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GAM calls time on supply chain finance fund linked to Greensill
GAM, the Switzerland headquartered asset manager, has announced it will close an investment fund linked to Greensill Capital — the…
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Deutsche Bank shakes up junior recruitment to diversify from MBA hires
Deutsche Bank is overhauling the way it hires junior bankers, expanding jobs typically reserved for elite MBAs to professionals with…
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Greensill Capital planning insolvency amid deal talks with Apollo
Embattled financial startup Greensill Capital plans to file for insolvency in the UK this week, as it simultaneously moved toward…
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Deloitte agrees to pay Malaysia $80m to settle 1MDB claims
Accountancy firm Deloitte PLT has agreed to pay the Malaysian government $80m to settle claims relating to its auditing of…
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New Citi CEO Jane Fraser unveils net-zero targets on first day at the helm
Citigroup chief executive Jane Fraser has used her first day at the helm of the US bank to unveil ambitious…
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Financial services firms move £1.3tn out of UK since Brexit vote
Financial services firms have said they have moved £1.3tn from the UK to the EU since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Data…
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Here’s what UK fintech says the Kalifa Review got wrong
On 26 February, the long-awaited Kalifa Review of the UK fintech sector landed to great fanfare. Authored by former Worldpay…
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Jon Little’s Alderwood Capital begins hunt for investors
Alderwood Capital, the fund management business launched by former Northill Capital founder Jon Little, has made a trio of hires…
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City hedge fund manager’s suicide indicative of wider sector Covid stress
A hedge fund manager who took his own life last year was experiencing high stress amid a tough time for…
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M&G pledges to end thermal coal investments
M&G, the UK-listed fund management group, will begin to phase out coal across its investments, making it the latest asset…
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25 stocks of companies backed by rapid earnings growth as the economy reopens
With the pace of new COVID-19 cases slowing, many investors expect economic growth to accelerate over the course of 2021.…
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‘Before Covid, WFH was seen as a day at the golf course’: How the pandemic changed the City forever
On a cold, wet morning on 5 March 2020 around 100 equity research analysts were ushered down a fire escape…
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The record boom in blank-cheque firms could make 2021 the year of the Spac
The boom in special purpose acquisition companies – or Spacs – is set to continue and this year looks on…
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Greensill Capital: How the SoftBank-backed firm has ended up on the brink
Pressure is mounting on SoftBank-backed Greensill Capital after major backers signalled moves to halt trading in and out of the…
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UK IPOs off to best start for 15 years ahead of listings review shake-up
The London Stock Exchange has had its strongest start to a year since 2016 ahead of the publication of a…
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Goldman Sachs creates new London team to capitalise on Spac boom
Goldman Sachs has shifted two of its most senior equity bankers in London into a new team that will look…
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FOMO driving billionaire hedge fund boss Danie Loeb to ‘deep dive’ into cryptos?
Daniel Loeb, chief executive of hedge fund Third Point, said he has been on a “deep dive” into cryptocurrency recently…
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Almost a quarter of companies will be net zero by 2030, say Fidelity analysts
Analysts working at investment giant Fidelity International, the $706bn asset manager, predict almost a quarter of all the companies they…
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Stressed about saving for retirement? Focus on your ‘bottom line’
The cost of living is high — for some more than others — but a few changes in spending can…
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Greensill Capital faces possible insolvency after Credit Suisse suspends investment funds
Greensill Capital is headed toward a rapid unraveling after Credit Suisse Group suspended $10bn of investment funds that fuelled the…
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Goldman Sachs revives cryptocurrency desk to cash in on bitcoin hype
Goldman Sachs has relaunched its trading desk for cryptocurrencies as demand for bitcoin and other digital assets continues to increase.…
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This bank tripled negative interest-rate deposits — and expects that business to improve
The Bank of Ireland said on Monday that it tripled negative interest-rate deposits last year — and plans to further…
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Goldman Sachs asset management co-head Lane to step down
Eric Lane, the co-head of Goldman Sachs global asset management business, is stepping down six months after being appointed to…
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M&A surges to record $405bn in February as tech deals boom: ‘2021 is shaping up to be incredibly busy’
Companies across the globe clinched almost $700bn worth of mergers and acquisitions during the first two months of the year,…
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Klarna valued at $31bn after Swedish fintech raises $1bn from funding round
Swedish payments giant Klarna has closed a fresh $1bn financing round, pushing the company’s valuation up to $31bn ahead of…
