Merkel: no special treatment for UK. A military invasion': Ukraine calls for talks as 'Russian troops' storm Crimea airport. I approved ‘half a dozen’ payments to officials, Brooks tells hacking trial. Net migration to UK jumps 30%. Spies harvest world's webcam images. Woman in coma told to find work. Harold Ramis, best known for directing Groundhog Day has died aged 69. Harold Ramis, best known for directing Groundhog Day has died aged 69. MEC appoints Vicki Ferris as head of affiliates. DDB & Tribal Worldwide, Amsterdam appoints Sandra Krstic as co-CEO. Kathryn Gray joins ODD as senior strategist. James Wildman to become chief revenue officer at Trinity Mirror. TBWA appoints BBH's Richard Stainer as CEO. James Wildman to be Mirror's chief revenue officer. STANDARD CHARTERED The banking group appointed Sanjeeb Chaudhuri to the new role of group head of brand and chief marketing officer, effective April 1. Chaudhuri serves as the bank's regional head for south Asia and chief marketing officer for the consumer bank.…
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A few weeks ago, a super-rich wealthy venture capitalist, Tom Perkins from San Francisco, wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in which he compared criticism of America’s ultra-rich to the nazis’ treatment of the jews. Following his apology, the WSJ wrote that the uproar kind of proved his point, saying; “Maybe the critics are afraid that Mr Perkins is on to something?”. Strikes me it was just a very stupid comparison to make, but apparently this siege mentality is quite common among the 0.1% of those who constitute the extremely wealthy. Josh Marshall, an American journalist, writes; “The extremely wealthy are objectively far wealthier, far more politically powerful and find a far more indulgent political class than at any time in almost a century.” So why are they touchier about criticiam than ever? A possible theory is that, the more insulated your life is, the more cushioned you are by flunkeys and lackeys, the more awful any slight intrusion into your comfort…
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Pro-Russian gunmen seize Crimea parliament. Lee Rigby murderer will spend his whole life in prison. Standard Life warns it would quit independent Scotland for England RBS announces £8.2bn loss. Osborne blocks child poverty targets. Merkel to exhort UK to remain in EU. Christian rock singer admits trying to hire hitman to kill wife. MORGAN STANLEY The bank's wealth management unit appointed three executives to new roles as part of a strategy to sell more products to clients and increase its loan book. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC The firm's wealth management unit hired two veteran advisers from Wells Fargo as senior vice presidents of investments. The advisers, Ann Fleming and Thomas Turnbaugh, managed about $140 million in client assets at Wells Fargo. DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK Germany's cabinet has nominated economist Claudia Buch as vice president of the German central bank following the departure of Sabine Lautenschlaeger to the European Central Bank, a government source said on Wednesday. CREDITO FONDIARIO The bank has appointed Andrea Munari as its…
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Bird smashes into plane. 59 children killed at Nigerian school. 'Catastrophic' police blunder means IRA Hyde Park bombing suspect walks free. US man shoots himself in the head and dies during demo on gun safety. Down and out in austerity Britain: Number of rough sleepers soars by 37%. Buying a house on Fanny Hands Lane or Bell End could save you a packet. Tesco targets carrots and cucumbers. Flood defence cash cut by £250m.
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Washington: Ukraine is under new management. Harman rejects paedophile 'smears'. Rotting meat 'destined for burgers'. Pentagon slashes armed forces. Egypt's PM and cabinet resign. 1m babies a year die on day of birth. Duchy of Cornwall and Crown Estate 'received over £200,000 in housing benefit payments last year'. Wanted man arrested after 'trying to pay bill with trillion-dollar note'. Mother and daughter shot dead at Surrey puppy farm. Briton aims to become Formula 1's first woman. Benefit cheat filmed riding elephant. Honda names first foreigner, female to top management. Troubled Ukraine gets new armed forces chief.
