04/30/2012
Former RBS Staff Finding Jobs Market Tough
Only one in nine former Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS) U.K. staff hunting employment over the past three months have found themselves new jobs.
Executive Moves
04/30/2012
RSM Tenon chairman steps down after three months
He steps down at what Tenon describes as an "opportune time" having overseen the introduction of new management at the firm.
04/30/2012
Adam & Company boosts top team
His move sees him re-join the private bank which has a strong Scotland presence, since he previously spent eight years working as a senior manager in London’s King Street office.
04/30/2012
Kames Capital strengthens award winning fixed income team
He was previously at Legal & General Investment Management, where latterly she was a fund manager and formerly an analyst.
04/27/2012
National Counties Building Society appoints new chief executive
Mark Bogard has over 20 years experience in financial services having run Barclays' retail funds business and then built up Moneyextra, an aggregator website focused on mortgages and savings that was sold to Bristol & West Plc.
04/27/2012
BlackRock said to hire from UBS for capital markets team
Cook will report to Rob Leach, former partner and portfolio manager at SAC Global Investors LLP, said two of the people, who declined to be identified because the plans are private.
04/27/2012
Philanthropist joins private equity charity push
He replaces Beate Trück, who will now focus on doing consultancy work.
04/27/2012
Investec Asset Management energy team to exit
Investec said it will work closely with Waghorn and Lacey to manage the transition to the incoming portfolio manager
04/27/2012
HSBC’s Swiss Private Bank Plans to Cut 100 Jobs
The Swiss job losses are within plans announced last year to reduce headcount by about 10 percent.
04/26/2012
RDR prompts HSBC to cut more adviser roles
The cuts are part of plans announced by chief executive Stuart Gulliver last year to slash 30,000 jobs, or 10% of the bank's global workforce, by 2013.
04/26/2012
BlackRock hires industry veteran
Speed, who has spent 20 years in the industry, joins BlackRock from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was previously a senior actuary in the pensions and insurance solutions team, responsible for proposing client solutions.
04/26/2012
Saffery Champness announces partner promotions
The promotions underline Saffery Champness’ growing strength in the sports and entertainment industry, as well as reinforcing the firm’s commitment to the international business community, serviced nationally and through its membership of the
04/26/2012
Citi Extends Its Reach in the Netherlands
He will work closely with Citi's Equity and Private Investor Solutions Group, which provides risk management and investment solutions to a broad range of investors.
04/26/2012
Quilter boosts investment team with two senior hires from Kleinwort Benson
Quilter has continued the expansion of its London investment management team with the appointment of former Kleinwort Benson colleagues
04/25/2012
Aviva’s Russia CEO Quits for UBS Wealth Management
He will leave Aviva Russia to work from Geneva for UBS AG’s Zurich-based wealth management division
04/24/2012
Pictet AM appoints Chief Strategist
He joins from Credit Suisse, where he was a director in the Global Equity Strategy team. Previously, he held positions at AllianzDresdner AM and Union Investment in Germany.
04/24/2012
BNY Mellon names global distribution head for investment management
Most recently, he was executive director, global head of institutional investment placement for Arcapita, a global private equity firm.
04/24/2012
Kleinwort Benson boosts wealth management team
He joins Kleinwort Benson from Deutsche Bank International
04/20/2012
Fresh Aviva board shake-up puts pressure on Moss
Aviva has announced the departure of three of its leading executives in a boardroom overhaul dismissed as “window dressing” by institutional shareholders.
04/20/2012
British investment bank makes six new hires
Numis Corporation, one of a clutch of small-scale British investment banks, announced it had hired six new staff from its rivals, as the tough market conditions afflicting the industry intensifies competition within the sector.