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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
Lloyd’s of London appoints new CEO
The insurance market has picked an internal candidate for the top job
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Barclays hikes CEO’s maximum pay to £14.3m
Shareholders wave through overhaul to CS Venkatakrishnan’s pay
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Ex-UBS outsourced trading head joins Liquidnet to lead multi-asset desk
Chris Blackburn swaps Swiss bank for institutional trading network
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Brevan Howard’s Master fund gains 4.5% in April
The hedge fund cashed in on tariff volatility last month
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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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Argentex secures £20m credit to pay margin costs as shares restored to trading
FX broker beefs up credit after Trump’s tariffs lead to margin calls
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Trading Places: HSBC continues shake-up, Freshfields and Sidley make hires
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
HSBC names new CEO for Europe, UK fund management business
Thorsten Michalik takes on oversight of asset management business in the UK, Europe and Americas
Trading Places: Point72, Caxton and T Rowe Price make hires
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
Larry Fink says BlackRock has ramped up allocation to ‘undervalued’ UK stocks
The BlackRock CEO says he has ‘more confidence in the UK economy’
Ex-KPMG CEO on how to regulate businesses for growth
Regulators need to do more than just cutting red tape and bureaucracy, says former KPMG chief executive
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Former Aberdeen veteran eyes headcount growth at crypto ETP firm 21Shares
Russell Barlow, who joined Switzerland-headquartered crypto assets specialist last year, says headcount could grow to around 100 by the end of the year
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BNP Paribas stock traders ride turbulent markets to record quarter
French bank joins Wall Street rivals in reporting bumper markets revenue
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The FCA’s overseas mission is a Brexit consequence
The UK markets watchdog wants to set up shop abroad for the first time. But why?
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Why asset managers need to pursue more than scale with M&A deals
Growing without a strategic purpose may not be enough for fund groups to offset headwinds, according to Hugh Elwes
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