Derwent London signs up Capita to Copyright Building after year of record lettings February 25, 2016 Derwent London said has struck a deal to let an entire office building in London's West End to professional services firm Capita as it posted a strong set of full-year results. The FTSE 250 developer said Capita has agreed to pre-let 87,150 square feet of office space at The Copyright Building on Berners Street more than a year ahead of completion, in [...]
Galley on Upper Street in Islington is nice: but we should aim higher February 23, 2016 We can afford to be discerning about things, us Londoners, what with all the lovely London stuff we have, Londoning the place up. “Isn’t everything here great compared to the things in places that aren’t London?” we say to each other, smiling and knowing it to be true. Take restaurants: we have heaps of them, [...]
EU referendum: Asda, HSBC, Vodafone and nearly 200 sign letter saying Brexit would threaten jobs – but Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are not on the list February 23, 2016 The bosses of HSBC, BT, Vodafone and Asda are among those to have put their name to an open letter backing the remain camp and Prime Minister David Cameron's reforms in Europe. More than a third of the UK's biggest companies were represented in the letter, which was published in The Times this morning, saying they represented [...]
City Moves for 22 February 2016 | Who’s switching jobs February 22, 2016 Dechert Andrew Hood has joined the law firm as a senior director in its international trade and government regulation practice. Hood most recently served as legal adviser to the Prime Minister. Prior to this, he held positions as head of international and EU law at the Attorney General’s Office, legal adviser and senior policy officer [...]
Anglo American mulls sale of De Beers’ London headquarters as part of asset sell-off February 21, 2016 Anglo American is considering selling its diamond subsidiary De Beers’ headquarters in Farringdon as part of major cost-cutting plans revealed last week. The FTSE 100 miner posted a $5.4bn loss for 2015 – the largest in its history – prompting chief executive Mark Cutifani to set out an aggressive restructuring plan to boost its cash [...]
Barclays confirms investment bank chief executive Tom King will retire next month February 19, 2016 Tom King, the chief executive of Barclays's investment bank business, is retiring next month, the bank confirmed today. King's last day will be 4 March, according to Barclays. Commenting on his decision to retire, King said: "After nearly 25 years in my career, and having now seen the Investment Bank through a period of extraordinary change and [...]
Barclays’ investment bank chief Tom King could be set to retire next month February 17, 2016 Tom King, head of Barclays' investment bank, is reportedly planning to retire as early as next month. King, who is based in New York and has worked for Barclays since 2009, has long been expected to step down from his post at the top of the bank's investment banking business, but multiple media reports out [...]
Applications open: You can submit your CV to replace Andrew Bailey as deputy governor at the Bank of England February 17, 2016 The Bank of England is officially looking for Mark Carney's new right-hand man (or woman) – and anyone can apply. That's right. There is now a public listing on the Cabinet Office website looking for the next deputy governor for prudential regulation. Applicants can submit a CV and a covering letter to the Treasury making their case for [...]
Johnston Press boss Ashley Highfield on the i, Lebedev and the future of print media February 17, 2016 It wasn't easy to second guess his opposite number during negotiations for the purchase of the i newspaper, Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has told City A.M. Speaking about the regional publishing group’s £24.4m acquisition from ESI Media last week, Highfield described it as a “unique” experience with its own particular challenges. “You’re dealing with [...]
Oar inspiring: Treasury advisor Phelan Hill on why he has put his day job on hold in pursuit of Olympic dream February 16, 2016 A seventy-hour working week, global financial meltdown and an incessantly vibrating Blackberry are not the ideal precursors to Olympic success, memories of which have prompted Great Britain coxswain Phelan Hill to clear his Whitehall desk. During the thick of his preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Hill combined his role as a senior policy [...]