29, 2012 William Shawcross, the Queen’s official biographer, former journalist and humanitarian, has been named as the preferred candidate to succeed Dame Suzi Leather as boss of the Charity Commission, the Cabinet Office announced yesterday. His candidacy will be assessed on 5 September by the Public Administration Select Committee, who will consider his suitability for the three-year [...]
Should UK business leaders be awarded honours for simply “doing the day job”? August 29, 2012 YES Philip Salter No one could defend the stifling corporatism that has penetrated our political system. As such, Bernard Jenkin and the rest of the public administration select committee are right to be calling for the secretive honours system to be opened up to scrutiny. However, the committee is wrong to suggest that business people [...]
Business bosses to explain why young Londoners can’t get work July 1, 2012 BUSINESS leaders will this week tell an inquiry why they think young Londoners struggle to compete with migrant workers in the jobs market. Bosses including Starbucks UK head Kris Engskov, The Berkeley’s chef patron Marcus Wareing and charity leader Eddie Stride will appear before the inquiry, set up by Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Travelodge [...]
Business world wins praise in the honours list June 17, 2012 CARPHONE Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone was the sole business leader awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours for 2012, announced over the weekend, in a year that saw industry and economic leaders garner just 12 per cent of accolades, down more than a full percentage point from 2011. However, Sir John Parker, chairman of [...]