City Moves for 06 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 5, 2015 Warburg Pincus Rene Obermann is joining the global private equity firm as managing director and partner. Obermann was chief executive of Deutsche Telekom from 2006 to 2013, and was most recently chief executive of Ziggo NV. He will be based at the firm’s London office. Hay Group The management consultancy has appointed Jim Tapper as [...]
Davos 2015: Who’s going to the World Economic Forum? January 20, 2015 Where else do world leaders, economists, royalty and even a celeb or two cross paths? It can only be Davos. The World Economic Forum’s annual summit hosts a privileged few, but if you’re lucky enough to be visiting, here’s who to look out for. If, like most people, you’ll be remaining at your desk and [...]
City Moves for 24 November 2014 | Who’s switching jobs November 23, 2014 Markel International Tom Fassnidge has been appointed senior claims adjuster in the insurer’s professional and financial risks division. He joins from Beazley Group, where he was claims manager in its UK and international team. Fassnidge has also previously worked at Scottish Re. PwC The professional services firm has appointed Alison Baker to lead its UK [...]
Banker bonus cap row: Lawyers react to the European Court of Justice bonus cap rebuffal November 20, 2014 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rebuffed George Osborne's battle against banker bonus caps – but what do the City's lawyers think of it? To recap, today Niilo Jääskinen, an advocate general at the European Court of Justice's (ECJ), said the bonus caps – which limit bankers' bonuses at 100 per cent of [...]
City Moves for 04 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 3, 2014 Savills The real estate adviser has announced the appointment of Andrew D Thompson as a director in its London-based building and project consultancy team. He joins from his own independent practice, and has previously held roles at CBRE, Drivers Jonas, and Wilks Head & Eve. Aviva Investors David Lis has been appointed chief investment officer, [...]
City Moves for 04 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 3, 2014 Sovereign Land The retail and leisure developer and asset manager has announced the appointment of Thomas Mallindine as a senior asset manager. He previously worked at M&G Real Estate for five years, most recently as investment manager, retail and institutional funds. Kingston Smith & Partners The corporate recovery and insolvency arm of Kingston Smith, the accountancy [...]
City Moves for 17 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 16, 2014 Ropes & Gray Monica Gogna has been appointed partner in the law firm’s global investment funds group. She joins from Pinsent Masons, where she was a partner on its financial services team. Gogna has also worked for Clifford Chance, and trained at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. VTB Capital Nick Hutt has been appointed interim chief [...]
SFO to probe Sweett Group bribery claims July 14, 2014 SHARES in Sweett Group tumbled 8.4 per cent yesterday after the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a probe into an alleged bribe by a former employee to secure a $100m (£58.2m) construction deal in Morocco. The 86-year-old surveyor, which oversaw the fit-out of the Shangri-La hotel in the Shard, hired lawyers last year to investigate [...]
UK vs ECB: Britain squares up to Eurozone in legal battle for City’s rights July 9, 2014 British lawyers accused the European Central Bank (ECB) of breaking the single market rules in a landmark case yesterday. By insisting euro-denominated payment transactions are cleared within the Eurozone, the ECB is breaking the law, the Treasury argued. The UK complained in 2011 but it has taken until now to reach the European Court of Justice [...]
City Moves for 10 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 9, 2014 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty The corporate and specialty insurance business has announced the appointment of Hayden Baker as a senior financial institutions underwriter for its regional unit in London. He previously held roles at ACE Insurance. Sheffield Haworth The recruitment firm has appointed Jon Regan as global head of electronic markets, prime services and infrastructures. He [...]