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Times are tough, and companies are scrutinising the money they spend on training with a critical eye. With so many more pressing calls on their finances, many are tempted to [...]

Science education is expected to receive a significant boost in today's spending review, but if the investment is to benefit all levels of society, public understanding of science must be [...]

The need to improve consumers' financial education is expected to feature widely in Ron Sandler's review of the long-term savings market, which is published next week. Mr Sandler, former chief [...]

* Carlos Asilis has been named chief US equity strategist for JP Morgan Chase. He was global head of emerging markets equity strategy at JP [...]

* Patrick Gross has been appointed chairman of the board of directors at Aegis, the media buying [...]

* Robert R. Ruffolo Jr has been elected senior vice-president, Wyeth, and president, Wyeth Research. He succeeds L. Patrick Gage, who is retiring after nearly 30 years in the pharmaceuticals [...]

Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, has strengthened its private banking service with the appointment of Klaus Martini, who takes on the newly created position of global chief investment officer for [...]

Kane to head copper group Francis J. Kane has been named president of the International Copper Association, which represents the producers of 80 per cent of the world's copper output. [...]

SSgA recruits Hickling State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of the US group, has named Greg Hickling manager of business development for its Australian operations. Hickling, who joins [...]

Goldman Sachs has added to its top-ranked analysts, hired to strengthen its pan-European shares business, with the appointment of Charles Burrows. He will head Goldman's capital goods investment research team. [...]

* John Evans has been named partner and head of the employment practice at Coudert Brothers, the global law firm. He will work closely with Michael Magotsch, head of European [...]

* Chris Collett and Jo Leach have been appointed directors of the media and internet research team at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Collett was media analyst at UBS Warburg, and joins [...]

Sawford joins Affinity Internet Affinity Internet Holdings, the UK reseller of branded telecommunications and internet services, has recruited Nicola Sawford, chief financial officer of venture capital group Vesta, as finance [...]

* Kate Vandermeer has been named programme director for planning at London First, which represents the capital's main businesses. She qualified as a town planner at Montagu Evans in [...]

Business Link role for Coates Alan Coates, well known in business and politics through his work with the Park Royal Partnership and Business in the Community, will soon be wearing [...]

Frey to head securities forum The European Securities Forum, a lobby group on clearing and settlement, has appointed Werner Frey CEO, continuing its shift to a more continental focus. Last [...]

Merrill Lynch has hired Gregory Smith, a former JP Morgan H&Q analyst, to cover financial processing companies. This new area of coverage would include the payment, securities and other related [...]

* Ian Major has been named European head of financial services at Scient, the e-business consultancy. He was previously with IBM global services, where he built the UK financial services [...]

* Guy Morgan is joining St George Bank in Sydney as head of balance sheet management. He was head of asset liability management for National Australia Bank's four banks in [...]

Harwood joins ETrade division ETrade Securities, the institutional division of ETrade, the online broker, has named Jeffrey Harwood European leisure and hotels analyst. Harwood is the latest recruit from Credit [...]

* Jacques Friedmann is to join the board of directors at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the luxury products group, following approval at LVMH's next AGM. Friedmann is honorary general [...]

QinetiQ Trusted Information Management, the security services company, has named John Holland as chief executive officer. QinetiQ Trusted is part of QinetiQ, which was spun out of the government's Defence [...]

Seignette heads BoA in Germany Bank of America's drive to expand its investment banking and capital markets business in Europe is forging ahead with the appointment of Sylvia Seignette as [...]

* Ola Ramstedt, 48, has been appointed chief executive of Skandia Liv, the Swedish life assurance company. The former executive vice-president for Skandia succeeds Magnus Ohlsson, who becomes senior adviser [...]

* Santander Central Hispano, Spain's biggest bank, has named Jorge Moran head of its asset management division and assistant managing director of the bank. Moran, 37, was previously vice-chairman and [...]

DrKW names Kivinen, Harte Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment banking arm of Dresdner Bank, has appointed Petri Kivinen and Raymond Harte to the emerging markets global debt origination team. [...]

