Female directors of finance companies earn 66% less than men in the UK, study finds
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Female directors of Britain’s biggest financial services companies earn on average 66% less than their male counterparts, according to a study published on Monday, despite an increase in the number of women on boards these last years. Female board members earned £247,100 ($349,720) on average a year while men earned …
Exton Advisors launches a “special situations” litigation financing service
Leading consulting firm commits to support UK businesses LONDON – Exton Advisors, a leading financial litigation advisory firm, is launching a unique range of “special situation” services designed to help businesses view their disputes in a whole new way. The move responds to growing economic uncertainty caused by the global pandemic and sees the firm …
CAP Plc appoints Portland Paints CFO Ada Aniagu as CFO – Nairametrics
The Board of Directors of Chemical Allied Products Plc announced the appointment of Portland Paints Chief Financial Officer Ada Aniagu as the Company’s Financial Controller effective February 20, 2021. According to the information contained in the statement issued by CAP, Aniagu will assume all the responsibilities and obligations of the former CFO. READ: Portland Paints …
Former Lakeside CFO Sentenced to Federal Jail in Fraud Case
The former chief financial officer of a former car dealership Erie who was part of a federal fraud investigation was sentenced in federal court on Friday to two years and eight months in prison for his alleged involvement in the crime. Chad Bednarski, 49, of Erie, who pleaded guilty in September to one count of …
Former school financial director sued for fraud
A former school finance director has pleaded guilty to committing abuse of position fraud after spending more than £ 15,000 on personal purchases with a school’s corporate card. Emma Taylor, of Stone, Dartford, was sentenced to 180 days in prison, suspended for two years and 30 days of re-education with the probation service. She was …
Alert staff thwart financial firm’s robbery offer in Pune | Pune News
PUNE: Staff members from the Hinjewadi branch of a private financial firm thwarted a four-man robbery attempt on Monday afternoon. Despite being held at gunpoint, employees demonstrated presence of mind and pressed the siren button, prompting the suspects to flee the scene. Sanskruti Sharan (26), the branch manager of the company, filed an FIR with …
National Bank TCF acquires an equipment finance company with a $1B portfolio
TCF acquired BB&T Commercial Equipment Capital Corp., which specializes in equipment financing. // Archive photos TCF National Bank in Detroit, through a division called TCF Capital Solution, today announced the acquisition of BB&T Commercial Equipment Capital Corp. The agreement includes a portfolio of approximately $1 billion of finance leases and equipment loans. Prior to the …
Wanted: versatile CFO
Wanted: Versatile CFO | ICAEW ICAEW.com works best with JavaScript enabled. Beyond COVID-19, understanding the business issues facing companies is an increasingly essential task for finance managers, argues Morgen Witzel. At the management consulting firm McKinsey, we referred to the concept of “T-consultant”: the vertical bar of the T representing specialized skills and the horizontal …
Benzie loses a commissioner, financial director | New
BEULAH – A Benzie County Commissioner has resigned her seat, the County Finance Director has left to work in County Leelanau and Administrator Mitch Deisch has announced he will retire at the end of the summer . Commissioner Linda Farrell announced at the January organizational meeting that she was leaving her seat in District 3, …
Isle of Man Finance Company Jobs |
Greg Ellison Print and digital download photos available Island financial services company offers welcome jobs with recruitment boom during lockdown. Capital International has announced that it is seeking to fill more than 10 Isle of Man-based positions. Group CEO Greg Ellison explained the reasons for the recruitment drive. He said: “It may seem unusual to …
CFO, 42, hanged himself days after £ 250,000 of “irregularities” found in general service
A finance director hanged himself on a farm days after discovering ‘irregularities’ worth £ 250,000 in the general service where he worked, according to an investigation. Anthony Atherton, 42, had worked for 15 years for BARDOC, a company that provides out-of-hours medical and general services in Rochdale, Bury and Bolton. He rose through the ranks …
Girardi Keese owes litigation finance company $ 10 million, files show
Litigation finance firm claims late plaintiff firm Girardi Keese owes more than $ 10 million, while brother of firm founder Tom Girardi says his brother is “unable to make decisions rational “and asked a bankruptcy judge to appoint him to speak for Girardi. The lender, identified as Virage SPV 1 LLC, filed the disclosure Tuesday …
Education Finance Company Indian School Finance Company Plans To Double Partner Schools, Plans To Strengthen Team With Over 100 Hires, Including CXOs