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Credit Suisse suspends $10bn in funds tied to Greensill
Credit Suisse said it suspended a group of private investment funds tied to supply-chain finance assets created by SoftBank-backed specialty-finance company Greensill…
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Here’s how bitcoin could become the preferred unit for global trading, says Citigroup
Bitcoin has reached a “tipping point” that could see it either be adopted as the preferred currency for international trade…
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Jane Fraser tasked with refreshing Citigroup
Jane Fraser wants to simplify Citigroup the original megabank. That won’t be easy. On 1 March, Fraser took over as chief executive…
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Credit Suisse explores ways to reduce links to Greensill Capital over Gupta exposure
Credit Suisse Group is looking at ways to reduce ties to Greensill Capital over concerns about the specialty finance firm’s…
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Why copper just scored its biggest monthly gain since 2016
Copper prices scored their largest monthly gain in over four years on Friday, as traders bet that a recovery by…
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Hedge funds slash bearish bets in GameStop aftermath: ‘Wow, this could be me’
Investors have pared back their bearish bets a full month after the GameStop frenzy took off, showing the lasting effects…
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U.S. trade deficit widens slightly in January, second highest on record
The numbers: The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to $83.7 billion in January from a revised $83.2 billion in…
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Barclays ECM exec Febrer-Bowen lands new role weeks after retirement
The former head of continental European equity capital markets at Barclays has secured a new role leading corporate development at…
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Kalifa Review: All you need to know about the UK’s 106-page fintech report
Greater government oversight, hand-holding by regulators and a £1bn growth capital fund must be considered at pace if the UK…
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Trading Places: HSBC’s big shake-up, BofA reshuffles M&A, a brutal bonus season
HSBC has named a number of new senior leaders in Europe, the US and the Middle East as the lender…
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Beyond Meat lands deals with McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut; stock surges despite lukewarm earnings
Beyond Meat Inc.’s stock initially tumbled 15% in extended trading Thursday after the company came up short on quarterly estimates.…
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Why the Brexit battle over London’s derivatives dominance may drag on for years
The battle for London’s trading and clearing of derivatives is heating up. But it probably won’t be settled any time…
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JPMorgan CFO Jennifer Piepszak says investment banking fees could be up 30% on Q1 2020
Investment banking fees at JPMorgan in the first quarter are likely to be up over 30% on the same period…
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Vanguard, BlackRock singled out for $170bn coal exposure
Vanguard and BlackRock, the world’s two largest asset managers, have been singled out for having the highest exposure to the…
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Axa IM assets reach record high after bumper 2020
Axa Investment Managers, the asset management arm of the French insurance giant, posted a more than three-fold increase in new…
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St James’s Place to axe 200 jobs after Covid hit to profits
St James’s Place, the UK listed wealth manager, plans to axe 200 jobs following an almost 40% drop in pre-tax…
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HSBC shrinks bonuses for London investment bankers by up to 20%
Investment bankers in HSBC’s London operations have seen bonuses decline by as much as 20%, as the UK lender has…
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Chuka Umunna calls out UK investment body over ethnic diversity push
The Investment Association has been called out for a lack of ethnic diversity on its board, after itself urging some…
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Jefferies backtracks on staff jab plan after memo demanded ‘verification of vaccination’
US investment bank Jefferies has backtracked on a policy that would have required all of its staff to receive a…
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Atom Bank sets sights on IPO by 2023 amid £40m fundraising
British challenger Atom Bank has said it plans to go public within the financial year 2022-23 as it nears profitability…
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European stocks rise after Wall Street rally as banks boosted by steepening yield curve
European stocks rose on Thursday, catching up with the rally on Wall Street after a key official laid out the…
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UK investors ratchet up pressure on companies over ethnic diversity
The UK’s fund management lobby group will turn up the heat on companies in the coming months over ethnic diversity in…
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Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon slams WFH as an ‘aberration’
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon has sent the clearest message yet to homebound traders and investment bankers — don’t…
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Former HSBC chief operating officer joins London regtech board
The chair of the global banking unit at Boston Consulting Group in London has joined regulatory technology firm Napier as…
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Pay slashed for StanChart chief Bill Winters amid missed targets, 40% profit drop
Standard Chartered has announced a dividend and share buyback scheme amid falling profit, along with plans to cut the chief…
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