* Fujitsu Network Communications has announced the appointment of Takanobu Yoden as president and chief executive. Yoden was previously group senior vice-president of Fujitsu Limited's global business, with responsibility for [...]

Siebel appoints Tocino Siebel Systems, the US enterprise software company, has appointed Isabel Tocino chairwoman of Siebel Spain and Portugal. Tocino, a former Spanish government minister, will also serve on [...]

* Mark Bentley has been named global head of energy and utilities within HSBC's corporate finance and advisory [...]

Frey to head securities forum The European Securities Forum, a lobby group on clearing and settlement, has appointed Werner Frey chief executive, continuing its shift to a more continental focus. [...]

* Paul Forman has been appointed chief executive of Low & Bonar, the plastics and specialist materials group. Forman joins from Unipart Group of Companies, where he was a main [...]

Donaldson moves to OMS Old Mutual Securities has appointed Nicholas Donaldson head of corporate finance as part of its continuing effort to expand the company's corporate finance activities. OMS is [...]

Merrill Lynch has recruited Gregory Smith, a former JP Morgan H&Q analyst, to cover financial processing companies. 'This new area of coverage for Merrill Lynch encompasses the payment, securities and [...]

Lee steps up at GM Europe Timothy E. Lee has been appointed vice-president of manufacturing at General Motors Europe. He replaces James R. Wiemels who is moving to the US [...]

Women join Statoil's board In a move to demonstrate a clear commitment to sex equality, Statoil, Norway's largest oil group, has announced that three of the six candidates proposed for [...]

British Nuclear Fuels has named Charlie Pryor, chief executive and president of US subsidiary Westinghouse, head of its nuclear utilities business group. The atomic energy group has changed its management [...]

SSSB's Miller retires Edward Miller, co-chief executive of Schroder Salomon Smith Barney, is stepping down after 34 years at the investment bank. Miller's long and distinguished career has spanned the [...]

* Rolf Classon has been appointed head of strategy and business development for Bayer HealthCare. He is currently head of Bayer's diagnostics [...]

* Attila Gazdag has been promoted to managing director of the Walt Disney Internet Group's European operations. As WDIG's vice-president of international business development, he was responsible for the European, [...]

* Anne Milne has become Deutsche Bank's head of Latin American corporate bond research. Milne previously headed Latin American corporate bond strategy at JP [...]

Moriarty joins Macquarie Macquarie, the Sydney-based investment bank, has recruited Gerry Moriarty, one of Telstra's most senior executives, to become deputy chairman of Macquarie's newly formed communications infrastructure group MCIG. [...]

* Hugh Elwes has been appointed director of Hawkpoint's financial services business [...]

* Sir Robert Wilson, chairman of Rio Tinto, has joined The Economist Group as a non-executive [...]

Regeneration role for Docherty Joe Docherty, director of the Urban and Regional Economic Development Unit at Barclays Bank, is to become chief executive of the Tees Valley Urban Regeneration Company, [...]

Martin Currie recruits Berry Martin Currie, the Edinburgh investment house, has completed its programme of hiring high-level recruits from London with the appointment of David Berry as product manager, income [...]

Sweden's central bank has named Lars Heikensten its new governor, opting for experience and continuity in advance of a likely euro referendum next year. Heikensten, 51, currently the bank's first [...]

Michael Everett has been appointed head of Australian Equity Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs. He was recruited from Salomon Smith Barney, where he was a director. 'This significant hire represents [...]

Abbott Labs reshuffle Abbott Laboratories, the US healthcare group, has reshuffled management at its diagnostics unit after a series of planned retirements. All of the appointments come from within the [...]

The management shake-up at Prudential UK, the life assurer, is moving ahead with the appointment of Neil Berkett as chief operating officer. Berkett joins from Trek Investco, a management buy-in [...]

* Ian Edwards, director of finance at Kingfisher, has been appointed chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the charity that funds research to find a cure for diabetes. He [...]