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Morgan Stanley decides to stay in Canary Wharf headquarters

Morgan Stanley will stay at its office in Bank Street after a three-year search for a new HQ

The Wall Street bank will end a three-year search for a new UK headquarters

2 min read

EY UK monitors staff attendance amid hybrid-working rule breaches

By James Booth

2024-01-29T08:35:16Z

2 min read

Accountancy Covid-19 EY People Hybrid working

Up to 50% of UK EY staff are not complying with its hybrid policy

Top investment banks battle over hybrid working demands: ‘People are just choosing to resign’

By Paul Clarke

2023-05-29T23:01:55Z

8 min read

Citigroup Investment Banking Covid-19 Deutsche Bank People JPMorgan Goldman Sachs HSBC

Many financial services professionals now face a stark choice of abiding by banks’ in-office demands, or looking for a new job.

Is working from home dead for dealmakers? ‘The debate has moved on’

By Paul Clarke

2022-12-21T00:01:44Z

6 min read

Coronavirus Credit Suisse Investment Banking Covid-19 Deutsche Bank People JPMorgan Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley

'It’s a people business and you need to build relationships. It’s hard to do that entirely remotely'

BNP Paribas asks frontline staff to spend more time in the office

By Paul Clarke

2022-09-05T12:34:03Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Covid-19 People Goldman Sachs BNP Paribas

Hybrid working might soon become a thing of the past at some banks

Goldman Sachs scraps Covid-19 protocols

2022-08-31T06:21:09Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Covid-19 Goldman Sachs

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London Stock Exchange fires US employee after video of ‘racist’ altercation

‘I was considered the most junior person in the room’: Senior disabled finance workers on promotion battles and prejudiced attitudes

JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon to meet chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Labour government’s first Budget

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FCA asks staff back into the office for 40% of work days

By Justin Cash

2022-08-24T12:48:33Z

2 min read

Covid-19 FCA Regulation

Financial Conduct Authority headquarters office building

Heathrow tells airlines to stop selling tickets as passenger surge overwhelms airport

2022-07-12T12:02:46Z

1 min read

Covid-19 Politics

Heathrow said it started recruiting in November in anticipation of capacity improving, and by the end of July it will have as many people working in security as it did before the pandemic

City heavyweights sour on Boris Johnson after ‘Partygate’

By David Ricketts

2022-04-27T11:52:46Z

4 min read

Covid-19 Politics Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is viewed as a ‘liability’ according to veteran private equity boss Jon Moulton

Deloitte cuts London office space by a third in hybrid working overhaul

By Justin Cash

2022-04-19T07:57:19Z

3 min read

Covid-19 Real Estate People Professional services Deloitte

The latest cuts are to come in next month as Deloitte asks staff in closed premises to work from other buildings

Private equity firms overhaul London offices in the wake of Covid

2022-04-13T08:05:54Z

2 min read

Private Equity Covid-19

Mayfair is still the spot of choice for most PE houses

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak visiting the Fourpure Brewery in Bermondsey in October 2021

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive fines over lockdown parties

'Partygate' scandal to result in penalties for the prime minister and chancellor, 10 Downing Street says

The shift to homeworking has made it ‘tough to switch off’, says one PE boss

PE sector gripped by deal fatigue: ‘People have been working beyond their capacity for a long time’

‘People are saying they can’t keep this up much longer’

A poll of 1,237 managers, 41% of whom work in the private sector, shows firms are offering staff flexibility over which days to come into the office, with two-thirds saying this was prompted by the pandemic

Hybrid working will hang around, according to managers

Leaders are moving to split time between home and the office, but challenges remain despite a potential productivity boost

Companies that aren't keeping up with healthier lifestyles risk falling behind, top asset managers say

ESG’s newest frontier emerges as heavyweight investors back health ventures

When it comes to ESG, investors have been focused on climate, but health has been pushed to the forefront during the pandemic

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Alantra strips out 20 managing directors in investment bank business shift

Barclays plans bonus hikes of up to 20% for capital markets bankers

Hedge fund Caxton posts nearly 80% profit drop

Fund CEOs predict private markets M&A boom will spill over into 2025

Neil Woodford defiant over fund collapse: ‘I don’t think there’s anything I could have done’

On the Move

Abrdn names tech chief for investments unit in latest appointment under Jason Windsor

Simpson Thacher hires Sidley Austin finance duo in London

Trading Places: EY names UK financial services head, BofA promotes 387 MDs

FCA official warns hybrid working risks creation of the ‘in’ and ‘out’ crowd

By Bérengère Sim

2022-01-26T12:02:13Z

3 min read

Covid-19 FCA People

‘There’s a real risk that we develop an 'in crowd' and an 'out crowd' — literally the 'in crowd' is the one that’s in and the 'out crowd' the one that’s at home or not in the office,’ Georgina Philippou said

Davos back on the agenda for in-person conference in May

By Bérengère Sim

2022-01-21T14:57:36Z

1 min read

Coronavirus Covid-19

The mountain-top resort of Davos is known for attracting the biggest names in banking, including JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon

Citi, HSBC, Goldman among banks pushing for office return as UK Covid curbs lift

By Paul Clarke

2022-01-20T08:51:02Z

3 min read

Citigroup Investment Banking Covid-19 People JPMorgan Goldman Sachs HSBC

Banks are weighing up the road ahead now guidance to work from home has been scrapped

City vacancies up 40% on pre-pandemic levels as job switchers cash in on salary hikes

By Bérengère Sim

2022-01-17T00:01:14Z

2 min read

Covid-19 People City

Job openings were up more than a third in Q4 2021 compared to Q4 2019

What the Supreme Court’s block on Biden’s plans for mandatory jabs means for employers

2022-01-14T09:30:35Z

6 min read

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Morgan Stanley decides to stay in Canary Wharf headquarters

EY UK monitors staff attendance amid hybrid-working rule breaches

Top investment banks battle over hybrid working demands: ‘People are just choosing to resign’

Is working from home dead for dealmakers? ‘The debate has moved on’

BNP Paribas asks frontline staff to spend more time in the office

Goldman Sachs scraps Covid-19 protocols

Shruti Tripathi Chopra

London Stock Exchange fires US employee after video of ‘racist’ altercation

‘I was considered the most junior person in the room’: Senior disabled finance workers on promotion battles and prejudiced attitudes

JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon to meet chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Labour government’s first Budget

FCA asks staff back into the office for 40% of work days

Heathrow tells airlines to stop selling tickets as passenger surge overwhelms airport

City heavyweights sour on Boris Johnson after ‘Partygate’

Deloitte cuts London office space by a third in hybrid working overhaul

Private equity firms overhaul London offices in the wake of Covid

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive fines over lockdown parties

PE sector gripped by deal fatigue: ‘People have been working beyond their capacity for a long time’

Hybrid working will hang around, according to managers

ESG’s newest frontier emerges as heavyweight investors back health ventures

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Alantra strips out 20 managing directors in investment bank business shift

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Hedge fund Caxton posts nearly 80% profit drop

Fund CEOs predict private markets M&A boom will spill over into 2025

Neil Woodford defiant over fund collapse: ‘I don’t think there’s anything I could have done’

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Abrdn names tech chief for investments unit in latest appointment under Jason Windsor

Simpson Thacher hires Sidley Austin finance duo in London

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FCA official warns hybrid working risks creation of the ‘in’ and ‘out’ crowd

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