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✨LOOK WHO'S MADE THE NEWS WITH THE CITY'S LATEST MOVES - No.391✨
✨LOOK WHO'S MADE THE NEWS WITH THE CITY'S LATEST MOVES✨
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🌟 A LIFE-CHANGING CHALLENGE: MY LONDON MARATHON UPDATE 🌟
As I continue training for the London Marathon, I want to share an update. The past few weeks have tested my resilience, but hey, what’s a little pain between friends?
I have logged tens of miles—more than I ever thought possible, considering my relationship with my office was once pretty serious. Training hasn’t been without hurdles—I have had a flare-up in my neck and spine, knee pain, and even an ear, throat, and sinus infection. Basically, my body has staged multiple protests, although I am refusing to give in to its demands.
Despite these challenges, I am loving the process. Who knew pushing your body to its limits could be so much fun? (Okay, fun might be a strong word, still…let’s go with it.) Every mile reminds me why I took on this goal—to show that living with axial SpA doesn’t mean you can’t chase big dreams, even if those dreams involve willingly walking for hours.
This marathon is about more than just finishing; it’s about resilience, perseverance, and proving that stubbornness can sometimes be a superpower. Every run and every small victory keeps me going—along with the promise of a massive post-race meal.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported me so far—your encouragement (and occasional reminders to stretch) keep me moving forward. Onward and upward, one step at a time!
See you at the finish line (probably crawling, but still crossing)!
Oliver
💖 How you can help
Please join me in this mission by donating to my fundraiser for NASS. Every contribution—big or small—will make a difference to someone’s life.
👉 Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/oliver-rolfe-1733393822095
Your generosity and encouragement will fuel every step of my journey.
This marathon is more than just 26.2 miles—it’s a testament to resilience, hope, and the power of community. Thank you for believing in me and supporting this incredible cause.
With gratitude,
Oliver 🙏🏻
✨AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS 2024/25✨
✨NEW!!! - AI’S BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS - BEST SPECIALIST FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE SEARH FIRM & CLIENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD - 2025
✨GLOBAL 100 2025 - AWARD - INNOVATION WITHIN HEALTH & WELLBEING FOR CORPORATES AND INDIVIDUALS✨
✨GLOBAL CEO EXCELLENCE AWARDS - MOST DEDICATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY SEARCH FIRM CEO 2024 (UK): Oliver Rolfe✨
✨GLOBAL BUSINESS INSIGHT AWARDS - BEST INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM 2024 - UK✨
✨GLOBAL 100 AWARDS - BEST EQUITIES & INVESTMENT BANKING SEARCH FIRM - 2024✨
✨M&A TODAY GLOBAL AWARDS WINNERS - BEST EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM - GLOBAL EQUITIES & INVESTMENT BANKING 2024✨
✨YOUR WINTER HEALTH & WELLBEING PLAN✨
Winter can be a challenging season for maintaining health and well-being, especially with shorter days, colder weather, and the demands of professional life. These months often bring unique challenges, from managing seasonal mood shifts to staying motivated amidst the darkness and colder temperatures. However, with a well-structured plan, it’s possible not only to manage but also to thrive, using winter as a period for building resilience, reinforcing healthy habits, and fostering connections. This month-by-month plan provides simple, focused strategies to keep physical, mental, and emotional well-being in balance throughout winter, ensuring you enter spring with renewed energy and vitality.
February: Building Resilience and Positive Habits
Theme: "Strengthening Wellbeing"
Focus Areas:
Resilience Training
Stress Management: Try progressive muscle relaxation, journaling, or regular breathing exercises.
Focus on Positivity: Continue practising gratitude and reframe negative thoughts with positive ones.
Maintain Social Connections
Check-in with Colleagues: Set up bi-weekly check-ins or virtual coffee chats for motivation and encouragement.
Family and Friends: Plan enjoyable activities to foster closeness with loved ones.
Enhance Physical Wellness
Routine Variety: Introduce new forms of exercise, such as dancing or an online workout class.
Sleep Quality Check: Evaluate your sleep; adjust your routine to ensure restful sleep (e.g., by reducing caffeine or adjusting room temperature).
Recommended Activities:
Week 1-2: Schedule relaxation practices and resilience activities.
Week 3: Try a new form of exercise and assess sleep patterns.
Week 4: Connect with colleagues or loved ones; celebrate personal progress.