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Buckingham Palace has highest levels of air pollution in UK. Banana price war sparks fears. Australia's 'Hannibal Lecter' allegedly confesses to 14 Outback murders. 'World's most powerful drug lord' Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman captured in daring raid. Drinking alcohol while pregnant could become a crime after landmark test case. U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION The commission announced on Thursday that attorney and former regulator Stephen Luparello will run the agency's division that oversees markets and brokerages. Luparello is currently a partner at the law firm WilmerHale. S&P CAPITAL IQ The unit of McGraw Hill Financial appointed Imogen Hatcher as chief commercial officer. She was an executive director of global sales at the London Stock Exchange. U.S. BANK WEALTH MANAGEMENT The financial services firm appointed Michael Nuremburg as the vice president, portfolio manager for the private client reserve in Naples. The firm appointed Tiffany Koenig, LeeAnn Gudeit and Heidi Gordon to its private client reserve offices in Seattle. The firm also appointed Chad Hume as trust…
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Dozens killed on Ukraine's bloodiest day. RBS to slash 20,000 jobs. Beauty queen shot dead in Venezuelan protests. Increase in giant squid off Japan's coast 'some kind of omen', say fishermen. Radio 1 comes to iPlayer for the first time in 47 years of being audio-only. Facebook shares slide by $3bn. Brooks denies knowing Mulcaire. Italian prostitutes' fight to pay tax. 'Girls' sport? How about cheerleading?' suggests MP. Expenses MP Hazel Blears to quit Commons in 2015. RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES INC The company said it hired two financial advisers from Morgan Stanley to run its first full-service branch in Buffalo, New York. The advisers, Peter Walsh and Lisa Walsh, together managed $255 million in client assets at Morgan Stanley. SWISS RE The reinsurer has appointed David Cole as its finance chief. Cole has been chief risk officer at Swiss Re since 2011 and will replace George Quinn who joins Zurich Insurance Group in May. MIZUHO BANK The bank announced the appointment of Peter Bickford…
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When she was 12 years-old, Chloe McKnight decided she wanted a career working with the dead. While her classmates planned a future in fashion or banking, she spent a fortnight doing work experience at her local undertakers and, on arrival, was confronted with a corpse in the chapel of rest. "I felt strangely comfortable with it," she says. "It must have been something I'd seen on TV that made me want to do this kind of thing, and since my mother was a nurse I was used to discussions of death at the dinner table." Now, at 25, McKight is funeral director at Heritage & Sons, part of CPJ Field & Co, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and has learned that the job involves challenges other than the daily exposure to mortality. As a small young blonde, she subverts the stereotype of an undertaker. "When I arrive at the scene of a sudden death, I get a lot of comments from police about being female," she says.…
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Unemployment rate rises to 7.2%. Alps shooting: former policeman arrested. Facebook snaps up WhatsApp in $19bn deal. David Bowie: Scotland, stay with us. Protesters battle on in Kiev despite president's truce deal. Pussy Riot 'whipped by Russian security forces'. Dog dies after eating e-cigarette liquid. SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC The financial services firm appointed Dan Fishbein as the President of its U.S. business group. Fishbein joins from Aetna, where he served as president of its Specialty Business. Fishbein, who has 25 years of experience in employee benefits and group life insurance, will join Sun Life next month. CANADA LIFE INVESTMENTS The UK-based asset manager said it had appointed Nigel Darlington as senior property manager within its London-based property finance team. Darlington joins from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he worked as a senior adviser with both in-house and external real estate teams. NEWTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD The London-based global asset manager, a part of BNY Mellon, has appointed Jim Wylie as head of North America. Wylie…
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At least 25 dead as Kiev violence erupts. EU migrants face new benefits test. NHS in England delays sharing of medical records. Star Wars to become reality as US Navy on course to arm ship with laser. Poundland nation: Britain's middle classes flock to discount chain. Pharrell Williams sets things straight: 'I am not a vampire'. SAPIENT PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT The financial services firm said it hired a financial adviser from RBC Capital Markets. Ross Anderle, who managed about $100 million in assets, will join Sapient's office in Eugene, Oregon. AON PLC Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon PLC, announced the additions of Matt Anacker, Renee Parks and John O'Kane to the construction services group in its San Francisco office. SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY The company appointed Inder Singh and Sandy Draper to its equity research department, and Andor Laszlo and Terence O'Malley to its equity origination group. ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP The company announced William Cullen and Janet Barbiere have…
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