Northampton to go well again this year as London Double Header gets the season off to a flier September 5, 2013 AS THE summer draws to its conclusion, the start of the Aviva Premiership is almost upon us following on from an unforgettable British and Irish Lions Tour. Last term Leicester Tigers once again saved their best rugby until last to secure their first title in three years. Richard Cockerill’s side are 15/8 favourites to repeat [...]
Wade carrying Lions buzz into Wasps season September 4, 2013 LONDON Wasps’ flying wing Christian Wade hopes his memorable summer can carry over into the new Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign. Wasps looked on course to secure a return to the Heineken Cup last season only for defeats in their final seven games to see them slip to eighth. And while this was a bitter pill [...]
Summer of brooding leaves Borthwick eager for restart September 3, 2013 RUGBY is a game of inches and fine margins, and no one knows this better than Saracens’ veteran captain Steve Borthwick. Last season was a case of always the bridesmaid and never the bride for Borthwick’s men as they fell at the final hurdle in nearly every competition to end up empty handed. But he [...]
City Moves for 2 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 1, 2013 Stonehage The wealth management and advisory services company has announced the appointment of Simon Clark as managing director of group services. Clark was most recently at ACPI, where he was chief operating officer. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer at Heartwood, and he has previously held various roles at RBS Financial Markets, Greenwich [...]
Warner calls in administrators August 28, 2013 COMMERCIAL property investor Warner Estate fell into administration yesterday after months of talks with lenders and partners failed – allowing Hansteen Holdings’ founders to return to the fund they sold to the company eight years ago. Warner, which managed around £700m of office and retail properties, hired CCW Recovery Solutions as administrator and said investors [...]
City Moves for 28 August 2013 | Who’s switching jobs August 27, 2013 Kleinwort Benson The private bank and wealth manager has appointed Joakim Gasslander as senior private banker in its private wealth management team. Based in London, he was previously senior private banker at Lloyds Private Banking. Gasslander has also held roles at Gadd & Co and SEB Private Bank in Stockholm, and has particular experience advising [...]
Driving down costs of car insurance August 27, 2013 Annabel Palmer on how customers could cut down their hefty London insurance premiums THE AA recently announced that comprehensive car insurance premiums saw their biggest fall since the motoring organisation’s records began in 1994. The average annual quote declined to £594.86 by the second quarter of this year, a 9.8 per cent drop from July [...]
Goode ready to lead revival of youthful Wasps August 22, 2013 LONDON Wasps summer signing Andy Goode insists his decision to move to Adams Park was a no-brainer and is confident he can help return the club to the upper reaches of the Aviva Premiership. The experienced fly-half, who scored 224 points for Worcester Warriors last year, is among 16 additions to a squad that slipped [...]
Robshaw extends Harlequins contract August 22, 2013 ENGLAND captain Chris Robshaw will stay with Harlequins until 2016 after signing a contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club. The 27-year-old back-row has scored 16 tries in 170 appearances and helped Quins win the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2011 and the Premiership title last year. Robshaw said: “It’s a fantastic club with huge aspirations.”
City Moves for 22 August 2013 | Who’s switching jobs August 21, 2013 Squire Sanders The law firm has announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as a partner in its financial services practice group. Thomas specialises in structured finance and capital markets. He was most recently at Addleshaw Goddard, where he was head of structured finance. PwC The professional services firm has hired Charlie McMurdie as senior crime [...]