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Pension lifeboat set to expand alternatives team

The Pension Protection Fund is on the hunt for a new set of managers for part of its alternatives portfolio

European head of equities trading departs Citigroup

The head of equities trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa is poised to leave Citigroup, Financial News has learned

Sales and trading drags on BofA global markets profits

Lower FICC revenues in the first three months of the year drag US bank's underlying net profits from global markets down by a fifth

Central-Bank easing drives popularity of currency-hedged stock ETFs

To thread the needle and avoid having gains in overseas stocks wiped out by adverse moves in the foreign-exchange markets, more US investors are turning to exchange-traded funds built to hedge away currency swings

In Argentina, a desperate hunt for dollars

As the government restricts access to foreign currencies, Argentines seeking dollars have been pushed into clandestine operations where customers pay dearly to exchange pesos for greenbacks

HgCapital hits £2bn hard-cap two weeks after first close

European mid-market private equity firm HgCapital has taken the unusual move of closing its latest buyout fund just two weeks after holding a first close

First-quarter profit and revenue up but tepid economy and low rates take their toll

Investors ‘over-estimate’ impact of OTC reforms

New research suggests that fears over the likely effects of over-the-counter restructuring on fixed income revenues could be overblown

The US bank brings in a former Morgan Stanley managing director to bolster its European deal financing team

The passing of Thatcher: handbags on Ludgate Hill

As Baroness Thatcher’s coffin entered St Paul’s Cathedral this morning, City of London workers mingled with anti-Thatcher protesters

Schroders hires replacement for ex-Buxton fund

UK firm has hired a manager from rival Jupiter Fund Management to oversee its key Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund – which was managed by Richard Buxton until he announced his departure last month

Synova Capital seals first exit from maiden fund

The sale of a healthcare firm paves way for second fund, which is due to launch at the end of the year

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FN earlier this month conducted a snapshot survey of the top investment banks, fund managers and independent advisers, to find out whether a rapprochement of the buy and sellside was underway in the UK’s IPO market. Here is a breakdown of their responses.

US bank has won regulatory approval to operate a private bank in the UK, according to a filing with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority

Despite the austerity mood in Washington, President Obama's proposed budget would provide tax relief to some foreign investors, a move the US real estate industry has been seeking for years

Former MF Global trader sentenced to five years for rogue wheat trades

Trading violations contributed to the collapse of the futures broker

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Pension lifeboat set to expand alternatives team

European head of equities trading departs Citigroup

Sales and trading drags on BofA global markets profits

Central-Bank easing drives popularity of currency-hedged stock ETFs

In Argentina, a desperate hunt for dollars

HgCapital hits £2bn hard-cap two weeks after first close

Bank of America struggles for growth

Investors ‘over-estimate’ impact of OTC reforms

Jefferies hires new leveraged finance MD

The passing of Thatcher: handbags on Ludgate Hill

Schroders hires replacement for ex-Buxton fund

Synova Capital seals first exit from maiden fund

Is the UK IPO market still broken?

Goldman Sachs Bank wins UK licence

Tax plan may provide boost

Former MF Global trader sentenced to five years for rogue wheat trades