City Moves for 29 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 28, 2015 KPMG Craig Steven-Jennings has been appointed partner in the professional services firm’s enterprise practice. He joins from KPMG’s South African firm and will be based in London. Steven-Jennings first joined its Cape Town office in 1999 and became an audit partner in 2005. Tokio Marine Kiln The insurance provider has promoted Paul Culham to the [...]
Disruption is the main concern that keeps chief executives awake at night – although global confidence is returning July 20, 2015 What with Uber, Airbnb and their ilk wreaking havoc in their respective industries, you can't help but sympathise: a new study has shown the main worry keeping chief executives awake at night is the prospect of disruption in their industry. According to the Global CEO Outlook Study, by accounting giant KPMG, 74 per cent of chief [...]
City Moves for 20 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 19, 2015 Valad Europe The real estate investment management firm has appointed Claire Treacy as chief financial officer. She was previously head of tax and risk at Valad. Before joining, Treacy was a senior tax manager in KPMG’s real estate group, specialising in European fund structuring. PwC Stephen Soper has been appointed senior pensions adviser in the [...]
City Moves for 17 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 16, 2015 Marketform The Lloyd’s underwriter has announced the appointment of Alistair Marriott as joint deputy head of marine and class underwriter cargo. He joins from QBE, where he was cargo portfolio manager for the past 12 years. Allianz Global Investors The investment management firm has appointed Johnnie Barnett as director of UK institutional business development. He [...]
Amazon Prime Day is not the new Black Friday as British retailers have little appetite for mega sales… yet July 15, 2015 Not content with helping bring the horror of shoppingeddon to the UK in the form of Black Friday, Amazon is now attempting to create its own, even bigger version, with Prime Day. Last year Black Friday went from being a US tradition us Brits mocked as the embodiment of America's tendency to take things to [...]
City Moves for 15 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 14, 2015 EY The professional services firm has appointed Lisa Ashe as a partner in its UK & Ireland restructuring practice, where she will be working across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa focusing on private equity portfolios. She joins from Alix Partners, where she was managing director in its turnaround and restructuring group across Europe. Ashe [...]
City Moves for 14 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 13, 2015 Advent Solutions Management The insurance consulting and outsource services provider has appointed Paul Bermingham to launch its new delegated underwriting support business. He joins as a director from Xchanging, where he was executive director, claims. Bermingham has 27 years’ experience in insurance. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Carlos Hardenberg has been appointed lead portfolio manager [...]
July Budget 2015: George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders July 8, 2015 Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new corporation tax surcharge for the entire lending industry. In a summer Budget that the [...]
HSBC gets competitive at Corporate Challenge July 8, 2015 HSBC was determined to get a good result in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge race yesterday, entering almost twice as many runners in the race as any other firm. The JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, an annual series of 5.63 km races organised by the firm that promote “fitness in the workplace”, saw its biggest turnout [...]
City Moves for 09 July 2015 | Who’s switching jobs July 8, 2015 Markel International The insurer has appointed David Sawyer as senior underwriter and head of professional indemnity in its professional and financial risks division. He joins from Travelers Insurance Company, where he was responsible for running its professional indemnity portfolio. Axa Investment Managers Paul Squires has been promoted to global head of trading and securities financing [...]