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An $8bn-a-day dark stock market is coming to Europe
OneChronos wants to disrupt the age-old system for buying and selling stocks
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Barclays chief executive Venkatakrishnan urges against UK bank tax
A levy on banks would ‘be damaging to the economy as a whole’, said the Barclays chief executive
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Lazard Asset Management names AllianceBernstein exec as new CEO
Christopher Hogbin will take over the top job from Evan Russo in December
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Phoenix to pull £20bn from Aberdeen as it brings more annuity assets in-house
UK-listed retirement and savings firm already oversees £5bn of its £39bn annuities portfolio internally
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Brevan Howard’s Master fund trims year-to-date losses after August gains
The Alpha Strategies fund also advanced last month
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FCA warns of insider trading risk at corporate brokers
City watchdog takes aim at smaller brokers for ‘unacceptable’ breaches of personal dealing policies
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Houlihan Lokey hires Rezaie to lead financial sponsors in Germany
The US-headquartered investment bank has been building its team in Europe
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Top bank focus on mid-market clients turns up heat on smaller M&A rivals
If corporate deals pick up again, Wall Street looks set to freeze out the boutiques
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US firms eye more UK wealth deals
Corient’s double swoop on Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope shows demand in the sector remains red hot
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Global investment sector set to top $130tn by 2027
Some of the biggest asset growth over the next two years is expected to come from Asia Pacific and retail investors
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Baker Tilly boss Francesca Lagerberg: ‘You need big investments to do certain things’
The head of professional services firm talks private equity, expansion and why accounting is still a great career
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Big bank, small deal: Top investment banks look to the mid-market for growth in Europe
Larger transactions have lagged in other parts of the world, so leading firms are looking for new sources of revenue
RBC makes fresh European push to hit top 10 target
The Canadian lender is looking to grow its European market share beyond 2% as it targets a top 10 global investment banking position
Ex-Columbia Threadneedle Emea boss Nick Ring joins Indefi in UK push
The Paris-based consultancy has opened in London to get closer to clients
Hudson River Trading hires senior European executive from rival Citadel Securities
US-based HRT hires Anna Neumann-Regan in Europe and Jonathan Finney in Asia
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FCA probes London Stock Exchange Group over data centre access concerns
Bourse owner has proposed giving equal access to data centre rooftop
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Singapore-based hedge fund Quantedge rises more than 8% in August
Last month’s gains were driven by positions across equities, commodities and currencies
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Copper Street Capital sounds out buyers for wealth firm One Four Nine
The private equity house has returned to market after a string of acquisitions for its advice consolidator
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Trading Places: HSBC’s McGeough joins Deutsche, Kirkland’s latest exit
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Schroders taps BNY Investments for senior client group hire
Ed Mitchell joins in newly created role of head of client group strategy execution and delivery at the UK-listed asset manager
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