Education sector lender Indian School Finance Corporation (ISFC) is all set to report its formidable recruiting campaign with over 100 hires at all levels. The company also launched the “Ghar Wapsi” campaign to bring back former ISFC employees. The campaign was first reported on October 20 and since then many former employees have joined the …
Global finance firm announces plans to recruit 170 people at its Yorkshire hub
Link Group said Leeds is ‘really our UK hub’ The firm is looking to fill all 170 positions in the first quarter of 2021. The positions account for nearly half of the 400 jobs Link Group pledged to create in the region when it opened its Leeds office last September. Register to our Business newsletter …
CFO caught stealing more than £ 47,000 from hygiene company his parents ran
A man stole more than £ 47,000 from a business his parents were helping run. Hywel Davies, 35, of Paxton Close, Caerphilly, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday 8 December. He pleaded guilty to theft of money belonging to Andrew Jenkins of Javen Products Limited. The court heard that the company had been operating …
HilltopSecurities Welcomes Ike Papadopoulos to Public Finance Division
Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently welcomed Managing Director Ike Papadopoulos to the company’s public finance division. Papadopoulos ‘responsibilities will include expanding HilltopSecurities’ investment banking effort on the east coast. This press release features multimedia. See the full version here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201130005763/en/ Ike Papadopoulos (Photo: Business Wire) Papadopoulos brings over 20 years of experience to his new …
United Trust Bank Expands Development Finance Division with New Senior Director
United Trust Bank has appointed Achi Ejikeme (pictured above) as senior director of property development. In his new role, he will work closely with Phil Kirkwood, Director of Real Estate Development at UTB. Achi will be primarily responsible for promoting UTB’s development finance offering to SME builders, developers and property investors in the South and …
Vaco appoints Caroline Haché as head of Montreal’s accounting and finance division
Vaco, a global recruiting and consulting firm, has hired Caroline Haché to lead its new recruiting division in the accounting and finance industry in Montreal. Haché brings to Vaco more than ten years of experience in executive recruiting, finance and accounting, where she will serve as Managing Director. She previously spent seven years at Cielo, …
Husband of ex-Amazon CFO pleads guilty to $ 1.4 million insider trading case
(Image Justice.gov) In Bothell, Wash., A man whose wife was previously chief financial officer at Amazon, pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his role in an insider trading scheme involving the couple and another family member. Viky Bohra, 36, admitted in Seattle U.S. District Court Thursday that he used Amazon inside information he obtained from …
Husband of ex-Amazon.com CFO pleads guilty to insider trading
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo can be seen at a logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol / File Photo (Reuters) – The husband of a former chief financial officer of Amazon.com Inc who leaked confidential information about the online retailer’s financial performance pleaded guilty on Thursday to an …
Former CFO Sentenced to 3 Years for Stealing $ 700,000 from Rapid City Rush | Crime and courts
A former CFO who stole $ 700,000 from the Rapid City Rush was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison in a three-hour court hearing filled with revelations about the hockey team’s finances. Jennifer Durham has committed “hundreds of criminal acts over a nine-year period,” prosecutor Benjamin Patterson told Federal Court in Rapid City. …
CFO sentenced to federal prison for taking $700,000 from his employer
REGION — The former chief operating officer of a Carlsbad-based contractors insurance company was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company, the office of the US Attorney on October 6. Antonia Barber, 52, of San Diego took $726,060.75 from Target Financial and Insurance Services …
Former Amazon CFO and family charged with $ 1.4 million insider trading scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused a former Amazon CFO of insider trading. On Monday, the regulatory oversight body said that from at least January 2016 to July 2018, Laksha Bohra carried out corporate actions based on confidential information to which she had access as a member of the trade giant’s tax …
Feds charge Amazon CFO with insider trading
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain The federal Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit Monday against an Amazon chief financial officer who allegedly leaked confidential company information to family members, earning them nearly $1.4 million by trading on the basis of insider tips. Bothell resident Laksha Bohra, former head of Amazon’s tax division; her husband, Viky Bohra; …
SEC accuses former Amazon CFO and her family in $ 1.4 million insider trading case
A former senior Amazon tax official has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Laksha Bohra reportedly acquired confidential information while she prepared and reviewed the calculations used to formulate Amazon’s quarterly and annual profits filed with the SEC between January 2016 and July 2018, according to a press release from …
