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The most influential women in finance came together for a glittering evening at Christie's to celebrate the annual FN100 Women in Finance this week. This year’s list reflected the industry’s continued focus on regulation, the increasing importance of corporate governance, scrutiny by pension funds as asset owners, as well as the work that has gone into restructuring companies in the wake of the financial crisis.

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Investment banks have produced some dire results over the past quarter, with many suffering their worst performing three months since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The results reflect an industry coming to terms with a future of reduced profitability, poor trading returns, increased capital requirements and more onerous regulation. Here's this week's round-up.

Basel committee agrees on liquidity guidelines

Private securities, such as highly-rated corporate bonds and covered bonds, can qualify as up to 40% of the liquidity reserve that banks will be required to hold under new rules

Blackstone sees 'buyer's market' for hedge funds

The US buyout firm has highlighted the private equity industry's appetite for hedge funds

Former GSAM executive to take reins of Egerton

Helen Avery, who has worked at firm run by hedge fund pioneer John Armitage since 1994, to retire at the end of the year

Buyout-backed IPOs rebound in Europe and US

Deal values have rebounded strongly on both sides of the Atlantic this year but investors remain highly selective of which deals to back

The buyout Gospel according to Rubenstein

The co-founder of The Carlyle Group, notorious for his industry predictions, has delivered his latest top 10 trends in private equity

Leading market-maker becomes member of Singapore exchange

Low volumes and ever-stringent regulation in the US and Europe are forcing firms to look east

Banker of the week: Javier Martinez-Piqueras

Martinez-Piqueras is our banker of the week for his role in advising Banco Santander on its $2.7bn exchangeable bond sale to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, showing that the equity linked market can be used as an alternative to a straight block trade.

Happily ever after for Bank of Ireland Asset Management?

News analysis: The sale of the troubled asset management unit to State Street will hopefully provide a good outcome to a turbulent tale

Evolution at KKR as it hires Goldman prop team

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's move to hire a group of proprietary traders from Goldman Sachs shows how private equity firms are evolving into something closer to full-service financial firms

UBS's decision to split the role of chairman and chief executive for the Americas reflects the growing importance of the region for the bank

Much fanfare for George Osborne this morning after yields on Gilts fell to their lowest in a generation in a development some attributed to the UK's Chancellor's ability to bring public spending under control. It could certainly be a factor

Banks on alert as Russia outlines privatisation timetable

The country's first deputy prime minister sets out details of an expanded programme of stake sales, providing investment banks with greater clarity on what advisory work to pitch for

Despite high unemployment, rising optimism of its borrowers, especially the rich have kept AmEx afloat

Got five million Singapore dollars? Citibank wants you

Citibank's new credit card comes with a personal 24/7 'lifestyle manager'

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FN100 Women Dinner

Investment banking Q3 results roundup