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Freshfields eyes non-equity partner switch in battle for talent
Magic Circle law firm mulls major partnership overhaul amid competition with US rivals
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Credit Suisse bonus ruling could see 1,000 bankers handed payouts
A Swiss court has ruled the government’s move to permanently curtail Credit Suisse banker bonuses was unlawful
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Bank of London investigated by UK regulator as auditor warns of ‘material uncertainty’
Clearing bank’s 2023 accounts, published after a more than seven-month delay, show a £12.4m loss alongside ‘significant turnover of staff and inadequate record keeping’
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Brevan Howard hires ex-JPMorgan heavyweight Hernandez as executive chair
Carlos Hernandez was previously JPMorgan’s executive chair of corporate & investment banking
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Are you ready to return to the office? Let us know
BlackRock’s order shows the battle to get workers back to the office is far from over
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Ex-Fidelity star Anthony Bolton appears in deepfake video targeting retail investors
The former top fund manager features in an AI generated video encouraging investors to join a stock-picking WhatsApp group
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XTX Markets rides volatility to record European client volumes
Algorithmic trading firm sees boost from Trump-fuelled market swings
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Bank of London restates CEO’s details after ‘data error’
Challenger clearing bank erroneously called its new boss ‘Dr’
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Peel Hunt to lose majority stake in RetailBook platform after £4.5m funding
Augmentum Fintech buys into investment banking platform
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Aviva Investors’ AI push, and BlackRock orders staff back to office five days a week
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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Lloyd’s of London appoints new CEO
The insurance market has picked an internal candidate for the top job
Barclays hikes CEO’s maximum pay to £14.3m
Shareholders wave through overhaul to CS Venkatakrishnan’s pay
Ex-UBS outsourced trading head joins Liquidnet to lead multi-asset desk
Chris Blackburn swaps Swiss bank for institutional trading network
Brevan Howard’s Master fund gains 4.5% in April
The hedge fund cashed in on tariff volatility last month
Pimco hires former BlackRock fund manager Rupert Harrison as senior UK adviser
Harrison has joined California-headquartered bond giant to advise on macroeconomic and policy matters
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Meet Europe’s top private equity lawyers
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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On pause: Inside private equity’s month of tariff turmoil
War rooms, lobbying efforts and portfolio protection: senior figures in the buyout industry warn of a ‘moment of reckoning’ one month on from President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs
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UBS teams up with General Atlantic for private credit push
The Swiss bank is the latest large lender to enter into a partnership in a bid to gain more traction in private credit
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Paul Hastings hires fourth White & Case infrastructure partner
US law firm adds to new Abu Dhabi base
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