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Barclays wealth CEO Sasha Wiggins to chair chancellor’s retail investment campaign
Multi-year initiative was unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Leeds Reforms to jumpstart growth in the UK
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High-speed trader Optiver joins London Metal Exchange
Dutch firm’s membership offers boost to LME’s modernisation push
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Aviva claims title of top UK wealth player as assets surge above £200bn
Insurance giant dethrones SJP and is ‘on track’ to double profit in its wealth arm by 2027
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MHA hunts for acquisitions as revenue jumps 45%
UK accountancy firm says M&A is part of its growth strategy following its listing on London’s Aim market in April
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Levfin lawyers fill the M&A drought with creative solutions
Dealmakers are eyeing a return of traditional M&A activity to drive growth in leveraged finance
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DWS CEO sees ‘gigantic market’ emerging for stablecoins
Stefan Hoops says market growth will come as more types of investor start to use stablecoins to complete payments
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Citigroup hires JPMorgan dealmaker Nayyar to co-head European technology
The investment banker is the latest in a line of hires in recent weeks
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Why shareholder activism is on the rise
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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UBP’s private markets institutional boss exits for Danish infrastructure fund
Christoph Gantenbein will assist with the launch of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ new Zurich office
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Perella Weinberg eyes European tech push as AI, fintech drives deals
The boutique has bolstered its European technology team and plans further hires
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Listed companies face increasing risk of investor activism, says senior M&A lawyer
The universe of activist investors has expanded beyond hedge funds to include private equity and family offices, says White & Case lawyer
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Hedge fund Discovery Capital extends year-to-date returns to almost 18%
The Discovery Global Opportunity fund rose 4.2% last month
UK fund assets recover from slump to reach high of £10tn
Strong equity returns, overseas investors and better economic conditions helped UK assets under management recover last year
PwC increases office attendance monitoring
The Big Four accounting firm has developed a dashboard system to monitor employees’ office attendance
Deutsche Bank bolsters UK wealth arm with Citi and JPMorgan hires
German lender plots more hires as it looks to expand ultra high net worth team
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Audit watchdog sticks with flexible working amid Canary Wharf office shift
Staff are being bedded into its new office in the docklands financial centre
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City broker Sigma hit with winding-up petition
Sigma Broking was fined £1.1m by the Financial Conduct Authority earlier this month
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Crypto hedge fund Tephra Digital returns 9% in July
Tephra, which is backed by Jefferies’ Leucadia Asset Management, manages $160m
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Steve Cohen’s Point72 begins India hiring push
The hedge fund is eyeing top technology talent in the country
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FCA spends £1.7m on Pisces private stock market work
City regulator is gearing up for private share trading later this year
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