City Moves for 01 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 31, 2014 Cushman & Wakefield James Beckham has been hired to lead the property adviser’s London capital markets practice. He joins from JLL, where he was an international director in its City investment business. Beckham built King Sturge’s City of London capital markets business in the late 1990s. De La Rue Martin Sutherland has been appointed chief [...]
City Moves for 11 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 10, 2014 Quilter Cheviot The investment management firm has appointed Sam Jacobs as a business development manager in its London office. He was most recently a financial planner at London & Capital. Jacobs has also held positions at Charles Stanley, Bank of Scotland, and Edward Jones. Neuberger Berman The investment manager has announced four senior appointments to [...]
RBS share price starts down despite first-half profit increase of 93 per cent August 1, 2014 The Royal Bank of Scotland shrugged off PPI write downs to record a huge jump in profit before tax. The figures will come as no real surprise as RBS gave accurate guidance on its first-half expectations a week ago and saw its share price rocket as a result. This explains why the markets have not [...]
City Moves for 25 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 24, 2014 Quantum Advisory Sean Gilfeather has been appointed principal consultant and actuary at the actuarial and benefits consultancy. He joins from Lorica Consulting, where he was head of actuarial and risk management. Gilfeather has also held roles at PwC and Towers Watson. Mercer The talent, retirement, health and investment firm has appointed Jane Barker as its [...]
City Moves for 22 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 21, 2014 PwC George Stylianides has been appointed leader of PwC’s financial services risk and regulation practice. He is taking over from Julie Coates, who is returning to Australia after four years in the UK. Stylianides has over 25 years’ experience working in financial institutions. Natixis Global Asset Management The asset manager has announced four appointments to [...]
City Moves for 17 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 16, 2014 Ropes & Gray Monica Gogna has been appointed partner in the law firm’s global investment funds group. She joins from Pinsent Masons, where she was a partner on its financial services team. Gogna has also worked for Clifford Chance, and trained at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. VTB Capital Nick Hutt has been appointed interim chief [...]
City Moves for 20 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 19, 2014 Secure Trust Bank John Simpson has been appointed managing director of the bank’s motor finance division, which operates under the Moneyway brand. Simpson’s 30-year career has seen him take senior roles at GE Capital Woodchester, Manheim Retail Services and Manheim Europe. TSB Des McDaid joins the bank as head of savings. He has over 25 [...]
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 [...]
City Moves for 02 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 2, 2014 Keystone Law Robert Harvey has joined the law firm’s dispute resolution team. He is a former partner at Addleshaw Goddard, and has particular experience running commercial litigation and white collar crime investigations for high net worth individuals. Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed David Bee to the newly-created position of managing director, head [...]
City Moves for 13 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 12, 2014 Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management The wealth management business has announced the appointment of Sasha Dabliz as head of marketing and communications. She was most recently at Schroders, where she worked on the integration of Cazenove Capital and Schroders Private Banking. Dabliz formerly held senior marketing roles at Brewin Dolphin and Killik, and also previously ran [...]