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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that around 50,000 new employees will arrive London's historical heart of finance over the next 10 years. However, the number of residents in the Square Mile is not expected to rise in lock-step amid pressure to keep the area a business district. For anyone who does fancy making the City their home, or wants to move within walking distance, here are some properties to whet the appetite and dent the bank balance. We'll start with the cheapest...

Just 8,000 people live in the City of London. If you're thinking of joining them, get ready to dig deep...

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Fareed Sahloul

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Coutts hires ex-JPMorgan banker James Todd as next private client boss

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Todd replaces Camilla Stowell who left the NatWest-owned wealth in January

Senior GIC private equity lawyer joins Dechert in London

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US law firm hires private equity specialist from key client

Junior bankers at Robert W. Baird say such long hours weren’t unusual for industrials team.

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Once an heir apparent for Larry Fink, Wiedman now tops the list of potential successors to PNC chief Bill Demchak.

PNC Names Former BlackRock Star Mark Wiedman as President

The European Union has a plan to counteract the swathe of tariffs U.S. President Trump is planning to impose on foreign goods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

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The Japanese investment firm is entwining its fortunes with a company that expects to lose billions of dollars for years to come, in the hope that it will emerge as the leader in AI.

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The BlackRock CEO says he wants individuals to have better access to the menu of private and illiquid investments that have long been core holdings of pensions, endowments and other institutions.

Larry Fink Says Regular Americans Need Private Assets Too

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