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Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie vowed to force the FSA to tell us why RBS failed, Christine Lagarde secured Europe’s backing for the top job at the IMF and Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann said why he was against gender quotas at the German bank. Here are some of the people in the news this week...

Shiraz, Bollywood and Gaddafi: HSBC investors have their say at AGM

HSBC’s new chairman Douglas Flint has faced some tough questions in his time, but even the City veteran was caught off guard by the inquisition from shareholders at the bank’s annual general meeting on Friday

Douglas Flint, the chairman of the UK bank, faced tough questions on executive compensation at today's annual general meeting in London

French finance minister Christine Lagarde has many of the credentials traditionally required of individuals who want to be managing director of the IMF, but the former head of Moody's thinks the fund should look further afield

Equity fund flows have outstripped those into fixed-income products for the first time since the financial crisis, according to data released today

Chief executive must grapple with legacy of runaway retail lending in many markets

JP Morgan names head of corporate bank in Emea

US bank appoints former head of equity research to run corporate bank in Europe, Middle East and Africa amid expansion drive

US expansion pays off as the Australian bank moves up to its highest ever position in the US equity capital markets league table after the $8.7bn AIG share sale

Pension Corporation wins £400m from Bill Winters' backers

Luxembourg-based investment fund stumps up for Truell's pensions firm as companies look to offload more liabilities

Short-sellers begin to build up position in Glencore

First data reveals extent of early short-selling at commodities trader – whose share price has yet to reach its Tuesday's flotation price

Deal-making in two of the most embattled economies in Europe has helped fuel a steep rise in M&A activity in the region this year

Investment banker of the week: BofA Merrill's Yacine Amor

Head of equity-linked origination for Europe, Middle East and Africa at the US bank has enjoyed a busy fortnight, working on the two largest deals of the year

The Barclays Capital vice chairman has the experience to lead the trade body in the post-crisis era

The US hedge fund is hoping the success of its Asia strategy can help its new London team tempt large institutional investors in Europe

French regulator leads call for market circuit breakers

AMF chief says more precise rules needed around European exchanges to prevent erratic price movements

UK buyout firm buys Time Out America in digital push

Oakley Capital Investments hopes to diversify the online business of publisher Time Out amid a declining print market

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People in the news this week

Shiraz, Bollywood and Gaddafi: HSBC investors have their say at AGM

Pay tops agenda at HSBC AGM

Why Mexico should lead the IMF

Mutual funds pile into equities

HSBC plans course correction

JP Morgan names head of corporate bank in Emea

AIG lifts Macquarie in US ECM league

Pension Corporation wins £400m from Bill Winters' backers

Short-sellers begin to build up position in Glencore

European M&A surges

Investment banker of the week: BofA Merrill's Yacine Amor

Meet ICMA's new chairman: Cyrus Ardalan

Dalton targets large Europe clients

French regulator leads call for market circuit breakers

UK buyout firm buys Time Out America in digital push