March: Prepare for Spring & Reflect on Winter Progress
Theme: "Embrace New Energy & Reflect on Growth"
Focus Areas:
Reflect on Winter Journey
Celebrate Wins: Review achievements and acknowledge progress made over the winter months.
Adapt Goals: Adjust winter goals and prepare for any seasonal changes in your wellness plan.
Reassess Health Habits
Dietary Review: Check if any adjustments to your diet are needed as the season changes.
Routine Consistency: Ensure your routine supports both work productivity and personal time.
Physical Activity Outdoors
Outdoor Activities: Plan nature walks or outdoor exercise to embrace the change in weather and increase fresh air intake.
Light Therapy: With more natural light returning, reduce reliance on artificial light sources if you were using any.
Recommended Activities:
Week 1: Review winter progress and set new spring goals.
Week 2: Make adjustments to dietary intake based on seasonal changes.
Week 3: Schedule outdoor activities as weather permits.
Week 4: Finalise routine adjustments and celebrate the onset of spring.
Conclusion:
The winter season, while often viewed as a time of hibernation, can instead be an opportunity for growth, renewal, and self-care. By taking small, deliberate steps each month, it’s possible to maintain energy levels, enhance productivity, and keep a positive outlook, regardless of the challenges winter brings. Through consistent attention to physical health, mindfulness practices, social connections, and personal goals, this plan empowers you to navigate the winter months with resilience and optimism. By the time spring arrives, you’ll have not only safeguarded your health and wellbeing but also laid the foundation for continued growth and success in the seasons ahead.
For more advice on how to maintain a healthy and balanced life, check out "The Holistic Guide to Your Health & Wellbeing Today" by Oliver Rolfe. You can find the book here.
The Holistic Guide To Your Health & Wellbeing Today - Available now on Amazon.
The Holistic Guide To Your Health & Wellbeing Today, has reached the Number 1 spot in the Health & Wellbeing category on Kobo! It’s also ranked Number 9 in Health & Wellbeing & Psychology, and Number 14 in Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Mind & Body
Note: This plan serves as a general framework and should be adapted to the specific needs and context of your workplace. Always consult with relevant professionals for expert advice.
✨THESE ARE THE LATEST GLOBAL FINANCIAL MOVES OVER THE PAST 7 DAYS✨
Vivek Sharma is starting a new position as Director (Vice-President) at Credit Suisse, part of UBS Group at UBS
Jannis Brombacher is starting a new position as Associate Client Relationship Manager (AO): Institutional Client Coverage CH | UBS Asset Management at UBS
Allan Le Collen is starting a new position as M&A Associate at Lazard
Sean Bergmann is starting a new position as Associate Director | Equity Sales Trader at UBS
Emily Watts is starting a new position as Head of Corporate Development at Cavendish
Mary-Anne Sixsmith, CFA is starting a new position as Consultant at Bain & Company
Matthew Radley is starting a new position as Leveraged Finance at Deutsche Bank
Will Sherrington, MCSI is starting a new position as Associate Portfolio Manager at Cazenove Capital
Andrew Wilson is starting a new position as Equity Analyst at MFS Investment Management
Monica Dempsey-Castillo is starting a new position as Senior Director Institutional Equity Sales at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Jack Elliott is starting a new position as Investment Associate at Carleton Partners
Fabrizio Pagani is starting a new position as Chairman at Finint Infra SGR
Simon Morgan is starting a new position as Global Head of Sales at Copper.co
Johney J. Kim is starting a new position as Strategy & Growth Advisor at CarbonEnergy Inc.
Sami Guerninouche is starting a new position as Market Risk Analyst | Consultant at BNP Paribas CIB
Sami Guerninouche is starting a new position as Manager Global Market at Nexialog Consulting
Jason Colavita is starting a new position as Portfolio Reviewer at Legg Mason (Acquired by Franklin Templeton)
Jessica Murphy is starting a new position as Executive Assistant at UBS
Chris Lukaszek is starting a new position as Head of Sales, Switzerland | Member of the Swiss Management Board at Kepler Cheuvreux
Emmanuel Dray is starting a new position as EMEA Head of Investors, Financial Institutions Coverage at BNP Paribas
Stephen Rahim is starting a new position as Project Manager at Mizuho
Philip Rim is starting a new position as Equity Analyst at Bessemer Trust
David Wragg is starting a new position as Equity Trader at Investec
Thomas Cowen is starting a new position as Head of Sellside Advisory and Technology M&A, EMEA at Barclays Investment Bank
Shuja H. Naqvi is starting a new position as Vice President at State Street
Sam Wareham is starting a new position as Head of Corporate Fixed Income Syndicate EMEA at Barclays Investment Bank
Talbot Stark is starting a new position as Senior Subject Matter Expert- Global Finance at GLG
Christoph Vogt is starting a new position as Cash Equity Sales - Vice President at J.P. Morgan
Niels Carl is starting a new position as Vice President FIG Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Christian Graven is starting a new position as Executive Director at Rabobank
Alastair Wood is starting a new position as Head of Risk for Market Making at Marex
Duncan Andrews is starting a new position as Vice President Information Technology at Realstar Group
Rebeca Misawa is starting a new position as Fixed Income Analyst at Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A.
