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Nomura hit the headlines with a swanky new HQ and the appointment of its first senior female executive, while Goldman's top UK investment banking executive left and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon got backing from Barclays Capital.

A month is a long time in the world of exchanges – as Australian politicians killed off hopes of a SGX-ASX merger, politics and protectionism may yet blight the remaining two major-cross border deals

Investors build protective stakes in Japan ETF

The options market is flashing signs of caution about the aftermath of Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe even as U.S. stock investors seem less rattled.

For Sale: J Pierpont Morgan's personal treasures

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Want to buy a piece of JP Morgan, but worried the share price is too high? There is an alternative. Posessions of J. Pierpont Morgan, the founder of the eponymous US investment bank, are being sold by a descendant.

UBS will 'vigorously defend' Rothschild lawsuit

Three Rothschild bankers who lost money on a 'highly aggressive tax avoidance' plan are suing the Swiss bank

As the gold bubble continues, investors looking to make the most of the rising asset are stuck on how to gain exposure

Justice department seeks names of US clients of HSBC India

HSBC India helped American taxpayers keep the accounts secret, the US alleges

State Street departee emerges at BNY Mellon

Less than a year after quitting the Boston-based company to start a rival independent firm, Michael McAuley turns up at a large custodian

The seeds for the battle over NYSE Euronext were planted two and a half years ago according to new filings

Italian protectionism forces UniCredit to abandon Pioneer sale

The collapse of negotiations follows intervention by Italian regulators to block a French takeover

Former chief operating officer Adrian Farnham appointed chief executive while Xavier Rolet steps down from board

Cinven and BC Partners Sell 10% Stake In Amadeus

Both Cinven and BC Partners lowered their respective stakes

PE firms take advantage of booming bond market

Goldman Sachs and KKR have secured a €500m high yield bond refinancing on a portfolio company that needed a cash injection just 18 months ago

Will NYSE Euronext launch a Pac-Man defence?

The US Big Board has the size and wherewithal to launch the rare counter-attack

Fees for big Asian buyout funds higher than at western firms

Fees paid by investors to big Asian buyout funds have remained high in contrast to falling fees in the west

Catastrophe insurance fund booms despite quake

The Japanese tsunami has failed to diminish demand for a fund that invests in catastrophe insurance as investors seek out assets that are not connected to the main financial markets

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