Amazon CFO and family charged with insider trading
Amazon’s CFO is charged with insider trading for ‘tipping her husband and stepfather on confidential earnings that earned them $1.4 million over two years’ Amazon tax department senior Laksha Bohra was charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Bohra’s husband, Viky Bohra, and stepfather, Gotham Bohra, have also been charged …
HilltopSecurities Welcomes Michael Belsky to Chicago Public Finance Division
DALLAS – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently welcomed Michael Belsky to the company’s Chicago public finance office. Belsky is joining the company as a Managing Director and will serve as a municipal credit analyst, as well as overseeing the company’s internal training program for public finance professionals as part of its professional …
Google is redefining the Google Finance service for desktop and mobile
Google redesigned Google Finance to educate consumers about the stock market, opening up the space to more users. This is one of a series of Google financial services initiatives, and it looks like it has now turned to trading. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of information, charts and forecasts on the Fintech industry with the Fintech …
Midland’s Equipment Finance Division Recognized for Accelerated Growth | Business
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS – Aug 27, 2020 – Midland States Bank today announced that Midland Equipment Finance (MEF), its equipment finance division, has been named one of The Top 100 Equipment Finance and Leasing Companies by The Monitor Daily for the second year in a row. The MEF went from its initial 79e ranking at 66e …
Vacant CFO position at Myntra
Through Taxscan team – August 8, 2020 8:59 p.m. Myntra is hiring Chartered Accountants for the Finance Director position at their Bangalore location. Myntra is an Indian fashion e-commerce company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The company was founded in 2007 to sell personalized gift items. In May 2014, Myntra.com was acquired by Flipkart. Job …
Leelanau County Road Commission seeks Director, CFO | Local news
SUTTONS BAY – The Leelanau County Roads Commission has two of its top spots open as its 18-year-old CFO resigned. Joe Nedow, who serves a dual role as meeting secretary to the board of directors, serves as chief financial officer at the Benzie County Road Commission. “I had to do something that suited me the …
Finance Division Launches “Knowledge Base” Resource
After 18 months of planning, design and development, the Finance Division Knowledge Base is finally here. A self-service online library, the Knowledge Base contains hundreds of selected articles covering frequently asked questions, troubleshooting guides, tutorials, and other useful topics on finance and business operations. The articles were written by subject matter experts from each of …
Vacant CFO position at Intel
Through Taxscan team – July 18, 2020 11:33 a.m. Intel is hiring Chartered Accountants for the CFO position at its Bangalore site. Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. It is the largest and most popular semiconductor chipmaker in the world by revenue and …
New CFO hired by City of Imperial Beach | News
Since the death of former Director of Administrative Services Doug Bradley in 2017, the position of Chief Financial Officer for the Town of Imperial Beach has been vacant. City Manager Andy Hall and Deputy City Manager Erika Cortez and staff did the acting work and consultants were also hired. Two months ago, the position was …
HilltopSecurities Public Finance Division Welcomes William Evans as Underwriting Manager
DALLAS – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) announced today that William Evans has recently joined the company’s public finance division as Managing Director, responsible for underwriting. Evans will lead HilltopSecurities’ negotiated and competitive underwriting efforts, working with public finance bankers and fixed income capital markets sales and trading offices to assist with pricing, …
Senior CFO, Financial Analyst and Chief Financial Officer
By Alakanda. M – June 11, 2020 4:23 p.m. Amazon is recruiting qualified CA/ICWA/MBA for various positions such as Chief Financial Officer, Financial Analyst and Chief Financial Officer at their branch in Bangalore, KA. Candidates must have more than 10 years of experience. Amazon India continues to grow at an incredible rate. They are looking …
Nova Scotia Announces Changes to Finance Division
Written by Andre Corselli Jason Zampi, who will become vice president of financial planning and analysis, a new department. Photo via NS. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) has announced organizational changes within its finance division, effective June 1, 2020. Jason Zampi will become vice president of financial planning and analysis, a new department. Clyde “Jake” Allison, …
New financial director on board at Gustine town hall | Community
