06/09/2013

Sesame steams ahead with sale despite £6m fine by FCA

In February Sesame’s parent company, Friends Life, confirmed that Barclays Capital was conducting a strategic review of the network which would end in a sale either to the existing management team or a third party.

06/05/2013

Bankers want twin-pronged attack on richest pickings

The two cultures seeking to work together couldn't be more different, however. Investment bankers are typically called on to close transactions quickly and have little patience for the delicacies of private banking, where it can take years to forge r