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Ex-KPMG boss Mary O’Connor joins insurer Howden to run new capital advisory business
Former interim chief executive at KPMG UK Mary O’Connor has joined insurance broker Howden to lead its new capital advisory…
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Leon Black rebuffed in Apollo conspiracy claim
A federal judge dismissed a case brought by former Apollo Global Management chief executive Leon Black alleging that his former partner and…
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Jupiter’s CEO choice draws criticism from former board member
Jupiter’s decision to appoint Matthew Beesley as its next chief executive is unlikely to “fix” the problem of its plummeting…
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Nutmeg CEO steps down after JPMorgan takeover: ‘I am now taking some time out’
The boss of the UK’s largest digital wealth manager Nutmeg has stepped down following the firm’s buyout by JPMorgan. A…
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Revolut appoints new US chief to lead expansion
Revolut has appointed a new chief executive in the US as it looks to expand its operations across the Atlantic.…
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Research Affiliates CEO calls crypto a ‘Ponzi scheme,’ questions ‘substance’ of blockchain
The chief executive of California-based asset manager Research Affiliates has called cryptocurrencies a “Ponzi scheme”, claiming bitcoin and the blockchain…
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Crypto exchange CoinFlex won’t lift withdrawal freeze yet, despite ‘significant progress’ in rescue token fundraising, CEO says
Crypto exchange CoinFlex, which has halted user withdrawals since June 23, will not lift the freeze on Thursday as originally…
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State Street, Ninety One CEOs: Defunding polluters is not the path to net zero
Ron O’Hanley is chief executive of State Street and Hendrik du Toit is chief executive of NinetyOne Today, more investors and…
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Pinterest stock rallies after Google exec named CEO as Silbermann steps down
Shares of Pinterest Inc. rallied 4% in the after-hours session Tuesday after the social-media company said co-founder Ben Silbermann is…
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Jupiter CEO Andrew Formica to step down
Jupiter Fund Management has announced that Andrew Formica will step down as chief executive of the FTSE 250-listed asset manager…
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Netflix co-CEO Sarandos says streaming service is bringing ads to platform
Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos made it official Thursday: Ads are coming to the streaming service, and the company…
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DWS chief exec says greenwashing allegations and personal attacks were a burden, ‘especially for my family’
The outgoing chief executive of DWS will tell shareholders at its upcoming annual general meeting that greenwashing allegations made against…
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Crypto CEOs told to display ‘a little humility’ as crash claims more than a thousand jobs
Charley Cooper, former chief operating officer at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has a warning for crypto bosses as…
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TP ICAP hires ex-SocGen MD Daniel Fields as global broking head
TP ICAP has hired Daniel Fields as chief executive of the firm’s global broking division. Fields will report directly to…
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Trading Places: AJ Bell founder steps down, crypto loses more than 1,000 jobs, Santander’s new CEO
The crypto sector was hit the hardest by the recent plunge in markets. Coinbase cut 1,000 jobs – about a fifth…
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Santander names Héctor Grisi as new chief executive
Banco Santander named Héctor Grisi, its head of Mexico and North America operations as its new chief executive, as the…
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Will Coinbase go bankrupt? CEO says company has ‘no risk of bankruptcy’
““We have no risk of bankruptcy.”” That’s a quote from Brian Armstrong, chief executive and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform…
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Coinbase slashes 1,000 jobs amid crypto market crash
Coinbase is cutting 1,000 jobs – about a fifth of its employees – amid a meltdown in crypto and a…
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Elon Musk prepares to meet with Twitter staff for the first time since $44bn bid
Elon Musk is set to participate in an all-hands meeting with Twitter employees on 16 June, marking the first time…
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MicroStrategy stock plunges 25% on bitcoin fall
Shares of MicroStrategy tumbled 13 June as investors fretted over what a brutal selloff in cryptocurrencies would mean for the software…
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Credit Suisse CEO Gottstein says he has ‘firepower’ to cut costs amid profit warning
Credit Suisse chief executive Thomas Gottstein said the bank has “firepower” to cut costs in frontline staff, and will scale…
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SocGen chief exec Frédéric Oudéa says banking talent war has ‘normalised’
Societe Generale chief executive Frédéric Oudéa said the banking recruitment market has “normalised” — another sign that the red-hot market for…
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LME boss defends cancelling nickel trades to stop ‘multiple defaults’
Metal traders would have been hit with “multiple defaults” had the London Metal Exchange not cancelled trades on 8 March,…
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Former Schroders chief Michael Dobson lands chair role at Berkeley Group
Michael Dobson, the former chair of Schroders, has been appointed to the board of UK housebuilder Berkeley Group as its…
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon says he’s ‘religious’ about paying bankers well
JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon said he wants to “keep our best people” and is willing to pay up to do…