GUSTINE – A new financial director is on board at Gustine town hall. Jas Birring recently took on this role, arriving at Gustine after working for almost three years as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Budget Office at UC Merced. She has a total of 16 years of experience in the field, with stints …
Local bank plans new headquarters for Henrico for finance division
A rendering of the future C&F Financial consumer loan building at 5491 International Trade Drive. (Submitted) A local bank is moving forward with the project of a new head office for one of its subsidiaries. C&F Financial, the parent company of C&F Bank, closed this month on land near Richmond International Airport, where it will …
Avidbank strengthens its Specialty Finance division
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avidbank Holdings, Inc., (OTC Pink: AVBH), a bank holding company and the parent company of Avidbank, today announced that two accomplished credit professionals have joined the Bank. Mounir Gad joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Specialty Finance Division. His prior experience includes Crestline Investors, Inc., an institutional alternative investment …
Chicago-based litigation finance firm Delta Capital Partners Management LLC announces new offices and hires
CHICAGO, January 8, 2020 / PRNewswire / – Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a private equity and advisory firm specializing in litigation finance, today announced major milestones in its growth. Christophe DeLise, Managing Director, CEO and CO-CIO of Delta, said: “Delta has achieved its key business goals for 2019 by hiring top professionals, strengthening our …
Bank Leumi UK expands property finance division with two new appointments
In order to strengthen its presence in the field of real estate financing, the multi-specialist bank Leumi UK announces the appointment of Daniel Blancman and Andrew Boyce to its real estate financing team Andrew Boyce (left) and Daniel Whiteman (right) Daniel Whiteman has been appointed director of relationships and Andrew Boyce joins as deputy director …
Former CFO Sentenced to Six Years for Stealing $ 457,000 from Lake of the Woods | Crime, police and fire
The former chief financial officer of the Lake of the Woods Association was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for stealing $ 457,000 from the group of owners. Roy C. Mayberry, 46, of Stafford County was sentenced by Orange County Circuit Court to 40, with all but six years suspended. He had previously pleaded …
Finance Division staff roll up their sleeves to be “a force for good in the world” | Latest | NDWorks
Service in the community is business as usual for many offices and departments in Notre Dame. This is the case with the Finance Division. Lending a helping hand reflects the Catholic character and the institutional mission of the University. “Serving others is what Jesus did”, comments Mark Zeese, a business process program manager in accounting …
End of an era as ICICI bank closes project finance division
One of India’s oldest development finance institutions, ICICI Bank Ltd., which later evolved into a universal bank, decided to close its dedicated project finance vertical, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. of the file, on condition of anonymity. All project finance proposals will now be evaluated by the Broad Business Loans division. …
A financial company offers 9 months of parental leave equal to full pay
Asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen is offering nine months of fully paid parental leave to new mums and dads working at its business in the UK. The policy is considered one of the most generous in the UK financial sector, more than doubling the company’s current full-pay maternity benefit by four months, with paternity leave …
Atlantic Union Bank Announces Creation of New Equipment Finance Division
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlantic Union Bank today announced the creation of a new division of the bank called Atlantic Union Equipment Finance. Atlantic Union Equipment Finance will provide a wide variety of equipment finance solutions to commercial and enterprise customers. This includes financing equipment assets including marine, tractors, trailers, buses, …
Synovus launches new specialty finance division and new structured finance team
COLOMB, Georgia – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Synovus Bank announced the launch of a new specialty finance division focused on providing debt finance and commercial banking solutions to finance companies operating in niche asset classes. The division includes the addition of a structured finance team and draws on the expertise of Global One Financial, the insurance …
Finance director Beverley Marson took nearly £100,000 from Scarborough engineering firm through fraud
Sweetening Engineers Beverley Marson, 54, embezzled money from accounts at Sweeting Engineers in Scarborough and spent the money on gambling and clothing, York Crown Court heard. Between January 2014 and December 2018, Marson searched company accounts and splurged while gambling and shopping at Next and Bonmarche, prosecutor Rob Galley said. Marson, who had been with …
The CFO who stole £ 85,000 from a company bought overseas
