New car registrations climb in July for 41st month in a row August 6, 2015 UK car sales grew for a 41st consecutive month in July, new data shows, but market analysts expect the purchases to decelerate toward the end of the year. UK firms and consumers bought 178,420 new cars in July, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It is 3.2 per cent more [...]
World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers: Transferwise and Mike Lynch’s Darktrace among four UK firms chosen August 5, 2015 Four UK companies have been named among the most pioneering tech companies in the world by the World Economic Forum (WEF), following in the footsteps of Google and Twitter. Billion-dollar FinTech startup Transferwise and Mike Lynch's cybersecurity startup Darktrace are two of the high-profile UK companies selected by a panel of judges identifying the startups [...]
Insurgents Allenby Capital and Beaufort Securities lead charge up Aim broker rankings August 2, 2015 Two small stockbroking firms have zipped up the Aim adviser rankings after winning more than a dozen new clients in the last three months. Allenby Capital and Beaufort Securities were the standout performers from the quarterly ranking of junior stock market listed brokers, according to a study out today. Allenby gained six new [...]
Can we please just stop putting pop-up beaches everywhere? July 31, 2015 WHEN will this trend of making pop-up beaches in office courtyards end? This summer has seen beaches inexplicably appearing all over London’s financial districts, from Canary Wharf’s beach volleyball to Finsbury Park’s beach rugby today. Now even office estates out in the sticks are catching on. What have you done!? West London’s Chiswick Park is [...]
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 [...]