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The financial markets stole the spotlight in 2011 as the eurozone teetered on the brink, global protests questioned long-standing financial institutions and governments tried desperately to usher in economic reforms.

Trade of the week: Kim Jong Il pushes won down

Nervousness from the North Korean dictator's death on Monday led to a decline in the South Korean stock market and currency

Goldman's O'Neill picks top trades for 2012

The chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management makes two bold calls for currency markets next year

Investment bank of the Week: RBS Hoare Govett

RBS Hoare Govett, the broker reportedly being considered for sale by parent Royal Bank of Scotland, is Financial News's investment bank of the week after working as a bookrunner on the only successful flotation on the LSE's main market since July

Highlights of 2011: Occupy Wall Street comes to London

In October, Occupy London protestors set up a tent city outside St. Paul's Cathedral

Terry Smith starts to prove his point at Fundsmith

Terry Smith's global equity fund outperformed most of its rivals in the year to December 20, according to data from Morningstar

Metals bets turned sour for Barclays Capital

The investment bank is set to shake up its base-metals trading team following the souring of a series of bets on copper, nickel and aluminium

Highlights of 2011: Is Credit Suisse the future of investment banking?

November 8: While rival banks posted poor third quarter results, Credit Suisse bit the bullet

Getco appoints BarCap fixed-income trader

The influential high-frequency trading firm hires a fixed-income specialist from Barclays Capital as part of a push into new asset classes

US approves NYSE tie-up with Deutsche Börse

US regulators have cleared the planned merger with minimal conditions, but mounting antitrust hurdles in Europe could still sink the deal

Highlights of 2011: The world’s richest and strangest hedge fund

July 19: Sixty one-year old founder of Bridgewater Associates may look like an ageing rock star but his unconventional approach gets results

Words of the year: Eurozone dominates headlines

The eurozone debt crisis has cast political figures and financial terms into the spotlight

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2011: The year in pictures