Who’s switching jobs December 3, 2012 Insparo Asset Management Glenda Levin has been appointed head of marketing at the asset management firm. She joins from Pioneer Alternative Investments, where she was head of equity strategy for fund of funds. Levin has also held senior roles at Equitable Life and UBS. Barclays Hayley Rees has been appointed head of the bank’s infrastructure [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2012 ECU Group Antony John has been appointed chief executive at the currency management firm. He joins from BNP Paribas FundQuest, where he was chief executive officer. John has also held senior roles at Investment Manager Selection and Lombard Odier. Barclays The bank has announced the appointment of Hayley Rees as head of the infrastructure and [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching jobs November 18, 2012 Boost ETP The investment product provider has appointed Richard Kent (right) as head of product operations and Jose Poncela as senior in-house counsel. Kent joins from UBS, where he was a director in its equity and fund-linked derivatives team. He has also worked for Barclays Capital. Poncela has held roles at Nomura International, UBS and [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching jobs October 16, 2012 Saffery Champness Ben Melling has been appointed partner in the accountancy firm’s London office. He joins from Rawlinson & Hunter, where he spent eight years as a partner. Melling also worked for Grant Thornton for 18 years, and was appointed to the partnership in 2000. Deloitte The business advisory firm has announced two senior appointments [...]
Goldman headquarters sold August 14, 2012 Goldman Sachs’ headquarters at Peterborough Court have been sold for £280m, two years after going into receivership. It is understood the 370,000 sq f building was sold to Fleet Street Investments II, a Cayman Islands-registered firm. Mayer Brown advised Berlin-Hannoversche Hypothekenbank on the restructuring that led to the sale.
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 3, 2012 Mayer Brown Alexandria Carr, the lead legal adviser at HM Treasury on EU financial services strategy, has been appointed by the law firm to its financial services, regulatory and enforcement group in London. She has worked for the UK government for 13 years, the last five of which were spent at the Treasury. Close Brothers [...]
WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 26, 2012 Mayer Brown Andrew Block has been appointed as a partner in the pensions group of the law firm. He was previously a partner at Travers Smith, and started his legal career at Linklaters. Block acts in occupational pension scheme matters. He will be based in Mayer Brown’s London office. Manches The law firm has announced [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 13, 2012 Kleinwort Benson Clive Wright has been appointed head of private wealth management offshore at the private bank. He will report to Stephen Rothwell, head of private wealth management. Wright joined in January 2012 from Deutsche Bank, where he was head of its private wealth management division. Credit Agricole Xavier Musca has been appointed executive vice [...]
SJ Berwin and Mayer Brown in merger talks May 22, 2012 ONE of the UK’s top law firms is in preliminary talks with a US peer over a tie-up that would create a £900m business, it emerged yesterday. According to The Lawyer, City firm SJ Berwin has held exploratory merger talks with Mayer Brown – a Chicago-based firm that has a significant London presence. The news comes just a [...]
WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 30, 2012 BNY Mellon The financial services firm has appointed Peter Hazou as head of market management for treasury services, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will report to Susan Skerritt, global head of business strategy and market solutions. Hazou joins from UniCredit, where he served as head of strategy and business development, global transaction banking. While [...]