City Moves for 11 December 2015 | Who’s switching jobs December 10, 2015 KEMP LITTLE LLP Vicky Cooper has been appointed by Kemp Little LLP as a partner in the technology and digital media law firm’s IP & technology disputes group. Vicky will work closely with the firm’s commercial technology team, bolstering Kemp Little’s IT dispute resolution capability. Vicky specialises in helping both suppliers and customers in the [...]
City Moves for 24 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 23, 2015 OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS The fund manager has appointed Tim Lambert as strategic partnerships manager, with an initial focus on the affordable housing sector. He joins from Parallel Capital, which he founded in 2011. Lambert has also worked as head of consulting at Ducalian, and has held roles at Citywise and Akiko. JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT The [...]
City Moves for 23 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 22, 2015 TISA The financial services membership organisation has appointed Kenn Taylor to its retirement policy and technical team. He has 30 years’ industry experience, most recently leading consulting teams with Troika, Navigant and Grant Thornton. THERIUM CAPITAL The third party litigation funder has appointed Timothy Mayer and Nicholas Moore as principals in its investment team. They [...]
City Moves for 20 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 19, 2015 COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL The commercial real estate services firm has appointed Shane O’Reilly as associate director in its investment property management team. He joins after 10 years at King Sturge/JLL, where his mandates included Crown Estate, Urban Regional Portfolio, and Ropemaker Properties. DEUTSCHE ASSET AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT Matthew Lamb has been appointed co-head of alternatives coverage [...]
Deutsche Bank share price dips as it posts €6bn loss and announces plans to cut jobs October 29, 2015 Embattled lender Deutsche Bank posted a €6bn (£4.3bn) loss for its third quarter, adding it will cut thousands of jobs as part of its turnaround plan. Still, that loss isn't as bad as the €6.2bn loss it warned of in October… Read more: Deutsche Bank's big shake-up – here's everything you need to know The figures [...]
Bank of America Merrill Lynch reports a $4.5bn profit despite market chaos and low rates October 14, 2015 Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) reported its net income for the three months to the end of September rose to $4.5bn (£2.9bn), after making a loss of $232m in the same period in 2014. Net income decreased from $5.3bn in the previous quarter, as did diluted earnings per share, which were $0.37, down from $0.45 in [...]
City Moves for 07 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 6, 2015 EY The professional services firm has announced the appointment of Nick Parkhouse to lead its new financial services debt advisory team. He joins as an executive director from RBS, where he was a senior director and led a structured finance team focused on specialty finance markets in the UK. Parkhouse has also previously held roles [...]
City Moves for 07 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 6, 2015 Gravis capital partners The investment adviser and manager to GCP Infrastructure Investments and GCP Student Living has announced the appointment of Nicholas Barker as co-lead fund manager to GCP Student Living. Barker was previously head of alternative real estate at Schroder Real Estate for eight years, and has many years of fund management experience across [...]
City Moves for 13 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 12, 2015 Weightmans The law firm has appointed Seva Singh as partner in its large loss and technical claims insurance division. He joins from DAC Beachcroft, and specialises in high value personal injury litigation handling. Octopus Investments Pete Daffern has been appointed venture partner at the venture capital firm. He joins Octopus with 25 years’ experience, and [...]
Mansion House Speeches 2015: What do the analysts think? June 10, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney have both said their parts at the annual Mansion House speeches, but what do the analysts think? New Budget surplus rule John Cridland, director-general at CBI, says the budget plan will be good for businesses: Business wants the Government to aim for an absolute [...]