Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud talks Britain’s House of the Year 2015 November 27, 2015 It is a curious paradox that, while so many of us want to own our own homes, so few get to build one. Finances and the planning system seem to conspire, with the result that personalisation of where we live is frequently restricted to some amateur interior design. But there is a way to get [...]
Lloyds Banking Group share price rises as it appoints to new non-exec directors November 27, 2015 Lloyds banking group today announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its board. Deborah McWhinney will service as a member of the audit and risk committees from 1 December, while Stuart Sinclair will service on the remuneration and risk committees from 4 January. The bank also said that Dyfrig John, an independent non-executive director, wishes to reduce [...]
City Moves for 27 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 27, 2015 ICENI PROJECTS The planning consultancy has appointed Alana O’Neill as sustainable development director to head up its integrated sustainability team. She was previously a sustainability and energy consultant at New Energy Trust. O’Neill has over 25 years’ experience and has also held roles at SSE and EON. MACQUARIE Agnes Mazurek has been appointed managing director [...]
COP21 Paris climate summit: Climate change is much more than an environmental problem – it threatens our financial stability November 26, 2015 Next week Paris will again be the focus of world attention. This time in the face of another global threat to us all: climate change. Over 100 world leaders, including Presidents Obama, Xi, and Putin, Chancellor Merkel, Indian Premier Modi and our own Prime Minister will attend. This will be the largest gathering of world [...]
Taiwanese insurer Fubon Life Insurance is frontrunner to buy Cannon Place for £500m November 26, 2015 One of Taiwan’s biggest insurers Fubon Life Insurance is poised to make a second splurge in the UK this year after emerging as the frontrunner to buy the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) headquarters in the City. Cannon Place, which sits above Cannon Street station in the City, was put up for sale by its [...]
Final cost to banks uncertain as PPI deadline set for 2018 November 26, 2015 The costliest financial scandal in UK history, mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) is to come to an end in 2018, after the regulator said people will have to make claims by then. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking to draw a line under the issue which has cost banks £28bn since it was first [...]
What does the Autumn Statement 2015 mean for you? November 26, 2015 THE SINGLE PARENT CATHERINE GANNON, MANAGING PARTNER OF GANNONS LAW FIRM Gannons Commercial Law continues to perform extremely well as profits and earnings increased on last year. She is commercially savvy and has restructured the business from an LLP to a Limited Company due to the recent legislation covering LLPs. This illustrates that Catherine is [...]
City A.M. Awards 2015: The City’s top talent comes out to play November 26, 2015 Anyone who’s anyone in London’s corporate jungle came to St Paul’s last night for the sixth City A.M. Awards. The blockbuster black tie-bash was attended by some of the UK’s biggest business icons, from business secretary Sajid Javid to PwC chair Ian Powell, joining together to celebrate the brightest personalities in the financial sector this year. [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Fiscal watchdog spares Osborne’s blushes November 25, 2015 The government's fiscal watchdog gave chancellor George Osborne a huge boost yesterday, allowing him to escape the tax credits fiasco without it getting in the way of his plans to cut borrowing. Government borrowing looked like it was going to overshoot the £69.5bn target in the 12 months ending March and many believed Osborne would be [...]
City Moves for 26 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 25, 2015 EDENTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT David Katimbo-Mugwanya has been appointed fixed income fund manager at the investment management firm. He joins from Epworth Investment Management, where he managed both institutional client and charity portfolios. WESLEYAN The mutual financial services provider has appointed Ahmed Farooq as chief financial officer. He joined Wesleyan in 2010, and was previously managing [...]