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Goldman names a global emerging markets head; former Conservative leader Michael Howard moves into banking; Morgan Stanley names 232 managing directors; and top bankers speak from Davos. People in the news this week....

Hedge-fund manager John Paulson personally netted more than $5bn in profits in 2010 - likely the largest one-year haul in investing history

Morgan Stanley: the new managing directors

The US investment bank has appointed 232 new MDs – the highest number since 2007; here is a breakdown of the promotions

Christie's: Is 2011 the year of the auction?

Is 2011 the year of the auction – or at least flotation – of the auction house, Christie’s? Analysts certainly think so, and yesterday’s bumper set of results has helped fuel those expectations.

IB team of the week: SocGen debt syndicate desk

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Bank leads the charge on eurozone issuance

KKR sweetens deal to lure investors to mega fund

US firm becomes latest to offer better terms such as offset transaction and monitoring fees and a lower carry hurdle for its $8bn to $10bn fundrasing

Heard on the Street: Banks as lab rats in UK experiment

Banks in the UK may find themselves in the unlikely position of a laboratory test subject, if Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles gets his way with capital requirements

Ex-UBS pair launch wealth management boutique

Matthew Hulme and Campbell Gordon, two former UBS wealth executives, have launched the UK arm of a Canadian wealth boutique

Rising life expectancy costs Dutch pension funds €11bn

Four of the biggest investors in Europe are watching their bills rise as the Dutch live longer

Q&A with F&C's change guru, Charlie Porter

Charlie Porter, chief executive of Thames River Capital and a member of the executive committee at F&C Asset Management, discusses late night text messages and the virtue of gratitude.

Debt advisors prepare for increased activity

KPMG positions itself for rising number of loan portfolio sales – triggered by overleveraged banks restructuring their balance sheets – with the hire of 10-strong team

LSE in talks with Johannesburg exchange over platform deal

Sharing platform seen as crucial step in LSE's bid to create a global franchise for MillenniumIT technology

The draw of Sardinia is simple: sun-baked hills, crescent-shaped beaches nestled at the end of dirt roads and the clearest water this side of the Caribbean.

Mandates of the week: F&C, BNY Mellon and Syntrus Achmea

F&C has won an unusual mandate this week, providing State Street with environmental, social and governance reporting for 6000 companies

Greenhill expansion costs management their bonuses

Net profits more than halved at the US investment bank last year with weak performance in Europe dragging on the total

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