Financial 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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    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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    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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    Ether has reached a market capitalisation of more than $500bn, making the cryptocurrency worth more than financial heavyweights like JPMorgan and…

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

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    The clock is ticking down to a big reading on U.S. inflation, a red-hot topic for markets. Ahead of that,…

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    Staff at London fintech firm GoCardless will soon be able to spend up to 90 days per year working from…

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    We must not let the Chinese get too far ahead. The UK must be at the forefront of the development…

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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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    ExodusPoint Capital Management has taken up a large short position in Deliveroo, amid a difficult market debut for the UK…

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    JPMorgan will ramp up employee numbers within its England offices from 21 June, asking all its City staff to prepare…

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    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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    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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    Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey recently said cryptocurrencies hold no intrinsic value, and warned investors to buy them “only…

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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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    Former Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he first became concerned that Greensill Capital might be in “serious financial…

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    Crypto bull and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk appears to be toying with the idea of allowing customers to use…

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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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    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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    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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    Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk is considering accepting dogecoin as payment for products at electric car firm Tesla, months after introducing…

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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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    Ether prices on the Ethereum blockchain have been steadily and quietly carving out new highs as buzz in the crypto…

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

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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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    The likelihood of dogecoin surpassing $5 in value by the end of this year is increasing, jumping week-on-week despite a…

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

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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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    Cryptocurrencies have continued their meteoric rise in recent weeks, with alternative players such as ether and dogecoin gaining ground on…

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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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    Just a week after topping $3,000 for the first time, Ether — the cryptocurrency that runs on the ethereum blockchain…

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  • Tech

    Elon Musk’s newest SpaceX rocket stuck its landing Wednesday. Whether the unorthodox billionaire has as much success landing jokes on…

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    ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man accused of holding five employees hostage at a Minnesota bank following a dispute…

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

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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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    Tech companies are moving towards a hybrid working strategy, phasing in plans for remote working as some opt to ditch…

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    PayPal Holdings is looking to expand its lucrative business of enabling customers to pay merchants with crypto assets, but the…

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