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Ex-UBS banker John Costas sells majority stake in new boutique; Deborah Fuhr calls for more transparency in exchange-traded funds; just as Bill Gross plots a new bond ETF; and it's mixed fortunes for CEOs as results season kicks off.

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The Von Essen Group, the owners of 28 luxury hotels, has gone into administration. No one, though, can fault the hotel chain for either the standards of its service or the luxury of its locations, if these reviews from tripadvisor.co.uk are to be believed. Just be sure not to wear jeans!

Major changes could be afoot at the top of Moody’s Investor Services, as shareholders demand chairman and chief executive roles are split

Pimco's Total Return ETF is 'game changer'

The fixed income manger is launching an actively managed version of its flagship Total Return Fund overseen by Bill Gross

Investors in NYSE Euronext could make their dissatisfaction known by casting their vote against board members next week.

The Swiss company’s mining assets are arguably more important than its commodities-trading operations

Morgan Stanley hit by 80% investment banking decline

Return on equity at the US bank's Institutional Securities unit during the first quarter falls from 38% to 10%

The chief executive of Nasdaq CEO says bid for NYSE Euroenext might last until next April and 'all options' will be considered

A $655m pretax loss from joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and weaker bond trading weighed on first quarter results at the US investment bank

A US debt downgrade would destroy the notion that there is any such thing as a risk-free investment

SocGen analyst advises bet against Morgan Stanley

French bank credit analyst advised clients to buy a five-year credit default swap on Morgan Stanley before today's first quarter earnings announcement – a bet that would prove to be profitable if the US bank underperforms

Analysis: Institutional investors in UK real estate were comforted by news last week that Deka and Legal & General received compensation for a media giant walking away from long leases

CVC gives itself clean bill of health in F1 review

The private equity firm's internal review into its purchase of Formula One has found no evidence of wrongdoing

News of Bank of Ireland’s investment in a notoriously difficult asset class is unfortunate timing

MUFG Morgan Stanley unit has big loss on derivatives

A brokerage set up by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Morgan Stanley racked up $1.2bn in trading losses over the first quarter

Investment banking team of the week: Goldman Sachs DCM growth markets

European investors in search of higher yields are turning to growth markets, where the US bank has helped companies raise over $3.8bn this week

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People in the news this week

The Von Essen hotels up for grabs?

Moody’s pressed to separate top jobs

Pimco's Total Return ETF is 'game changer'

NYSE board rejects sweetened Nasdaq bid

Glencore trades one identity for another

Morgan Stanley hit by 80% investment banking decline

Merger questions dominate Nasdaq call

Morgan Stanley Q1 profit off 45%

How a US downgrade would play

SocGen analyst advises bet against Morgan Stanley

Property investors calmed by Ark deal

CVC gives itself clean bill of health in F1 review

Bad timing for Bank of Ireland?

MUFG Morgan Stanley unit has big loss on derivatives

Investment banking team of the week: Goldman Sachs DCM growth markets