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City Moves for 13 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 12, 2013 Quintant Partners The insurance and technology firm has hired Guy Shepherd as director for technology and solution design. He has over 20 years’ experience developing insurance technology solutions. Shepherd was formerly at PwC, where he was head of its insurance modelling practice. TSB The bank has announced the appointment of Susan Crichton as general counsel. [...]
City Moves for 09 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 8, 2013 Lombard The asset finance provider has announced the hire of Lee Simms as head of agriculture. He joined Lombard 10 years ago, and has since held various roles in sales and strategy. JP Morgan Private Bank Faraj Saghri has been named head of the private bank for the UK and Nordics. He has worked at [...]
Autumn Statement 2013: What it means for UK entrepreneurs December 8, 2013 ENTREPRENEURS are rarely political animals and don’t often get involved in the dirty business of politics. However, there are few people who are more impacted – for better or worse – by public policy. As such, every time the chancellor stands up to speak, entrepreneurs and small business owners should take note. The news from [...]
UK economy improving but far from cured December 8, 2013 THERE can be no doubt that this Winter Budget – as it should really have been called – was a great win for George Osborne. For the first time since around 2007, Britain is moving in the right, rather than the wrong, direction. Growth has bounced back, the deficit is falling, employment is surging, unemployment [...]
UK economy improving but far from cured December 5, 2013 THERE can be no doubt that this Winter Budget – as it should really have been called – was a great win for George Osborne. For the first time since around 2007, Britain is moving in the right, rather than the wrong, direction. Growth has bounced back, the deficit is falling, employment is surging, unemployment [...]
Reactions to the chancellor’s statement December 5, 2013 THE BUSINESS GROUPDirector general of the CBIJohn Cridland The CBI had lobbied the government to cap business rates at two per cent and support business finance. “We have always advocated the dual approach of tackling the deficit and driving growth – the OBR forecasts confirm it is working. Let’s stick with what works. “The pressure [...]
It’s a tough job but someone has got to do it December 1, 2013 The new boss of recruiter SThree tells Marion Dakers how his diverse business is navigating through the economic recovery AS THE festive party season rolls around again, staff at SThree will be looking forward to the office get-together more than most. Over the last few years, the white-collar recruiter has used its annual bash in [...]
City Moves for 02 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 1, 2013 Aecom The technical and management support services firm has appointed Will MacDonald as regional director of its building engineering team. He has over 25 years’ experience in the industry, and joins from Inhabit Group, where he was technical director. MacDonald has also held roles at Land Lease. Mirae Asset Global Investments The asset management firm [...]
City Moves for 22 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs November 21, 2013 Triangle The investment, property and asset management group has announced the hire of Rick Denton as group chief executive. He was most recently at Barclays, where he was head of international wealth advisory. Prior to that, he was offshore commercial director at Fortis Intertrust. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty The insurance business has appointed Danny Turner [...]
How the $13bn JP Morgan settlement will be divided November 19, 2013 Of the $13bn (£8.07bn) agreement, $9bn will be extended in cash. This will be split into a $2bn civil fine, while $7bn will be accounted for by compensatory payments to organisations and states. The other $4bn will be extended in borrower relief, through principal reduction and forbearance, which will be paid by 2017. Payments include: [...]