27 Feb 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Construction firm Alfred McAlpine has appointed Ludgate
Communications to handle its City PR...Construction firm Alfred McAlpine has appointed Ludgate
Communications to handle its City PR as it bids to revive its share
price and increase margins after several years of sluggish
performance.
The incumbent agency was Square Mile which had held the account for the
last four years. Square Mile did ...
09 Jan 1998
| by IAN DARBY
The City of London s financial community enjoyed its first
dedicated broadcast on 5 January...The City of London s financial community enjoyed its first
dedicated broadcast on 5 January as City News Radio 101.4FM went on-air.
Broadcast on weekdays from 5am to 10am, it is operated by London News
Radio and has a potential audience of 300,000 in the Square Mile.
...
09 Jan 1998
| by IAN DARBY
City super-regulator the Financial Services Authority, which has
appointed Philip Robinson as its...City super-regulator the Financial Services Authority, which has
appointed Philip Robinson as its first director of communications and
corporate affairs, is seeking four new staff to complete its senior
communications team. The body is also looking to buy in PR advice during
the course ...
03 Apr 1998
| by STEPHEN ARMSTRONG
Patience Wheatcroft, business and City editor of the Times, is
probably unique among journalists...Patience Wheatcroft, business and City editor of the Times, is
probably unique among journalists ...
write about the City, it s important to get across the
colourful personalities of the people who run ...
reorganising
its direction.
The weekend money section was very strong but we needed more City
focus ...
13 Nov 1998
| by KATHY GREENE and JULIETTE GARSIDE
Financial PR practitioners should not be subject to stricter
regulation by City watchdog...Financial PR practitioners should not be subject to stricter
regulation by City watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA),
according to the IPR City and Financial Group.
After debating ...
-constituted FSA had asked
the IPR group to comment on its draft rule book, which covers a wide
range of City ...
11 Dec 1998
| by KATHY GREENE
The IPR s City and Financial group has elected Neil Mainland,
managing director of Mainland Public...The IPR s City and Financial group has elected Neil Mainland,
managing director of Mainland Public Relations, as its chairman.
Selected by the group s 12 member committee last week, he took ...
.
The City and Financial group has a membership of over 500. Mainland has
been a member of the group ...
13 Feb 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Representatives of City and financial PR advisers are lobbying the
Financial Services Authority...Representatives of City and financial PR advisers are lobbying the
Financial Services Authority ...
of new regulations concerning
information disclosure and codes of conduct for City PR people.
Members of the practitioners committee will be drawn from City
professions including bankers, brokers ...
02 Oct 1998
| by MAGGIE BROWN
Jerome Peyrat has been appointed as the new director of information
and communication for the city...Jerome Peyrat has been appointed as the new director of information
and communication for the city of Paris. He will oversee media relations
for both the town hall - the local authority for the city, whose total
annual budget is about pounds 7 billion - and the city s elected mayor,
Jean ...
11 Sep 1998
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
City and Hackney Community Services NHS Trust, which provides
primary and community care...City and Hackney Community Services NHS Trust, which provides
primary and community care, and mental health services, is looking to
appoint its first communications director. PR was formerly managed by
the Trust s human resources department.
...
20 Nov 1998
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
employs
City Press PR...., which employs
City Press PR.
Spin Media has organised two events to woo shoppers. On 12 ...
for
Manchester city centre.
Meanwhile City Press PR, which has organised a 36-foot, singing
Christmas ...