Gerald Walker’s bikini makes a splash at Women in Banking and Finance Awards June 16, 2014 The bad luck associated with Friday 13th steered clear of The Dorchester for the recent Women in Banking and Finance (WIBF) annual awards – with winners Marion Leslie, a managing director of Thomson Reuters, Helen Cooper, senior manager at KPMG and Citi’s microfinance director Safiye Ozuygun all receiving accolades. Less lucky perhaps was ING’s UK [...]
FinnCap chief exec Sam Smith nabs a First Women gong June 12, 2014 “It’s a refreshing change to look out at a room full of women,” Katja Hall, deputy director- general of the CBI, told the crowd at the Lloyds-sponsored First Women Awards last night. “Most of the events I go to are full of white, middle-aged, slightly balding men.” Her boss at the CBI, John Cridland, took [...]
Tax advisor turns hero in dramatic Thames rescue June 12, 2014 He spends most of his days helping people out with their tax arrangements but on Monday, KPMG tax advisor Paul Sopher helped someone with a little bit more than that – by saving them from the Thames. Sopher was winding down after work, having a drink with his girlfriend at a river boat bar [...]
Supermarket price wars trigger slowdown in retail sales in May June 9, 2014 PRICE cuts by Britain’s big four supermarkets hit retail sales in May despite clothing retailers reporting their strongest growth in more than two years. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG this morning show that like-for-like UK retail sales were up 0.5 per cent in May compared with the same month last year, [...]
City Moves for 09 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2014 Allen & Overy The law firm has hired Maria Darby-Walker as global head of communications. For the past nine years, Darby-Walker has acted as an independent communications consultant, and was most recently interim head of internal and external relations at the Financial Conduct Authority. KPMG The professional services firm has announced the appointment of Julie [...]
Plunge in staff availability as UK jobs surge June 5, 2014 THE RAPID recovery in the UK’s labour market still shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new report, with the availability of permanent employees dropping at the fastest rate in 17 years. The latest research on jobs conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG indicates the fastest drop in availability [...]
Letters to the Editor – 04/06 – The end of cash, Best of Twitter June 3, 2014 The end of cash [Re: Could Britain soon be a cashless society? yesterday] We are definitely moving towards becoming a cashless society, although it will take some time to get there. With non-cash payments predicted to overtake cash in 2015, it is extremely likely that, in 10 to 15 years, a significant proportion of the [...]
City hiring boom for graduates June 2, 2014 FINANCE firms are set to lead a surge in graduate hiring this summer, as companies across the UK rush to hire almost a fifth more university leavers than in 2013. Employers are set to boost the number of graduates they hire by as much as 18 per cent this year as the improving economy boosts [...]
Barclays enters top 20 biggest broker rankings June 2, 2014 BARCLAYS jumped into the top 20 biggest stockbrokers by client numbers for the first time last quarter, new rankings out today show. The bank’s roster of 43 clients put it in 20th spot on the list, which was headed by JP Cazenove with 218 clients. Second place was taken by Numis with 156 clients, with [...]
Canada Square welcomes 40,000 unusual residents May 29, 2014 There’s a buzz around Canary Wharf today, but it’s got nothing to do with the FTSE or Pret’s latest sarnie: KPMG has added 40,000 to its total residency at 15 Canada Square… …40,000 bees that is. The bees moved in over the weekend and have been nestling into their new home, on the [...]