Dr. Ram Behin is starting a new position as Non Executive Director at Triton Liquid Fund
Silvia La Barbera is starting a new position as Investment Banking Analyst at Citi
Sergio Trezzi is starting a new position as Managing Director, Distribution at Sienna Investment Managers
Rushabh Pinesh Mehta is starting a new position as Information Security Program Manager at Rubrik
Luis Miguel Alcega Spadei is starting a new position as M&A Vice President at Santander
Phil Giovannetti is starting a new position as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Compliance Officer at Landmark Investment Partners
James Masserio is starting a new position as Head of Global Equities at RBC Capital Markets
Guillaume Tiberghien is starting a new position as Investor Relations Officer at BNP Paribas
Renato Agyemang Duah is starting a new position as Vice President at J.P. Morgan
Monica Tepes, CFA is starting a new position as Non Executive Director at European Assets Trust PLC
Volkan Benihasim is starting a new position as Global Head of FX, EM Rates and Commodities at HSBC
Tim Dainton is starting a new position as Director - Corporate Broking at OAK Securities
Christian Arnold is starting a new position as Senior Equity Research Analyst at ODDO BHF
Kenneth Barner-Rasmussen is starting a new position as Head of Private Assets and Alternatives at Titanium
Ashtead’s Michael Pratt will step down as chief financial officer of the group on 28 February
JP Morgan American (JAM) investment trust portfolio manager Jonathan Simon will retire from JP Morgan Funds in March
Duncan MacInnes, senior fund manager and partner at Ruffer, has left the firm with immediate effect
London-based hedge fund Taula Capital Management has recruited Alfredo Saitta, a former Portfolio Manager at Brevan Howard Asset Management
Jason Sippel, co-Head of Global Markets at JPMorgan Chase, is set to leave the US bank after more than 20 years to take on a high-profile role at UK-based macro hedge fund Rokos Capital Management
Maarten Smit, CFA is starting a new position as Senior Portfolio Analyst at Northern Trust Asset Management
Tim Zwinkels, CFA is starting a new position as Senior Quantitative Researcher at Northern Trust Asset Management
Edmund Wadge, PhD is starting a new position as Senior Quantitative Researcher at Northern Trust Asset Management
Gijsbert de Lange is starting a new position as Investment Solutions Expert at Northern Trust Asset Management
AGP Prime has appointed Tom Costello as Director of Business Operations and Trading
Borderless has bolstered it institutional-grade investment capabilities with the appointment of Ryan Silva as Partner and Head of Trading for the firm’s Multi-Strategy Fund
Rostro Group has appointed Saul Knapp to the newly created post of Managing Director, Futures and Options
Commodities expert Luke Sadrian has parted company with Rokos Capital Management after serving as a Partner and Investment Officer for two years and four months at Chris Rokos’s London-headquartered hedge fund firm
Ninety One has appointment Justin Jewell as Portfolio Manager in its Developed Markets Specialist Credit team, joining Darpan Harar as Co-Portfolio Manager on the Multi Asset Credit (MAC) and Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) funds
Mike Meligrigoris is starting a new position as Vice President for Institutional Business at T. Rowe Price
Titi Cole is starting a new position as Director at Citi
Keith Haberlin is starting a new position as Global Head of Business Services, Sales at SimCorp
Meaghan Dugan is starting a new position as Head of U.S. Options at Cboe
Maarten Smit is starting a new position as Senior Portfolio Analyst at Northern Trust Asset Management
Tim Zwinkels is starting a new position as Senior Quantitative Researcher at Northern Trust Asset Management
Edmund Wadge is starting a new position as Senior Quantitative Researcher at Northern Trust Asset Management
Gijsbert de Lange is starting a new position as Investment Solution Expert at Northern Trust Asset Management
Larry Conover is starting a new position as Vice President, Special Advisor for Proxy & Corporate Actions at Broadridge Financial Solutions
Maria Ramos is starting a new position as Group Chair at Standard Chartered
Antonia Lim is starting a new position as Chief Investment Officer at Impact Cubed
Glen Sinclair is starting a new position as Head of Client Management at Taskize
✨SPARTAN INTERNATIONAL - TESTIMONIALS✨
“Oliver takes the time to prepare candidates for interviews providing with detailed background of the teams and remains available through the whole process. He is looking to build long-term relationships, his personal approach makes him stand out from the other headhunters.”
