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Career Clinic: contract clauses that could bite back

You've provisionally accepted an offer and been sent the contract. You almost feel obliged to sign, but should you?

Investment Bank of the Week: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The US bank completed a £1.6 billion hat-trick this week by placing the final slug of Lloyds Banking Group shares in St James’s Place, the wealth adviser

Emerging-market investing: it's not about the growth

Most investors get burned—over and over—in emerging markets, with many investing through low-cost, passive investment funds, such as exchange-traded funds

Senior trader rejoins Credit Suisse after Brevan Howard stint

A senior currency and rates trader has re-joined Credit Suisse after six months at Brevan Howard Asset Management

Congratulations to Christopher Bosworth at Close Brothers, who is the winner of this week's Financial News Friday Quiz

Danish institutions quit PRI over governance concerns

Six Danish institutions, including ATP, are leaving the organisation which sponsors the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Investment

City of London lauds 'partial victory' on pay

Pay advisers and lawyers dub draft technical standards on pay, which will likely mean fewer finance professionals are caught by rules on bonuses, as good news for the City of London

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With past winners including folk from HSBC, Icap, and MWM
Consulting, competition is hotting up for the FN Friday Quiz. Answer five questions from the week in financial services for the chance to win a Montblanc Starwalker pen. Sorry, UK readers only

Regulator offers concession on pay disclosure

Europe's banks won some limited concessions from regulators as they come to terms with a new regime for disclosing and limiting the pay of their top staff

Spanish debt fund invests in coach operator

Deal comes as non-bank lenders start to do deals amid increasing interest from investors in the Spanish market

The acquisitive wealth adviser has agreed to buy boutique operation UK Wealth Management from private equity firm Duke Street for up to £14.25 million

ICE unveils details of plans to combine London futures exchanges

IntercontinentalExchange said it plans to start moving contracts from its Liffe futures and options over to ICE Futures Europe next summer

UBS investment bank finance chief heads stateside

The chief financial officer of UBS' investment bank is to move to the US two years after joining the Swiss bank

JP Morgan Asset Management  to merge liquidity funds

The firm is to merge two of its European money market funds amid continued low interest rates in the eurozone

China wealth management units on the rise

UK insurer Prudential and China’s Citic Group have attracted some $5 billion in assets to a wealth management joint venture in just six months

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Financial News journalists pick out their favourite charts of the week, including graphics which highlight improved confidence in Europe, Nomura's progress in fixed income and US earnings downgrades hitting a record high.

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Career Clinic: contract clauses that could bite back

Investment Bank of the Week: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Emerging-market investing: it's not about the growth

Senior trader rejoins Credit Suisse after Brevan Howard stint

FN Friday Quiz Winner

Danish institutions quit PRI over governance concerns

City of London lauds 'partial victory' on pay

FN Friday Quiz: win a Montblanc pen

Regulator offers concession on pay disclosure

Spanish debt fund invests in coach operator

Deal pushes Ashcourt assets to £5bn

ICE unveils details of plans to combine London futures exchanges

UBS investment bank finance chief heads stateside

JP Morgan Asset Management to merge liquidity funds

China wealth management units on the rise

FN's favourite charts this week