International Finance

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Brewin Dolphin grows London office

Appoint Louise Shaw and Nicholas Regan as divisional directors in London office July 20, 2016: Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest independent private client wealth managers, announced the appointment of Louise Shaw and Nicholas Regan as Divisional Directors in the London office.  Nicholas will report to Simon Blowey, Divisional Director, Financial Planning, London and...

Deposits Solutions expands into Swiss market

Names Thomas von Hohenhau as its country manager July 19, 2016: Deposit Solutions, the first open architecture platform for retail deposits in Europe, has started Deposit Solutions CH GmbH. It has named Thomas von Hohenhau as its  country manager, Switzerland. The Swiss branch marks the next cornerstone in the transformation of the EUR 9 trillion...

IVSC appoints new CEO

Nick Talbot has 13 years of experience in senior management roles July 18, 2016: The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the global standard setter for valuation practice and the valuation profession, announced the appointment of Nick Talbot as its CEO. Talbot was previously interim CEO of the IVSC on a part time basis from June...

Nasdaq launches new tool for marketing professionals

The tool will help leverage industry influencers July 15, 2016: Nasdaq’s Corporate Solutions business has launched Nasdaq Influencers, a new solution designed specifically for communications and marketing professionals to discover and connect with the most relevant thought leaders in their industry and uncover new opportunities to share their news and information, insights and recommendations as...

Green buildings: Paris achieves top rank

Singapore and London are ranked second and third, respectively IFM Correspondent July 8, 2016: Paris has taken the numero uno rank in the Top 10 global cities for green buildings, according to a recent white paper published by Solidiance, a management consultancy firm in Asia. It is followed by Singapore and London. The methodology used...

Selecta appoints a new CEO

David Flochel to start his role on 18 July July 6, 2016: Selecta Management AG, a leading company in vending, has announced that Remo Brunschwiler, CEO of the Selecta Group will leave the company during July to pursue new challenges outside Selecta. His responsibility will be handed over to David Flochel, who will commence his...

Turner & Townsend relocates two senior leaders to Singapore

Move to boost Asia business July 5, 2016: Independent professional services company Turner & Townsend has relocated its global head of major programmes to Singapore and appointed a new managing director for South East Asia to further strengthen business in the region. Ashley Prail, who has led the consultancy’s major programmes across the world for...

On-demand mobile workforce disrupting BPOs

Cost factor and flexibility attract companies to this model Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 1, 2016: The beginning of the new century saw the emergence of a new industry in India and other developing nation — the back office industry, or the BPO as it is popularly known. In early 2000s, BPOs were all about cost...

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn

IFM Correspondent But even after the deal is sealed, LinkedIn will continue to function independently June 14, 2016: Microsoft on Monday announced a $26.2 billion deal to acquire professional networking platform LinkedIn for $196 per share. The market gave a mixed reaction to the announcement. While shares of LinkedIn surged 47 percent to near $193,...

myPINpad appoints a new member to its board of directors

Card and payments expert Robert Courtneidge joins June 10, 2016: myPINpad, a UK based technology company, which enables multi-channel and multi-factor authentication on unsecure devices such as mobile phones and tablets via the Cardholder PIN, announced it has appointed Robert Courtneidge to its Board of Directors. Courtneidge brings over 25 years of experience in the...