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Force pension funds to invest in the UK? Nice idea, but it could backfire
The government must admit buying British might have little upside or even cause harm
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An audience with Barbara Pozdorovkina: ‘Crypto rules will unleash digital demand’
LMAX’s growth officer has helped transform the gambling firm subsidiary into an institutional FX trading powerhouse. It’s now trying to build a new, tokenised future for capital markets
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Pension funds urged to back UK stocks: ‘Mandation is a scary word’
Brokers calls for pension funds to allocate more assets to UK equities
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Man Group targets growth in US wealth market
The UK-listed group has recently bolstered headcount in the US, ready to target wealthy clients
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Trump tariffs ice deals, but banks push into PE more
New levies on US imports have frozen M&A activity, but investment banks are pushing ahead with hiring senior financial sponsors dealmakers anyway
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Bitcoin, solana rally fuels crypto hedge fund gains
Here’s how crypto hedge funds Tephra Digital, Pythagoras and Fasanara Digital performed in April
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Trading Places: Hires for Citi, UBS and Paul Hastings
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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City fund groups stick with hybrid work after BlackRock calls back senior staff full time
Most asset managers are maintaining policies that require staff to be in the office at least three days a week
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UK IPO candidates delaying plans after tariff hit, Peel Hunt says
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs have rattled markets
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Paul Weiss hires two A&O Shearman partners in London growth push
New York law firm raids Magic Circle rival in London
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Aviva Investors’ AI push, and BlackRock orders staff back to office five days a week
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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RBC revamps European sales team with ex-UBS fixed income head
Mark Tinworth joins Canadian bank in newly created role
FCA confirms payments and digital finance boss
David Geale named permanent head of payments and digital finance
BlackRock orders managing directors back to office five days a week
Move comes after US asset manager tightened its working from home policy in 2023
Houlihan Lokey CEO says deal flow ‘resilient’ in face of Trump tariff volatility
The mid-market boss said that both pitches and deals are moving at a ‘pretty normal rate’
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Banker bonuses expected to slump 20% as tariff chaos hits deals
Trader payouts are predicted to surge as banks cut bonuses for investment bankers
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Lloyd’s of London appoints new CEO
The insurance market has picked an internal candidate for the top job
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Rathbones’ assets fell 5% to £104bn ahead of tariff turmoil
Chief executive Paul Stockton hints at further cost cuts amid heightened market volatility
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Aviva Investors creates investment engineering team to assist AI push
New team is leading development of an in-house tool dubbed OptiFI, which will be used by the asset manager’s fixed income division
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