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Schroders’ Kimberley Lewis: ‘There is some discomfort talking about race in the UK’

Asset management was not my first career choice. I started my working life as a lawyer in the US, where I grew up. I have always been an advocate, whether that was […]

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Hedge funds shift to decentralised platforms after FTX collapse

Hedge funds are increasingly turning towards private wallets and self-custody after FTX’s collapse showed up the risk of relying on a single exchange for trading. Outflows from exchanges have accelerated as the demise […]

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The Fintech Files: Fidelity cashes in on crypto mayhem, Cunliffe calls for regulation, FTX bankruptcy latest

The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX has shattered confidence in the crypto sector and, in some people’s eyes, presented it with an existential problem.  But Chris Tyrer, head of Fidelity’s Digital Assets […]

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FN’s 100 Most Influential Women in Finance dinner 2022

1 of 25 FN’s annual 100 Women in Finance list recognises women in the City who are rising up the ranks, and encouraging their peers to do the same. At the News Building, […]

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UK fund manager profit squeeze set to shrink bonuses by 20%

Some of the UK and Europe’s largest fund management houses have seen assets under management shrink this year as volatile markets continue to have a knock-on impact on revenue and profit across […]

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Once the future, MTFs are now fading into the ghosts of big banks’ past

Big banks like UBS have one. Then Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and even Bloomberg got in on the act, trading everything from bonds and repos to credit default and interest rate swaps. […]

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Trading Places: RBC’s new Germany sponsor head, Morgan Stanley’s Franck Petitgas steps down, Allen & Overy bolsters team

This week marked Financial News’ celebration of 100 women who made the cut to be on a ranking of Europe’s most influential women in the finance sector. A highlight at the dinner marking […]

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Barclays chief C S Venkatakrishnan diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Barclays chief executive C S Venkatakrishnan has been diagnosed with cancer. He will continue to run the bank while undergoing treatment. Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat, told staff that he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer […]

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Audit regulator unfairly dismissed ‘exhausted and stressed’ employee, tribunal finds

The UK’s audit watchdog unfairly dismissed one of its staff who was suffering from stress when it made her redundant last year, a tribunal has ruled. The Financial Reporting Council unfairly failed […]

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City minister eyes ‘pragmatic approach’ to ditching EU finance rules post-Brexit

City minister Andrew Griffith has said the government will be taking a “pragmatic approach” to axing former EU financial services rules for London and take advantage of “select opportunities” from Brexit, in another […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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