City mourns bow-tied branding pioneer Olins April 15, 2014 TRIBUTES have been flooding in following the news yesterday of branding legend Wally Olins’ passing on Monday. The man who not only rebranded British Telecoms as BT, but also made wearing black rimmed glasses and bow ties cool long before east London’s hipsters got hold of them, has died of a short illness, aged 83. [...]
Boris follows Cameron to the Two Cities lunch April 15, 2014 PUNDITS watching to see if Boris Johnson will try to return to parliament and run in the next election might be pricking their ears at the news from the Two Cities Conservative fundraiser. Following David Cameron’s guest appearance at last year’s do, Boris Johnson has been revealed as this year’s guest and by all accounts, [...]
City Moves for 16 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 15, 2014 Turner & Townsend Steve Waltho has been appointed director and head of the consultancy’s UK and Ireland property cost management service outside London. He joins from Aecom, where he is currently European managing director of project and cost management. BDO The accountancy and business advisory firm has appointed Mark Hunt as head of its financial services [...]
London leading Britain’s GDP growth comeback April 14, 2014 EVERY region in the UK is growing strongly, with London the driving force, an influential survey published by Lloyds shows today. Sustained growth across the country is driven by rising demand as consumers order more output from businesses. And as a result, the study found firms are hiring more staff which should in turn support [...]
The recovery is being driven by a revolution in the jobs market April 14, 2014 ON the face of it at least, all is going swimmingly well for the British economy. The best news continues to be on jobs, but GDP is also powering ahead, pay is growing on some measures and falling far less rapidly on others, and a more confident attitude is becoming increasingly entrenched across British boardrooms. [...]
City Moves for 14 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 14, 2014 Bishopsgate Financial The financial sector consultancy has announced the appointment of Adam Crawford as a director. He left the Royal Marines in 2012, and has since worked at Oppenheimer and as a freelance consultant for Saab Group. Close Brothers Asset Management The asset management company has hired Amy Lazenby as an investor director and lead [...]
Osborne makes pitch for Brazilian exports with funding pledges April 7, 2014 THE CHANCELLOR George Osborne is seeking to win big export contracts for the UK in Brazil, during a trade visit to the country this week. In a speech in Rio de Janeiro yesterday Osborne praised the historic links between the two countries and announced a raft of measures designed to boost trade and help British [...]
City Moves for 03 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 2, 2014 Waverton Investment Management The investment management firm has appointed Ian Enslin to its charities team. He joins from Newton Asset Management, and has previously worked at Barings, Invesco and Norwich Union. City Financial The asset management business has hired Mark Pearson as marketing director. He was formerly head of investment strategy and communications at Aegon [...]
City investment boss promises to keep more work in Britain April 1, 2014 GOVERNMENT action to promote business and investment in the UK will be co-ordinated more closely by an agency set up yesterday, headed by insurance boss Sue Langley. The Financial Services Office, part of UK Trade and Investment, aims to encourage firms to keep jobs in the UK instead of off-shoring roles. Langley also hopes to make [...]
How Silicon Roundabout could save finance’s reputation April 1, 2014 The City could be saved by the mobile revolution sweeping finance – not just because new technology cuts costs and improves service, but because the tech sector is cool and some of that great image could rub off on banks. So says insurance boss and bad bank troubleshooter Sue Langley. The City veteran has been [...]