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Were Freshfields’ results worth the wait?

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We’ve been waiting with bated breath. Finally, Freshfields has released its new-look accounts on Companies House.

Edin Imsirovic

Investing

Private bankers soothe rich over Trump tariffs: ‘We have intensified communication’

UBP appoints UK chief as Kleinwort Hambros acquisition completes

BNP Paribas flies in Lynagh from New York to head UK global banking

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Mark Lynagh is succeeding Matthew Ponsonby who has resigned from the bank

PwC hires Jefferies managing director in deals push

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Big Four firm boosts insurance M&A team with hire from US bank

Citi trader John Nihill joins ex-Brevan Howard portfolio manager’s hedge fund 

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Citi trader John Nihill joins ex-Brevan Howard portfolio manager’s hedge fund

Carl Radford’s White Elk Partners has also hired former Citi director Rob Jewell

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.

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The prospect of a radical escalation in the global trade war in the coming days has nearly doubled the probability of a recession in the U.S. economy in the next 12 months to around 35%, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Tariff uncertainty and a flagging tech trade dragged the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower to start 2025.

U.S. Stocks Post Worst Quarter Since 2022 on Threat of Trade War

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