C&E Industry News Filter Archives

  • Finance

    Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has roughly halved its exposure to so-called blank-cheque companies, claiming the fast-growing sector, which has…

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  • Finance

    Equity funds on sale in the UK gathered a record £3bn in new money during April, as investors ploughed money…

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    JPMorgan is offering 24-hour access to ambulances, hospital beds for quarantining employees and payment for vaccines for its staff in…

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  • Finance

    New FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi has raised the prospect of greater scrutiny on non-bank finance in the wake of…

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    Forget banker, accountant or lawyer — your kids could be embarking on careers as brain simulation specialists, space tour guides…

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  • Finance

    As non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, burst into the mainstream, so too have the marketplaces that host their sales. The race…

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  • Finance

    Citigroup hired a Deutsche Bank dealmaker to bolster its technology investment banking team in Europe, a key focus for the…

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  • Finance

    New UniCredit chief executive, Andrea Orcel, has shaken up the Italian lender’s upper ranks, slimming down its executive committee and…

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  • Finance

    TOKYO— SoftBank smashed profit records in its home country, riding a series of blockbuster initial public offerings to an annual…

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  • Finance

    Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the UK’s fintech sector, has appointed Lloyd’s of London chief digital officer Louise Smith as its…

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  • Finance

    Lex Greensill, founder of the eponymous supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital, apologised for the company’s collapse and took full responsibility…

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  • Finance

    FCA staff say they are a third more likely to go the extra mile than before the pandemic, according to…

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  • Finance

    Among the world’s 50 biggest asset managers, just 3% of chief executive officers are women, a report by recruitment firm Heidrick…

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  • Finance

    UBS is paying its junior bankers a one-off bonus of $40,000, nearly double some of its rivals, as investment banks…

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  • Finance

    Independent investment bank Stifel is offering analysts a $10,000 “appreciation” bonus, even if they have already announced their resignation, in…

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  • Finance

    Brad Levy has big changes planned for Symphony, the $1.4bn financial communications provider he is soon to take over. With…

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  • Finance

    It all started with an explosive leaked survey from 13 Goldman Sachs analysts, whose complaints of shocking workloads and brutal…

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  • Finance

    The Treasury is selling down another 5% of its stake in NatWest Group. The bank remains majority state-owned, but the…

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  • Finance

    Kirkland & Ellis has hired Clifford Chance private equity rising star Gregory Scott as a partner in its London office. Scott…

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  • Finance

    Jefferies has hired two senior Deutsche Bank equity dealmakers, another sign that competition for talent in the sector is heating…

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  • Finance

    Fund managers holding healthcare and pharmaceutical stocks have questioned the US government’s decision to support a waiver on Covid vaccine…

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  • Finance

    UBS is looking into offering its wealthy clients access to cryptocurrency investments, in the latest example of a large bank…

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  • Finance

    Deliveroo’s flopped IPO and concerns about restrictive listing rules in London have led to fears that the City could be…

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  • Finance

    The UK must take urgent steps to improve London’s attractiveness as a destination for tech company listings over New York, a…

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  • Tech

    Benson Hill Inc. is going public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the plant-growing…

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  • Finance

    KPMG has reportedly been sued for more than £6m by property company Mount Anvil, which said it was hit with…

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  • Finance

    Activist investor Sherborne Investors has sold its entire stake in Barclays, ending a three-year battle with the UK lender’s chief…

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  • Finance

    A boutique advisor set up by the former head of European investment banking at Jefferies four years ago, is opening…

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  • Finance

    KPMG UK has appointed Catherine Burnet as its new head of audit, replacing Jon Holt, who was elevated to chief…

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  • Finance

    Bank of America hired a senior dealmaker from Citigroup in Paris as it continues to build up its presence in…

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  • Finance

    BNP Paribas hired a top Goldman Sachs equity capital markets banker as revenues in the sector continue to surge on…

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  • Finance

    Allen & Overy has made a rare double partner hire from Magic Circle rival Linklaters in London, bringing in two…

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  • Finance

    Exchange operator Cboe Europe has hired Natan Tiefenbrun as senior vice president, head of European equities. Tiefenbrun is joining Cboe…

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  • Finance

    City broker Numis more than doubled investment banking fees in the first half of its fiscal year as UK initial…

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  • Finance

    The UK regulator has unveiled plans for a new fund structure that would allow investors to allocate money more “efficiently”…

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  • Health

    The world’s largest asset manager is in disagreement with the world’s most famous investor. BlackRock Inc. voted for two shareholder…

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  • Finance

    HSBC’s major shift towards Asia will not mean scaling back in the UK, according to the co-head of its global banking…

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  • Finance

    The chief executive of JPMorgan is “done” with Zoom meetings and full-time working remotely. “I’m about to cancel all my…

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  • Finance

    The Financial Conduct Authority has fined boutique investment bank Sapien Capital £178,000 for failing to identify financial crime relating to…

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  • Finance

    JPMorgan has promoted 52 people to managing director within its corporate and investment bank in Europe, the Middle East and…

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  • Finance

    Banks across Wall Street are looking to tighten the lending terms of some of their hedge-fund clients on the heels…

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  • Finance

    Europe has discovered its moral Rubicon, the frontier beyond which commodification becomes intolerable. The line in the sand that Europeans…

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  • Finance

    Traders will soon be able to track the performance of the world’s two biggest cryptocurrencies on Wall Street, as S&P…

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  • Finance

    Independent investment bank Lazard is ramping up recruitment for both senior dealmakers and junior bankers as activity has surged to…

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  • Finance

    Amundi shareholders should oppose a pay deal awarded to outgoing chief executive Yves Perrier, say two influential proxy advisers. Glass Lewis and…

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  • Finance

    Profit surged at challenger bank Virgin Money in the first half of its financial year, after it set aside less…

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  • Finance

    BNP Paribas has named Sandro Pierri as chief executive of its fund management business. Pierri, currently deputy CEO of BNP…

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  • Finance

    Standard Chartered has topped the rankings as the highest paying investment bank in the UK, according to an analysis of…

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  • Finance

    Lanistar, the fintech startup which last year landed itself in hot water with several regulators, has received approval from the…

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  • Finance

    Berkshire Hathaway’s famous chief executive Warren Buffett, the billionaire who has led the conglomerate for more than 50 years, is…

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