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 [...]
Moates to leave Irish for Wasps February 26, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Scrum-half Jack Moates will join London Wasps from Aviva Premiership rivals London Irish at the end of the season. The 20-year-old has featured 17 times for the Exiles this term, including an appearance in Sunday’s 30-19 win over Wasps. Fellow No9 Pat Phibbs, on loan from Leicester Tigers, has signed permanently for Irish.
Yarde miles better than England star Ashton, insists Exiles coach February 24, 2013 LONDON Irish boss Brian Smith insists wing Marland Yarde is better than Chris Ashton and should be playing for England after he lifted London Irish away from the Aviva Premiership drop with a 30-19 win over London Wasps. Fellow England wing hopeful Christian Wade crossed in the first half to cancel out a Shane Geraghty [...]
Payout cut sees £680m wiped off RSA’s stock February 21, 2013 MORE THAN £680m was wiped off RSA’s market capitalisation yesterday as investors took flight following the company’s decision to slash its dividend by a third. Chief executive Simon Lee told City A.M. that the unexpected decision to cut investor payouts – which forced its share price down 14 per cent – was never going to [...]
FTSE surges to highest level in over five years February 21, 2013 THE FTSE 100 benchmark equity index edged up yesterday to touch fresh five-year highs but its failure to close above a key technical level led some traders to expect a minor, near-term sell-off. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed up 0.3 per cent, or 16.30 points higher, at 6,395.37 points – its highest level since [...]
Vunipola still fighting for Wasps despite nearing exit February 17, 2013 LONDON Wasps No8 Billy Vunipola is heading to Saracens next season but coach Dai Young insists his performance in yesterday’s 33-29 win over Gloucester show his allegiances lie at Adams Park for now. The 20-year-old, who scored a try yesterday, will join brother Mako at Sarries next season but Young has no fears for the [...]
Allianz Park will take Sarries to a whole new level, says Strettle February 14, 2013 SARACENS winger David Strettle believes the official opening of the club’s new £20m Allianz Park home tomorrow marks the dawning of a new era for one of English rugby’s biggest clubs. After 15 years of sharing a ground with Watford at Vicarage Road, Sarries have relocated to their new development on the site of the [...]
City Moves for 15 February 2013 | Who’s switching jobs February 14, 2013 CBRE The property firm has appointed Andrew Peacock as head of central London asset management. He joins after 24 years at Aviva Investors, where he held a number of senior roles, including manager of its central London office portfolio. Towers Watson The professional services company has appointed Liz Rennie as senior consultant in its human [...]
Six Nations turns sour for Ireland as Healy is found guilty of stamp February 13, 2013 PROP Cian Healy will miss Ireland’s next two RBS Six Nations fixtures after being found guilty of stamping on England’s Dan Cole during their 12-6 defeat in Dublin on Sunday. The 25-year-old trod on Cole’s ankle in the 14th minute of the match at the Aviva Stadium after an Ireland maul collapsed, though match referee [...]