03/19/2012
BI-SAM announces new EMEA organisation structure
Continuing on the growth path it has been following these last years, the BI-SAM group will communicate throughout 2012 about its ambitious 3 to 5 years strategic growth plan.
Executive Moves
03/19/2012
Lloyds names transaction banking head
He has spent his entire career in banking, which began more than 30 years ago with Lloyds Bank which he joined as a trainee.
03/19/2012
U.S. private equity firm poaches senior Lloyds banker
He joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he was Director of Group Strategy and Corporate Development
03/19/2012
Job losses loom at UK banks due to new regulations
Further job losses in the banking sector are on the way, a report said today, after the eurozone debt crisis, compensation costs and higher taxes slashed the combined profits of the UK's five biggest banks.
03/17/2012
Barclays Wealth snares Chelsea Financial Services’ VCT guru
He will be responsible for researching any VCT and EIS products offered to Barclays’ private and retail client base.
03/16/2012
Deutsche PWM UK portfolio boss joins Morgan Stanley
Surguy, who was also a managing director, moved over to Deutsche Bank PWM in 2006 when the group acquired Tilney Investment Management.
03/16/2012
Bankers look to other sectors, despite fair bonuses
According to the ‘2012 Michael Page Financial Services Employment Trends’ survey, 84% of finance professionals have considered leaving the sector.
03/16/2012
Towers Watson strengthens Settlement team with Two Significant Hires
The appointment reflects growing demand from clients to help them establish a de-risking journey plan..
03/16/2012
RBS wealth head and Coutts' deputy chairman retire
He recently joined the board of Adam & Company. Pell has not been replaced.
03/16/2012
Deutsche PWM UK portfolio boss joins Morgan Stanley
Surguy, who was also a managing director, moved over to Deutsche Bank PWM in 2006 when the group acquired Tilney Investment Management.
03/16/2012
Schroders strengthens German institutional distribution team
She brings with her more than 20 years‘ experience in investment banking, and was previously an independent advisor on mandates in the fields of financial optimisation, risk management using derivatives and corporate finance.
03/16/2012
Towry chairman steps down
Jones, who was appointed in November 2006, will be replaced by Gerald Corbett, non-executive director.
03/16/2012
FSA head Hector Sants to resign in June
It means he will not take up his planned role as boss of the new the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
03/16/2012
Deutsche Bank Management Shakeup Has Jain, Fitschen Stamp
“The new heads can be more effective in implementing new ideas if they appoint executives they’re close to,” said Dieter Hein, an analyst
03/15/2012
Barclays appoints former BSkyB executive as top UK retail bank marketer
He replaces Vivek Ram, chief marketing and customer officer, who left the business a few weeks ago.
03/14/2012
Recruit more women as senior executives
An optimistic report from Cranfield School of Management predicts that the UK will exceed its target for female board members in public companies.
03/14/2012
Morgan Stanley Relocates Neer to London to Head European Credit
The appointment came after Patrick Lynch left the bank in January as head of European credit sales and trading.
03/14/2012
Ackermann to leave Deutsche Bank for Zurich
Switzerland’s biggest insurer, Zurich Financial Services, has said it will propose Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann as its new chairman of the board of directors.
03/14/2012
Deutsche to cull 1,000 jobs in its investment bank
The cuts, which will not affect Germany, come in addition to the 500 announced last October. That number sparked surprise at the time because it was significantly less than rivals.
03/13/2012
Half of women in banking sector believe they face gender barriers
Over one third (36%) of men agree with these findings revealed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) in the Women in Banking report.