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Healthcare head goes ahead of Credit Suisse jobs cull

The head of healthcare coverage for Europe, Middle East and Africa is understood to have left the bank ahead of a round of job cuts

Getting to grips with finance’s culture problems

Banking veterans agree with regulators about the need to improve the industry’s culture. But what is this intangible concept and what, if anything, can firms do about it?

What makes a good equity capital markets banker?

Many are called but few are chosen. What are the attributes shared by the best bankers? In the second of our summer series, we canvass industry opinions about what marks out the stars in their field. This week we examine the sellside

After a disappointing second quarter, it is even clearer that corporate and investment banking divisions are ill-equipped for their new environment. Radical action is required to address the misfiring economics of the business

Keen cyclist Matt Harper launched Look Mum No Hands!, a bike shop and café that brings together London’s cycling community

The emerging markets specialist says its poor performance is due to missing the upside

The Brazilian investment bank lived up to the hype of being 'better than Goldman' in its first results as a public company when its return on equity beat its US rivals

Rewarding errant leaders ultimately reinforces the disconnect between values and practical reality.

Knight Capital hires Morgan Stanley sales stars

Embattled US broker has hired a well-regarded wholesale equities duo from Morgan Stanley, as it seeks to boost broker-dealer sales

Bowles will oppose Libor repo market replacement

Chair of the reform-setting European Parliamentary Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee's comments come as the UK government kicks off its month-long review into the benchmark

Alternatives consultant to relaunch as research house

A specialist alternative investment consultant firm, set up by a pioneer for institutional investment in hedge funds, has decided to take a hiatus over the summer

In the eyes of the world, British banks now look more like Ben Johnson than Usain Bolt, writes The Wall Street Journal's Simon Nixon

Italy raises concerns over appetite for 'deep fiscal reform'

A lack of confidence that the Italian government will carry out fiscal reform including the sale of key state assets is weighing on Italian bonds

French deals plunge amid eurozone high-yield debt freeze

President François Hollande’s election victory in June came amid one of the worst quarters for private equity deals in France for three years

HgCapital in record renewable energy exit

The buyout firm has sold its UK wind portfolio to Munich Re, in the largest sale so far by a European private equity fund dedicated to renewable energy

UAE banks face challenge from tougher central bank rules

Already contending with the fallout from the eurozone crisis and high provisions for bad loans, banks in the United Arab Emirates face a further challenge in the second half of the year – new central bank regulations

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Healthcare head goes ahead of Credit Suisse jobs cull

Getting to grips with finance’s culture problems

What makes a good equity capital markets banker?

Investment banks face an arid landscape

Life After the City: Matt Harper

Winds of change batter Sloane Robinson

BTG Pactual beats US rivals’ returns

Boards: be bold and enforce policies