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HSBC reshuffles senior asset-management ranks

John Flint has been promoted to become chief-of-staff to the group chief executive Stuart Gulliver after just two years in the job as head of HSBC Global Asset Management

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Larry Fink called for $2 trillion to be injected into Europe's banking system; the heads of the UK's five biggest banks voiced their fears about the Vickers' report in a House of Lords hearing; and Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, finally conceded that his high-profile sales of US Treasury bonds in February were a mistake.

The Occupy Wall Street movement is well-financed, according to a Reuters investigation, but there is little evidence to support accusations that George Soros is its secret backer

Sums managed by synthetic exchange traded funds in Europe fell by 14.3% in the first nine months of the year, a period in which the products attracted criticism from both European regulators and the media

BarCap hires former Bats Europe regulator

A highly regarded regulator joins BarCap as the investment banks steel themselves for a tsunami of regulation

Why Greece must default within the eurozone

Robert Jenkins, a member of the Bank of England's interim financial policy committee, explains why there is no choice: Greece needs to default within the eurozone -- not outside it

Ten basic tips for a successful fundraising

David Rubenstein, co-founder of US buyout giant The Carlyle Group, outlines what firms need to do to attract new money in a difficult environment

Morgan Stanley equities bankers join ex-boss at BofA Merrill

The heads of European equity trading and emerging market equity product have left Morgan Stanley to join former boss Fabrizio Gallo at Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Regulator wins round 2 in landmark pensions case

The UK government is a little closer to a full-blown political nightmare over unpaid pensions after the Pensions Regulator won its £2.2bn appeal court claim against the bankrupt firms Lehman Brothers and Nortel Networks

Chart of the day: Banks are already stressed

The gap has never been wider between the banks that will pass the EU stress tests with flying colours and those that will struggle to make the grade

Investment banking deal of the week: ANZ €500m covered bond

Australia and New Zealand warm up to covered bond market as investors seek returns – but with the security of capital preservation

Goldman Sachs fund of hedge funds to wind down

The board of one of the largest listed fund of hedge funds, managed by Goldman Sachs, has recommended the fund be wound down

PiRho emerges as dealsmith in FN deal of the year

The investment consultant played a key role in BT Investment Management’s £209m takeover of J O Hambro Capital Management, which was named this week as the top asset management deal at our awards ceremony

Jupiter defies volatility to secure Q3 inflows

The UK-based asset manager attracted £295m in net inflows for third quarter, a period that was one of the worst for the domestic equities market in almost a decade

Leading executives from the buyout industry differ sharply on whether the days of the $20bn deals are gone for good

UK fund manager, which runs the assets of the country's biggest pension scheme, will withhold its support from five directors at News Corporation at the company's AGM this month

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HSBC reshuffles senior asset-management ranks

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