CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 5, 2010 Hermes Fund Managers The fund management group has appointed Chris Taylor as chief executive of its real estate investment management business. Taylor joins from Australian fund manager QIC, where he has been head of European property for the past four years. Prior to that, he was at HSBC Specialist Investments as head of European property, [...]
Tonga’uiha brace takes down Tigers September 5, 2010 NORTHAMPTON captain Dylan Hartley toasted a dream start to the season after Saints downed defending champions Leicester 27-19 in their Aviva Premiership opener. Prop Soane Tonga’uiha set them on their way with two tries inside the first five minutes as the home side raced into a 17-point lead. Leicester hit back before the break when [...]
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR | September 1, 2010 MORE than ever, in this competitive world, it’s all about brand-building at the moment. Our shortlist have all carved out a niche for themselves in the past 12 months, whether it was negotiating a name-change, capitalising on a long history or launching products that will define the future. These firms know how to sell, sell, [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU EXPECT MORE BRITISH COMPANIES TO BE ACQUIRED BY FOREIGN PREDATORS? September 1, 2010 MARK SEGELOV | QUANTAINIA “If Britain wants to operate in a global market it is going to have to expect more takeovers by foreign companies, and there will be more. But Britain has to also make sure that it takes the opportunity to buy up companies in other countries.” DAVOR LALIC | WILLIS “There will [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 31, 2010 Russell-Cooke LLP The London law firm has continued its expansion by hiring Edward Wanambwa as employment partner. He joins from CM Murray LLP, having trained at Bryan Cave and previously worked at Clifford Chance. He has been tasked with building the firm’s business immigration practice, having worked on immigration issues throughout his career. This brings [...]
CITY CRIMS REFUSE TO STEAL BIKES ON DEMAND August 30, 2010 BETWEEN BoJo’s bikes and the craze for cycling to work, two wheels are very much in vogue. So it makes sense to take out insurance for your new mode of transport, right? Wrong. Not if a new campaign by insurer Aviva is anything to go by. Britain’s biggest insurer was so sure it was offering [...]
Chiefs tighten up blood injury rules August 26, 2010 TOP-FLIGHT chiefs are convinced there will be no a repeat of the Bloodgate scandal that shamed the sport after tightening up regulations for the new season. Aviva Premiership rules set to come into effect mean doctors from the opposing team will have the right to demand a look at any blood injury they suspect to [...]
ABI struggles to save UK insurers from US rules August 25, 2010 UK life insurers could be hit with tens of millions of pounds of costs if they are forced to comply with tough regulations on tax evasion being drafted by US authorities. Companies such as Aviva, Old Mutual and Prudential would be forced to report the tax details of their US account holders every year under [...]
M&A activity saves FTSE from fourth day of losses but volumes remain thin August 23, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index ended a three-session losing run yesterday, helped by a spate of corporate takeover activity, though trading was thin. HSBC said it was in talks to buy up to 70 per cent in South Africa’s fourth-largest bank, Nedbank, in which insurer Old Mutual has a controlling stake. HSBC added 0.8 per cent [...]
RSA bid for Aviva units “not dead” August 20, 2010 IGNIS Asset Management, an institutional shareholder in both Aviva and RSA, said a deal between the two insurers remained possible although RSA would have to raise its bid proposal for some Aviva units. Ignis owns roughly 0.5 per cent of Aviva’s share capital and around 1.5 per cent of RSA’s share capital. RSA said it [...]