03/05/2012
Women in finance lose 42% of pay packet in gender gap
In the UK, working women suffer a 21% pay gap, much higher than their EU counterparts who earn an average 17.4% lower salary than men.
Executive Moves
03/05/2012
Newton private client CIO leaves
The news comes after the recent promotion of Simon Pryke as chief investment officer, having latterly been head of private clients and charities.
03/05/2012
WHEB Group appoints former Henderson SRI team
WHEB Group is an investment firm split into three divisions, all of which focus on sustainability or green investments in private equity, renewable energy and listed securities.
03/05/2012
Societe Generale Group appoints COO of GIMS
He joined Societe Generale Group in 1999 as Head of Financial Control at the Corporate & Investment Bank.
03/02/2012
Arbuthnot rolls out board changes
As announced on 19 January, James Fleming has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited and will join the Board of Arbuthnot Banking Group on 1 March 2012.
03/02/2012
Williams de Broë loses Edinburgh man to Rathbones
Rathbones has confirmed the hire, which marks an early departure from WdB in the wake of the acquisition of parent company Evolution by Investec.
03/02/2012
Head Of Italy's Bank Association Resigns Over Commission Cuts
The head of Italy's banking association resigned Thursday to protest a new government measure to cut lenders' commissions, as banks became the latest industry group to stand up against Prime Minister Mario Monti's efforts to free up Italy&#
03/01/2012
Jones Day continues London expansion
Matthew is a leading lawyer in corporate restructurings and insolvency with a track record as Managing Director in Global M&A and EMEA Head of Restructuring at Nomura and UBS after being a partner at Lovells.
03/01/2012
Barclays in key hiring from rival
The team has won 26 mandates since March 2010 in its push to become one of the top three corporate brokers.
03/01/2012
UniCredit’s Dieter Rampl Won’t Seek Another Term as Chairman
“Rampl informed the board of his decision not to be available for a further mandate,” UniCredit said yesterday in a statement.
03/01/2012
Rothschild further expands its international wealth management business in Zurich
He spent 16 years at Morgan Stanley & Co. International Ltd in London where he was instrumental in building the Private Wealth business for ultra high net worth individuals in Continental Europe.
02/29/2012
Santander to shrink board by four members
As part of the shrinkage, Antonio Basagoiti, Antonio Escamez and Luis Alberto Salazar-Simpson will leave the board.
02/29/2012
RBC Dexia expands strategy and corporate services leadership
In his new role, he will be responsible for leading all strategy-related planning and execution activities around the growth plan for the business, including tailored strategies for specific client segments. He will report to Michael Wilson, Global Head,
02/29/2012
Investec Wealth boosts its senior team
He was formerly head of the Leeds office of Kleinwort Benson
02/28/2012
Barclays Wealth appoints market head for Africa Offshore
He joins from UBS where he has had considerable success building and leading Banker teams in emerging markets.
02/28/2012
KBC Group CEO to retire
Thomas Leysen added: "The Board of Directors has expressed its profound appreciation to Jan Vanhevel. The fact that KBC has survived as an independent banking and insurance group is in no small measure thanks to Jan's tireless efforts".
02/28/2012
Newton boosts private client team with HSBC Private Bank hire
She joins Newton from HSBC Private Bank, where she was part of the Investment Counsellor team since March 2010.
02/27/2012
Watch Out! Ten Interview Questions Designed To Trick You
Do you know how to read the subtext?
02/27/2012
Leading international finance experts join HSBC Board
Commenting on the appointments, HSBC Group Chairman Douglas Flint said: "On behalf of the Board I warmly welcome Joachim and John to HSBC. We will benefit from their global experience as we implement our strategy, based on increasing global trade flo
02/27/2012
Cazenove Capital recruits financial planning director from UBS
Cazenove Capital has poached the former head of UK financial planning at UBS Wealth Management.