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Trading Places: DWS boss departs, Fidelity’s 110 crypto hires, JPMorgan’s Brexit moves
A happy Jubilee weekend to all the movers and shakers in the City’s job market this week. Trading Places doesn’t…
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Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman says he won’t be stepping down soon
Despite running the bank for more than a decade, Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman says he won’t be stepping down…
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DWS loses two executives to Audax
Audax Group has hired two DWS Group executives to help build out a new strategy to invest in secondhand stakes…
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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan: ESG transition is a ‘big business opportunity’
Bank of America chief executive, Brian Moynihan, says that the ESG transition is a “big business opportunity” for the bank…
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Cenkos scores five hires to bolster growth
Institutional stockbroker Cenkos has scored five new hires as it looks to grow its corporate finance, sales and research teams. Former head…
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Eurazeo’s first female CEO Virginie Morgon on why she’s pulling ‘all the levers’ on ESG
From the top floor of private equity firm Eurazeo’s headquarters, discreetly tucked away in the chic 17th arrondissement in the…
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Ex-BitMEX CEO sentenced over money laundering compliance failure
Arthur Hayes, a co-founder and former chief executive of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, has been sentenced to serve six months…
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Under Armour CEO Patrik Frisk steps down after two-plus years
Under Armour Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that its chief executive is stepping down, a little more than two years after…
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Societe Generale chief executive Frédéric Oudéa to step down next year
Frédéric Oudéa, chief executive of French bank Societe Generale, is set to step down from the bank next year, calling…
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Deutsche Bank hires UBS’ Sebastiaan van Loon to lead real estate in Europe
Deutsche Bank has hired a senior UBS dealmaker to head up its coverage of real estate, gaming, lodging and leisure…
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Citigroup hires Bank of America’s Richard Abel for corporate broking in UK push
Citigroup has hired a managing director from Bank of America to bolster its corporate broking business as it continues to…
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XTX Markets’ Zar Amrolia steps down as co-CEO, JPMorgan’s Buehler named deputy chief
Zar Amrolia, who co-headed Deutsche Bank’s fixed income unit and led its hulking FX trading division, will leave XTX Markets next…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter investment sets up new fight with regulators
Elon Musk has set the stage for a new fight with the Securities and Exchange Commission, this time over how he…
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Elon Musk takes seat on Twitter board after upping stake
Twitter said it would appoint Tesla chief executive Elon Musk to its board of directors a day after he disclosed a 9.2% stake in the social-media company.…
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Euan Munro: ‘Not everywhere we invest will be a US- or UK-style democracy’
When Euan Munro arrived at Newton Investment Management in June last year, he walked into a business in the midst…
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Citi doubles down on Asia Pacific wealth drive with new appointment
Citigroup has named a new head of wealth management for Asia Pacific, as the New York-based bank continues its strategic pivot toward serving…
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Dechert hires director from Bank of America in hot legal hiring market
Dechert has hired Bank of America director and assistant general counsel Richard Pugh as a partner in its London office.…
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Credit Suisse names Francesca McDonagh as Europe CEO amid flurry of senior appointments in latest shake up
Credit Suisse has made a flurry of changes to its senior ranks, the latest shake-up after successive scandals at the…
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M&G begins search for new CEO as John Foley announces retirement
M&G, the £370bn UK-listed investment group, is on the hunt for a new chief executive following an announcement that current…
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In shock U-turn, London Metal Exchange says CEO Chamberlain to remain in post
Matthew Chamberlain, the chief executive of the London Metal Exchange who was set to depart for a cryptocurrency venture at…
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LGIM piles pressure on boardroom diversity and pay
Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest fund management group, ramped up its opposition to companies falling short on…
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Goldman Sachs partner Clare Scherrer takes CFO role at FTSE 100 firm Smiths Group
A top Goldman Sachs dealmaker who left the bank in March has re-emerged as chief financial officer of FTSE 100…
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FCA hires ex-Goldman Sachs MD as new-look senior teams take shape
The Financial Conduct Authority has hired a former Goldman Sachs managing director as it continues to reshape its senior leadership…
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Elon Musk says he plans to take Twitter public
Elon Musk, who has agreed to take Twitter private in a $44bn deal, has told potential investors he could return…
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Coinbase, Ark CEOs on why crypto will boost global GDP
LOS ANGELES — One billion people around the world will use cryptocurrency technology in one way or another by the…
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