City Moves for 21 October 2014 | Who’s switching jobs October 20, 2014 Page Group Jonathan Wiles has been appointed managing director of Page Executive by the recruitment specialist. Wiles, who joined the firm in 1992, will be transferring from the role of managing director of Michael Page Human Resources. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Jonathan Richards has been appointed equity research analyst in the financial services firm’s Financial Institutions [...]
City Moves for 14 October 2014 | Who’s switching jobs October 13, 2014 Markel Andrew Carter has been appointed senior underwriter for marine and energy liability at the specialist insurance company. He joins from QBE, where he has worked for 19 years, most recently as portfolio manager for marine liability. Greencoat Capital Andy Tupholme has been appointed partner at the investment firm. He was previously a partner at [...]
Ex-Ofcom boss Dame Colette Bowe hired to keep tabs on bankers October 9, 2014 Dame Colette Bowe was appointed yesterday to head the new Banking Standards Review Council (BSRC), a body which aims to promote and maintain good behaviour in finance. The council was set up by former CBI chief Sir Richard Lambert, at the behest of the big banks, as an independent body to monitor behaviour in [...]
St James’s Place dumps Pimco as fund manager September 29, 2014 Wealth manager St James’s Place (SJP) dealt another blow to under-siege US asset manager Pimco yesterday by firing it as manager of its £944m investment fund. The financial adviser, listed on the FTSE 100, will ditch the group from the SJP multi-asset fund and appoint a trio of rival firms on 10 November. Henley-on-Thames based [...]
City Moves for 22 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 21, 2014 Altium The mid market financial advisory group has announced two appointments to its UK debt advisory practice. Simon Chambers (pictured) and Richard Clark both join as managing directors from DC Advisory. Clark has also held roles at Close Brothers, Houlihan Lokey and JP Morgan. Chambers has previously worked at Barclays, and also as an engineer [...]
City Moves for 18 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 17, 2014 DWF The law firm has announced the appointment of two partners to its London real estate team. Chris Seel and Nicola Giddens (pictured) join from Stephenson Harwood, where they were partner and senior associate respectively. BlackRock Lars Meisinger has been appointed regional chief operating officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for BlackRock Alternative Investors. He [...]
City Moves for 16 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 15, 2014 Universities Superannuation Scheme The defined benefit pension scheme has appointed Jennifer Halliday as chief financial officer. She joins from Quaker Chemical Corporation, where she was global finance director. Halliday has also held senior roles at Vanguard, FMC Corporation, and Cheadle Royal Hospital. Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Mark Burton has been appointed regional managing director of [...]
Independent Scotland faces “disaster”, says Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff September 11, 2014 As the latest polls give breathing space to the Better Together campaign, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff has thrown his two cents into the Scottish independence debate. His remarks will make grim reading for the Yes camp. Speaking to CNBC, Rogoff said: "It's certainly a disaster for Scotland, first and foremost, it's going to be a [...]
Scottish independence: How a Yes vote would “markedly lower” GDP growth September 10, 2014 With the polls tightening and the possibility of a break-up of the United Kingdom looking ever more credible, politicians and investors are weighing up the possible consequences of a Yes vote. Axa Investment Managers has released a research note examining the economic aftermath for the remaining part of the UK in the event of a [...]
City Moves for 05 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 4, 2014 Savills The real estate services firm has announced the appointment of Rupert Phelps to establish a new family office services practice. He joins from BNY Mellon, where he was director of family office services. Phelps has also held senior roles at Euromoney, UBS Global Asset Management and Merrill Lynch. Berwin Leighton Paisner The law firm [...]