Financial Investment Services Archives

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

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    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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    That’s the official UK government line before the fourth and final step of its road map come 21 June, when the Prime Minister…

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    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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    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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    Jamie Dimon has had enough of Zoom, and he’s not the only one. The JPMorgan boss said he’s keen to…

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

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

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    Societe Generale SA is targeting a higher profitability for its global banking and investor solutions unit, which includes investment banking…

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

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    Ireland’s biggest stockbroker, Davy, has named five new senior hires for its London operation and plans to bolster its UK…

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

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

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    Dogecoin is everywhere, dogecoin is life. Or at least, that’s what some of its biggest supporters think. The cryptocurrency, first…

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

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

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

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    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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    The exchange operator CME Group said it would permanently close most of its open-outcry trading pits in Chicago, ending one of the…

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

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    Veteran dealmaker Ken Moelis said that investment bankers could spend half the amount of time travelling in the wake of…

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

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

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    Goldman Sachs is set to ramp up employee numbers in its UK headquarters from 21 June, when the government lifts…

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    Eric Varvel, the Credit Suisse asset management head demoted after the Greensill Capital collapse, is marketing his expensively renovated seven-bed…

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    Barclays will start ramping up employee numbers in Canary Wharf and New York from June, with the bank’s chief executive…

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    HSBC is increasing salaries for junior bankers, expanding recruitment and accelerating promotions in the latest efforts from a large investment…

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    Simon Dale, the former head of retail at Woodford Investment Management, has joined exchange traded fund boutique HANetf to oversee…

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    Simon Dale, the former head of retail at Woodford Investment Management, has joined exchange traded fund boutique HANetf to oversees…

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    Strong performance at Barclays’ investment bank and a slump in money put aside for bad loans bolstered first quarter profits…

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    The head of Credit Suisse’s risk committee has stepped down ahead of its annual general meeting, staving off a potential…

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    Fidelity Investments is ramping up a business that helps money managers profit on those eager to bet against stocks. Fidelity…

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    HSBC’s first-quarter profits more than doubled as provisions for Covid-19 related loan losses slumped, but the UK lender’s investment bank…

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    UBS said it has taken a $774m hit from the collapse of family office Archegos Capital, denting profits at its…

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    Deutsche Bank’s investment bank fuelled its best quarterly profit in seven years as the German lender reaped the benefits of…

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    Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, suffered net outflows of almost €13bn during the first three months of the year, as…

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    Standard Chartered’s profits jumped by 18% in the first quarter as the emerging markets-focused UK lender slashed provisions for bad…

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    Goldman Sachs is offering Covid-19 vaccinations to thousands of its staff in India and rolling out fresh relief efforts in…

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    Funds under management at City wealth manager St James’s Place rose to a record high in the first three months…

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    The Financial Conduct Authority wants to scrap some of the most burdensome EU rules on investment research, offering a potential lifeline to…

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    Independent investment bank Evercore is hiring equity bankers amid a boom in blank cheque companies and initial public offerings after…

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    Profit at boutique investment bank PJT Partners surged by 37% amid record deal activity. The bank, started by started by former…

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