London Report: Carney’s first inflation report in the spotlight August 4, 2013 NEW Bank of England governor Mark Carney will take centre stage this week as he announces the latest Quarterly Inflation Report, plus plans to adopt forward guidance on interest rates for the first time. Forward guidance would give the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) a third method of influencing the economy, alongside interest rates and [...]
New regulation threatens the success of Britain’s thriving insurance sector August 4, 2013 SINCE the financial crisis, policymakers have focused on regulating banks. But while banking plays a central role in the financial sector, insurance plays another. The UK insurance industry is the largest in Europe. It manages investments amounting to 26 per cent of annual GDP, and accounts for £10.4bn in tax revenue, employing 290,000 people in [...]
Best of the Brokers for 1 August 2013 July 31, 2013 AVIVA Broker Canaccord Genuity has maintained its “hold” rating on the insurance stock but upgraded the target price to 385p. It said Aviva, which reports results next week, would deliver better profits in 2014 and 2015 due to increased investment yields. WILLIAM HILL Analysts at Numis have an “add” rating on the stock with a [...]
Win Boris’s signed cycle shirt July 30, 2013 THERE are only four days to go until Mayor of London Boris Johnson captains his very own Team Boris in the Ride London 100 race – a 100 mile cycle challenge around London and Surrey. Cycling on the Mayor’s team are City pedallers from the likes of Cazenove Capital, Barclays, Aviva, and Azure Wealth. And [...]
JLT eyes targets in the Middle East July 30, 2013 INSURANCE broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) is looking at potential acquisitions to grow its business in developing markets, one of its top executives said yesterday. “We are actively looking to build our geographical reach,” Mark Drummond Brady told City A.M., highlighting the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and sub-Saharan Africa as growth areas. “We have a pipeline of [...]
City Moves for 31 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 30, 2013 Aviva Investors The asset management business has announced the appointment of Abigail Herron as head of engagement in its global responsible investment team. She joins from Co-operative Asset Management, where she headed its corporate governance function. Baker Tilly Alex Birch has been appointed associate director in the advisory firm’s restructuring and recovery team. Birch has [...]
Aviva eyes Asian expansion with Indonesian deal July 28, 2013 BRITISH insurance giant Aviva is considering expanding its Asian business in partnership with a division of conglomerate Jardine Matheson, it was reported yesterday. New chief executive Mark Wilson is in early stage talks with Indonesian automobile sales group Astra International about a potential tie-up, according to the Sunday Telegraph. This could then lead to similar [...]
City Moves for 29 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 28, 2013 KPMG The professional services firm has announced the appointment of James Wakelin to its real estate advisory team. Wakelin has 11 years’ experience in real estate investment and financing. He was most recently at Pacific Real Estate Capital Partners, where he was a director. Prior to that, he was a director at UBS Investment Bank, [...]
City Moves for 22 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 21, 2013 Carey Group The financial services company has appointed Joe Truelove as a director in its fund administration business. He was most recently at Kleinwort Benson, where he was head of business development for the fund administration sector. HSBC The bank has recruited Luiz Simione as global head of forfaiting and risk distribution for global trade [...]
City Moves for 18 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 17, 2013 Westhouse Securities The broking group has announced the appointment of Paul Locke as investment funds analyst. He joins from Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, where he was a senior funds analyst. Prior to that, he was a senior funds analyst at Canaccord Genuity. Lloyds Bank John Richardson has joined Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking as head of building [...]