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Davis Polk hires A&O Shearman private equity partner
US law firm makes second hire this year in London
Canary Wharf vs The City: Old school revival as docklands’ appeal wanes
While HSBC’s exit is the most high profile to date, the gradual bleed out of Canary Wharf has swelled in recent years
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Lord Mayor: Plug the late-stage VC funding gap to bolster City’s capital markets
Financial News’ Jeremy Chan spoke with the Lord Mayor about his push for a £50bn investment fund, keeping London among the world's top finance hubs, and his role in the historic coronation of King Charles
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Train strikes, soaring gas bills and poor footfall hit City restaurateurs: ‘It’s simply unsustainable’
Covid lockdowns, the mass shift to homeworking and the train strikes have dealt repeated blows to the Square Mile’s hospitality industry
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Qatar among three Middle East advertisers banned by TFL after LGBT crackdown
Exclusive figures show the transport agency still allowed five Qatari campaigns, despite a recent policy of vetting ads linked to countries that have the death penalty for homosexuality
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Lord Mayor Vincent Keaveny on proclaiming the new King, and where next for the City
As he prepares to step down, two monarchs and three prime ministers have marked Keaveny’s one-year tenure as Lord Mayor of the City of London
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Phoenix chair Nick Lyons set to be elected as lord mayor of London
Lyons beat ex-JPMorgan lawyer Tim Hailes in the race for the role
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It’s five years since the UK voted Brexit. Here’s how it changed the City
The true implications of the split are only just becoming clear
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Ex-FCA boss Woolard: ‘It’s fanciful to think there’ll be radical post-Brexit reforms’
Five years on from the Brexit vote, the Financial Conduct Authority’s former caretaker boss outlines how the City can best capitalise on Brexit
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The City reopens: Damp squib or Big Bang?
Our correspondent tours the Square Mile as restrictions are lifted
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Whistleblowing cases plunge in pandemic as workers ‘lack faith in the system’
The ‘significant’ drop in whistleblowing cases reflected a lack of trust among financial services workers
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UK and EU agree Brexit deal for financial services
Final agreement is expected to mirror an existing framework between the EU and the US
Banks booked hundreds of Frankfurt school spots for Brexit, but never showed up
Senior staff at three international schools in Frankfurt told Financial News that they had since seen no Brexit-linked influx
London Stock Exchange Group reports £2.1bn total revenue for 2020
The Group also posted a final dividend of 51.7p
EU finance deal seen following US model in blow to Brexit optimists
Lobbyists in the City with knowledge of the talks are sceptical — calling such a model the 'lowest possible version' of a future UK-EU framework
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We need to do more to attract IPOs to London
We can't afford to be complacent, says William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London, and Charlotte Crosswell, chief executive of Innovate Finance
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Signal sees ‘record pace’ of new users as WhatsApp goes ahead with controversial privacy update
A new set of terms and conditions from WhatsApp are set to come into effect on 15 May despite backlash
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Latham & Watkins moves into 1 Leadenhall
Move comes as Brookfield boss says workers will return when pandemic is over
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