Ernst & Young's financial services business has appointed Kreab Gavin Anderson as its retained media relations agency.
City Index, the number two player in financial spread betting, is planning major investment in "brand content" in 2013 after a first run "vastly outperformed" expectations.
Aviva chief marketing and communications officer Amanda Mackenzie has called on the marketing community to behave more ethically.
McCann Erickson is out of the pitch for HSBC's £400m global advertising business, which it said was due to pitching for another unnamed global bank.
Barclays is expected to place its comms function at the heart of a wide-ranging post-Libor review of its business following the departure of its top comms man.
Grey and BBDO are understood to be lining up against incumbent JWT for the £400m HSBC global creative account.
Google's US stock market blunder has underlined the danger of panicking the markets with badly handled financial announcements, according to comms agency bosses.
A Dubai-based private equity house looking to buy English football club Leeds United has been using The Outside Organisation for media relations support, PRWeek understands.
One of the world's oldest banks has called in fresh PR counsel as it looks to increase its UK presence.
Direct Line Group has announced a restructure of its marketing operations, to coincide with the promotion of Mark Evans to the role of group marketing director.