The future of the UK mortgage market

07 September 2015

Christopher Woolard

It scarcely needs saying that few issues in the UK matter more to the general public than homeownership. As a nation, we consume huge amounts of information about property. We are borrowing more. And we’re spending increasing amounts of disposable income on homes. For mortgage leaders today of course – in business and regulation, as well as in politics – those trends create a number of important questions. Some are questions rooted in the origins of the financial crisis. Others very micro and personal.
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Carin Gorter and Bas Brouwers nominated as members Executive Board

05 September 2015

The Supervisory Board has nominated Carin Gorter and Bas Brouwers as members of the Executive Board of Rabobank Nederland. Both nominations will be submitted for regulatory review and for advice from the Works Council. Carin Gorter will become Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Bas Brouwers will take up the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The existing role of Chief Financial and Risk Officer, currently held by Bert Bruggink, will be split.
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Visa Europe: Albrecht Kiel new Managing Director for Central Europe

27 August 2015

Visa Europe has appointed Albrecht Kiel as Managing Director for Central Europe as per 1 October 2015. He will continue to strengthen the regional business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and drive Visa Europe’s growth in those markets. Albrecht Kiel succeeds Ottmar Bloching, who is leaving the company on 30 September 2015 to join the management of Deutsche Sparkassenverlag. Continue reading…

Rob Ruijter Chairman of Delta Lloyd Supervisory Board

24 August 2015

The Supervisory Board of Delta Lloyd has appointed Rob Ruijter as Chairman of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 October 2015. He will succeed Jean Frijns, who will step down on that same date. The Supervisory Board is expected to nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy resulting from Jean Frijns’s departure during the next shareholders meeting. Further details will follow in the usual manner. Continue reading…