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Verena Ross was named the executive director of Europe’s newest regulator, Morgan Stanley won the first round in its defence against an action brought by hundreds of nuns, Lord Davies called for FTSE 100 companies to double the number of women in the boardroom and the man who practically invented modern legal techniques for corporate takeovers died in New York.

On the surface, Stephen Hester's turnaround of Royal Bank of Scotland Group seems to be proceeding smoothly; but the next  stage of the recovery plan won't be so straightforward

Dodging Dodd-Frank: a private equity guide

Changes to the Dodd-Frank rules in November are causing confusion over whether non-US private equity firms need to register with the SEC

10 things that Nasdaq might consider now...

If Nasdaq's last ditch attempt to rescue NYSE Euronext from the clutches of Deutsche Börse fails, what other potential options could it pursue?

Confident infrastructure fund plots next fundraising

Innisfree takes the unusual step of starting to raise money for a new fund when its current vehicle is only 35% invested

More RBS bankers to get zero bonus this year

UK bank chairman says the number of zero-bonuses were on the up as profits and bonus pool had fallen

Trading glitch raises a key issue for LSE

A 4.5 hour suspension of trading on London Stock Exchange's main Sets market has cast further doubt on its attempt to reinvent itself as a trading technology powerhouse

The London Stock Exchange Group said on Friday it has paused its main Sets trading and SETSqx trading platforms.

Swip multi-billion redemption wipes out inflows

The loss of a single mandate hits Lloyds Banking Group's investment arm

Switzerland has also moved swiftly over the last month to block assets of leaders of the Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Egypt.

The downside of control-freak philanthropy

Philanthropy comes with strings attached from the new rich

A burst of capital raising and M&A activity in the past two months have helped achieve year-to-date records for the Bric countries

When bankers collide: the biggest trading floor bust-ups

The UBS fight is not the first front office row to have turned nasty

Independent adviser carves a niche in government-related work with role on Irish bank restructuring

Plamen Monovski, chief investment officer at Renaissance Asset Managers, says it is remarkable how unsuccessful investors are at forecasting the price of oil

Four of the five largest equity capital markets transactions of the year are based on financial institutions repaying state aid or government's reducing their holdings in the sector

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Hester's RBS, now the hard part

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Confident infrastructure fund plots next fundraising

More RBS bankers to get zero bonus this year

Trading glitch raises a key issue for LSE

LSE pauses trading platforms

Swip multi-billion redemption wipes out inflows

Swiss freeze Gadhafi's assets

The downside of control-freak philanthropy

Bric boosts a buoyant 2011 (so far)

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Bankers cash in as governments cash out