EQUITIES PROFESSIONAL, EUROPE
“Oliver is a true professional I have known for several years in my career in equity research in London. He has consistently showed ability in meeting demand and supply in the field, leveraging on his strong network of contacts among corporates and professionals in the industry. Specifically at our firm, he played a key role in the process of setting up the Banks research team selecting high quality candidates across regions and seniority. It is a pleasure to deal with him.”
EQUITIES CLIENT, EUROPE
“Oliver is a consummate professional with a great deal of Market Experience. He is by far the best Headhunter I have ever worked with, as he is constantly on top of the ever changing BuySide /SellSide dynamics.”
EQUITIES DIRECTOR, USA
“I have had the pleasure of working with Oliver on a number of occasions in my career and have always found him to be the consummate professional, well connected and full of good ideas and introductions.”
EQUITIES PROFESSIONAL, UK
“Oliver Rolfe was always my primary contact when I worked in the markets. His discretion and deep market knowledge made him one of the few headhunters I would talk to.
EQUITIES PROFESSIONAL, SOUTH AFRICA
“I met Oliver when I decided to shift my career to equity market research from auditing. His help and advice was invaluable in my search. He was very personable from the first conversation, offering important input and actively listening to my requirement. It has to be said his knowledge/connections in the equity research market is unique.
Oliver is also excellent in preparing the candidate by offering additional advice and appropriate feedback on every stage of the process. Having seen numerous recruiters during my search, Oliver is by far the best and therefore I highly recommend him.”
EQUITIES DIRECTOR, UK
“Oliver is a consummate professional, with first-rate knowledge of the market in London. He is an excellent coach and I would highly recommend working with him.”
EQUITIES PROFESSIONAL, UK
“I met Oliver when I decided to shift my career to equity market research from auditing. His help and advice was invaluable in my search. He was very personable from the first conversation, offering important input and actively listening to my requirement. It has to be said his knowledge/ connections in the equity research market is unique. Oliver is also excellent in preparing the candidate by offering additional advice and appropriate feedback on every stage of the process. Having seen numerous recruiters during my search, Oliver is by far the best and therefore I highly recommend him.”
HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS, UK
“Oliver is a remarkable coach, a brilliant leader, and an exceptional person. Oliver is trained to tap into your conscious and unconscious mental and emotional processes, to help you unlock potential that is even hidden from you. He helped me overcome the mental blocks that sabotaged my own success.”
CEO, EQUITIES PROFESSIONAL, DUBAI
“Oliver Rolfe is clever, efficient, knowledgeable and honest. He is a highly valued professional and personal contact. I look forward to working with him for many years ahead – I can strongly recommend him.”
EQUITIES MANAGING DIRECTOR, USA
🌞📘 "The Holistic Guide To Your Health & Wellbeing Today" - No.1 Ranked Book on KOBO & No.2 Ranked Book on Amazon within Health & Wellbeing📚✨
✨THE HOLISTIC GUIDE TO YOUR HEALTH & WELLBEING TODAY REACHES NO.1 ON KOBO!✨
I am thrilled to announce that my second book, The Holistic Guide To Your Health & Wellbeing Today, has reached the Number 1 spot in the Health & Wellbeing category on Kobo! It’s also ranked Number 9 in Health & Wellbeing & Psychology, and Number 14 in Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Mind & Body.
This achievement is a true honour and a personal milestone for me. After my first book, I promised to only write another if it could genuinely help others, and I’m so pleased to see it resonating with readers. I am currently working on my third book, which is in discussions with publishers. This new work will delve into the topic of Addiction, exploring various aspects including overworking, social media use, disordered eating, prescription medications, drugs, alcohol, and more. It’s a complex issue, particularly for today’s generation, and I am eager to share insights that may support those facing these challenges.
Thank you so much for your continued support—especially during World Mental Health Week. Your encouragement means the world to me.
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Thank you again! 💫
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