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True Potential’s wealth business swings to a £243m loss after FCA review
Cinven-backed advice consolidator was forced to set aside £100m to refund clients who were transferred into non-advised investments
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ExodusPoint boosts macro team in Dubai, relocates portfolio managers from London
The hedge fund now has roughly 25 staff in its Dubai office
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PwC UK partner pay edges up as job cuts help boost profit
The Big Four accountancy firm has posted a rise in revenue and profit following ‘considered cost management’
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EY’s former UK chair heads to Warburg Pincus
Steve Varley has joined the private equity giant’s European industrials and business services group
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BlackRock adds host of UK names to global executive committee to bolster top talent
The fund giant has added several London-based executives to its highest ranks
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Lombard Odier hires Charles Russell Speechlys partner for UK wealth team
Sophie Dworetzsky will become head of wealth planning UK
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Evercore’s UK headcount jumps 11% as deal fees surge
The boutique investment bank has been expanding its European business
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‘Its a badge of honour’: Firms queue up for spots on new FCA investigation panel
The regulator is overhauling one of its most prized contracts
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Competition lawyers back CMA’s pro-growth shift: ‘There’s been a pendulum swing’
Law firm partners say strong antitrust practices can help win fresh M&A mandates amid changing oversight
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Kirkland partner Trowbridge leaves for Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie boosts its tax team in London with Kirkland hire
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Lars Windhorst’s private office hit by fifth HMRC winding-up petition in two years
German financier faces legal action from UK tax authorities again
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North Rock partner Hampus Lundh relocates to Dubai
Lundh joined North Rock earlier this year after working at Millennium for almost a decade
William Blair hires Nilsson to boost Nordic investment bank
The former Morgan Stanley banker is the first dealmaker on the ground for the mid-market firm
Jupiter hires former RLAM investment chief Piers Hillier
The appointment will lead to the departures of the asset manager’s equities and fixed income heads
Investec pushes investment bank into Switzerland with Capitalmind acquisition
The bank has increased its stake in a Swiss M&A boutique
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Former Worldpay boss Ron Kalifa: Why signs look good for UK fintech
Five years on, the author of a landmark review into the sector says London can still keep its fintech crown
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FCA consolidator review due within weeks as private equity deals put to the test
Buyouts in the wealth management sector are being put under the microscope by the regulator with a verdict due as soon as next month
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Banca del Fucino corporate banking head Monti to lead new private credit unit
The former JPMorgan banker is moving to Italian private equity firm Nextalia
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Jain Global hires BlackRock’s Joseph Kansao as a portfolio manager
Kansao joins Bobby Jain’s hedge fund after spending more than nine years at the asset management giant
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Trading firm Tower Research cuts UK pay after revenue slump
The US firm’s UK arm has booked a 67% drop in net trading income
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