A CFO who stole more than £ 85,000 from the company she worked for bought several houses, including a house in Hungary, a court has heard. Debbie Alexander, 50, was employed by Tail Lift and Shutterdoor Specialists (TASDS) in Caerphilly for six years, but committed the theft between 2014 and 2018. Without his employer knowing, …
Job Opportunity: Finance Manager at Tiny Trees Preschool
We hire!FINANCE MANAGERCLOSING DATE: Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (Priority deadline) Tiny Trees Preschool offers children a quality education and a joyful and nature-rich childhood: a childhood full of play, exploration and wonder. By creating cheerful outdoor classrooms in public parks in Seattle and King County, Tiny Trees makes preschool and nature accessible. …
Corpus Christi Employees Finance Service clients succeed
The Corpus Christi office staff for the Employee Finance department are Assistant Manager Samantha Hardin (left), client associates Blake Skelton and Lauren Valdez, and Office Manager (seated) Michelle Neville. Photo by Jane Kathleen Gregorio By Jane Kathleen Gregorio August 30, 2018 Employees Finance Service at Corpus Christi lives by its motto: “We Succeed When Our …
Cambria CA CSD CFO leaves, interim takes over
The Cambrian Community Services District will hold two meetings this week on proposed water and sewer rate increases. Cambrian Archive Photo There is an interim chief financial officer at the Cambria Community Services District, but so far district officials have not explained why the former director is no longer in the role. Then-CFO Rudy Hernandez …
Bolton’s CFO robbed a company to fund a luxury lifestyle
A finance director stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from his employers to fund a luxury lifestyle, which included designer kittens. Matthew Farrimond, who worked in a management role at a construction company, was jailed for four years after pocketing a total of £369,000 in company earnings under the guise of charitable donations. The 41-year-old …
Lasco Career Spotlight: Paul King, Mitsubishi CFO
Paul King loves helping people. This mantra of doing things for others dates back to his five plus years in the military as an Army Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division. But it does not stop there. Every day, Paul works with potential buyers of new and pre-owned vehicles at Grand Blanc Mitsubishi. It helps …
Financial Manager (Mines / Accounting / Management / Taxation) – Liberia
Reference number: 124 0311 VNR Job description: Our client is looking for a CFO to manage the finance department by leading the effective management of organizational assets and liabilities, contribute to the profitability and sustainability of the organization, maintain and improve organizational development and growth, manage and evaluate financial performance, develop and maintain relationships with …
The finger pointing at the finance company TIAA
As these numbers show, insurance is TIAA’s biggest business by far. It is a joint stock life insurance company whose shares are held by the supervisory board of TIAA. Most of the money it generates in its businesses is either reinvested in the business or paid out to TIAA annuity holders, according to the company. …
5 Questions the Small Business Owner Should Ask the CFO or CFO
Small business owner, congratulations. Your business has grown to such an extent that you need to beef up your accounting firepower in the form of a CFO. Maybe your company is now a middle-market company, big enough to justify giving your “numbers person” the grander title of chief financial officer. Either way, I commend you …
Label / management company based in New York – Finance Manager / Director (US)
We are a New York-based artist management, record label, and concert / festival production company. Our boutique firm is looking to add a CFO or Director to our team; salary scale to be determined on the basis of professional experience. THE DESCRIPTION As CFO / Director, you will report directly to the President. You will …
Former Placentia CFO gets 25 years in prison for embezzling more than $5 million – Orange County Register
SANTA ANA — A former director of financial services for the city of Placentia was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for embezzling more than $5 million from the financially troubled municipality. Michael Minh Nguyen has accepted a court offer asking him to admit to dozens of crimes, including those of embezzlement and money …
UK-based Korean company chief financial officer “sacked after refusing to bow to boss and make coffee”
A CFO of a UK-based Korean company lost her job because she refused to bow to her boss, an employment tribunal said today. Misook McDonald, 43, was reportedly demoted after her “furious” manager confronted her that she had not bowed to him at the start and end of each working day. Ms McDonald also claims …
Thieves attack the director of a financial company in Besant Nagar
A gang of four attempted to rob a branch of Muthoot Fincorp on Velankanni Church Road in Besant Nagar on Friday afternoon. During the lunch break, there were only three employees in the company and there were no customers. The gang, covering their faces with handkerchiefs, stormed into the branch on the first floor above …