City Moves for 20 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Metro Bank, Investx and FedEx Express? September 20, 2018 Today's City Moves cover banking, finance and package delivery. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Metro Bank Metro Bank has appointed Catherine Brown as an independent non-executive director. Catherine holds various non-executive roles including: non-executive board member at the Cabinet Office, non-executive director of FNZ (UK) Limited and chairman and non-executive director of [...]
Frank Field questions Pensions Regulator as Kodak scheme heads to lifeboat September 19, 2018 Leading Labour MP and chair of the Work and Pension Select Committee Frank Field has demanded answers from the Pensions Regulator (TPR) over its handling of Kodak's struggling KPP2 pension scheme. Yesterday, trustees of the scheme said it was highly likely it would fall into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), as the business is not performing [...]
Frank Field questions Pensions Regulator as Kodak scheme heads to lifeboat September 19, 2018 Leading Labour MP and chair of the Work and Pension Select Committee Frank Field has demanded answers from the Pensions Regulator (TPR) over its handling of Kodak's struggling KPP2 pension scheme. Yesterday, trustees of the scheme said it was highly likely it would fall into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), as the business is not performing [...]
Former BHS boss Dominic Chappell claims he went ‘above and beyond’ to help Pensions Regulator September 19, 2018 The man who bought failing department store BHS for £1 in 2015 said he went "above and beyond" to assist the pensions watchdog in its enquires after the business collapsed. After Dominic Chappell's Retail Acquisitions bought BHS from Philip Green in March 2015, the business collapsed a year later, leaving an enormous pensions black hole of [...]
Former BHS boss Dominic Chappell claims he went ‘above and beyond’ to help Pensions Regulator September 19, 2018 The man who bought failing department store BHS for £1 in 2015 said he went "above and beyond" to assist the pensions watchdog in its enquires after the business collapsed. After Dominic Chappell's Retail Acquisitions bought BHS from Philip Green in March 2015, the business collapsed a year later, leaving an enormous pensions black hole of [...]
When should you consider consolidating your pensions? September 19, 2018 | City Talk Over the years you may have collected a variety of pension schemes, especially if you have had several jobs. For those who dislike the clutter of a mixture of pensions, consolidating many types of pension scheme into one modern pension can be a relatively straightforward exercise. In particular, a “defined contribution” scheme, such as a [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
Businesses should become radically transparent, open, and honest – even about salaries September 19, 2018 Slowly but surely, the secretive, paternalistic corporate culture of the past is being infiltrated by a new approach that embraces the concept of radical transparency. There’s a new breed of organisation that thrives on the notion of having no secrets from its employees, its customers, or any other stakeholders. These companies share every last detail [...]
Businesses should become radically transparent, open, and honest – even about salaries September 19, 2018 Slowly but surely, the secretive, paternalistic corporate culture of the past is being infiltrated by a new approach that embraces the concept of radical transparency. There’s a new breed of organisation that thrives on the notion of having no secrets from its employees, its customers, or any other stakeholders. These companies share every last detail [...]
