Hedge Funds

Hedge funds in first half of 2025: Humans beat machines

Discretionary portfolio managers outpaced systematic strategies in the first six months

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Brevan Howard Alpha Strategies fund ends first half up almost 6%

Asset Management

Neil Woodford’s damning verdict on UK stock market, and Jupiter snaps up CCLA

Catch up on all this week’s asset management news

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People

Trading Places: Goldman hires Rishi Sunak, UBS and BNP Paribas shake-up teams

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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Bill Ackman’s Pro-Tennis Debut Lasted 67 Minutes

Stocks Climb After Investors Look Forward to Trade Deals, Corporate Earnings

New York’s Financial Crowd Rushes to Build Anti-Mamdani War Chest

Inside the Wall Street Recruitment Wars Pitting Banks Against Buyout Firms

Oil Age Is Far From Over, OPEC Says

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M&A lawyers optimistic on dealmaking bounce: ‘It has definitely picked up’

Fashion founder blasts Mayfair Equity over maternity brand’s collapse

Goldman Sachs to ask analysts to pledge loyalty as private equity firms circle

Here’s how Graham Capital, North Rock performed in first half of 2025

Aviva Investors weighs up entry into active ETFs

An Audience With

Kraken’s Arjun Sethi: Remote work will help us find the best talent

The co-CEO of Kraken discusses expansion plans, the hunt for acquisitions and why institutional adoption of digital assets is on the rise

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Milbank hires private equity M&A rising star in Germany

Man Group announces leadership shake-up across discretionary

JPMorgan-owned Nutmeg posts £40m loss

Goldman Sachs names Rishi Sunak as senior adviser

Crypto hedge funds battle market volatility to stay positive in the first half

On the Move

Milbank hires private equity M&A rising star in Germany

Coutts hires ex-JPMorgan banker James Todd as next private client boss

Senior GIC private equity lawyer joins Dechert in London

Coutts hires ex-JPMorgan banker James Todd as next private client boss

Monzo fined £21m for ‘systemic failings’ in financial crime controls

Cboe exchange tries to lure more retail trades with free execution offer

Deutsche Numis eyes office switch for all staff by 2026

BNP Paribas names Osty as head of investment bank in leadership reshuffle

Investors traded a record $6.6 trillion worth of stock in the first half of 2025

IA chair Patrick Thomson: why work with government and regulators must continue

Outgoing chair of the UK fund management trade body reflects on his time in the role, which started after the ‘mini-budget’ in September 2022

Meet the Fifty Most Influential Lawyers in Europe

FN’s pick of top lawyers returns for 2025

L&G funds boss predicts infrastructure will dominate private assets

Eric Adler said infrastructure is a ‘huge long-term story’ as the £1.1tn UK manager continues its push into private markets

RBC Capital Markets hires HSBC’s Raynsford to bolster UK investment bank

The Canadian bank is looking to gain market share in Europe

An audience with Enrico Bruni: ‘In order to scale up, the electronic rails have to be put in place’

Shake-up of financial advice rules could trigger more wealth deals

Meet three of FN’s Most Influential in European Finance

‘Bobby keeps you on your toes’: Inside Jain Global’s first year

Billionaire John Caudwell: ‘I’ll still build London’s most expensive homes despite UK wealth exodus’

London’s Aquis mulls Pisces private stock market

London IPO activity could jump from September, Peel Hunt says

Banks had a blistering rally. Earnings are the next test

Simpson Thacher names co-heads of European M&A

Coutts raids JPMorgan’s private bank for CFO hire

Deutsche Börse to return banking licences in regulatory shake-up

Neil Woodford: UK stock market is ‘dying before our eyes’

L&G partners with Blackstone for US private credit push

Deloitte and Azets probed over collapsed fintech Stenn

Jupiter strikes £100m deal to acquire CCLA

UBS names new US ECM head in leadership reshuffle

Citigroup bolsters European leveraged finance with Deutsche Bank hire

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Goldman Sachs names Rishi Sunak as senior adviser

Hedge funds in first half of 2025: Humans beat machines

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M&A lawyers optimistic on dealmaking bounce: ‘It has definitely picked up’

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Goldman Sachs to ask analysts to pledge loyalty as private equity firms circle

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Aviva Investors weighs up entry into active ETFs

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Revealed: The Rising Stars of Private Equity

Milbank hires private equity M&A rising star in Germany

Man Group announces leadership shake-up across discretionary

JPMorgan-owned Nutmeg posts £40m loss

Goldman Sachs names Rishi Sunak as senior adviser

Crypto hedge funds battle market volatility to stay positive in the first half

Milbank hires private equity M&A rising star in Germany

Coutts hires ex-JPMorgan banker James Todd as next private client boss

Senior GIC private equity lawyer joins Dechert in London

Coutts hires ex-JPMorgan banker James Todd as next private client boss

Monzo fined £21m for ‘systemic failings’ in financial crime controls

Cboe exchange tries to lure more retail trades with free execution offer

Deutsche Numis eyes office switch for all staff by 2026

BNP Paribas names Osty as head of investment bank in leadership reshuffle

Investors traded a record $6.6 trillion worth of stock in the first half of 2025

IA chair Patrick Thomson: why work with government and regulators must continue

Meet the Fifty Most Influential Lawyers in Europe

L&G funds boss predicts infrastructure will dominate private assets

RBC Capital Markets hires HSBC’s Raynsford to bolster UK investment bank