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Ex-Morgan Stanley banker hopes to raise $1bn for new fund

US banker's fund will target positions of 25% or less in private equity firms

Investment banks pick sides in battle for the LSE

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The world's biggest advisers have begun to choose on which side of the deal table they'll be sitting in negotiations over the future of the 215-year old exchange

No way up or out for banking’s ‘lost generation’ of directors

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Many investment bankers have been left waiting (and waiting) to step up to managing director, and their patience is running out

Barclays loss takes gloss off growth as King bows out

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Investment bank suffers first quarterly loss in two years, as group chief Jes Staley unveils revamp that will see the unit housed in a new corporate and international division

A great pull-apart? How ICE might treat the LSE

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The London Stock Exchange Group under the ownership of the US-based Intercontinental Exchange would likely be a very different beast than it is today.

Former Deutsche traders launch Asia Pacific CLO

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A boutique investment bank set up by two distressed-debt traders is hoping to capitalise on the region's nascent market for collateralised loan obligations

Krawcheck joins Masters' blockchain startup

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Two of the most high-profile women on Wall Street are teaming up, with the former chief of wealth management at Bank of America and Citigroup becoming the latest senior executive to throw her weight behind blockchain technology.

EQT seeks about $1.1bn for voice implant maker

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Swedish private equity firm looking to sell medical products manufacturer, according to people familiar with the matter

Goldman picks Citi MD to co-run corporate broking

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Appointment comes a year after former co-head Phil Shelley left for rival Barclays

ICE makes changes to senior derivatives leadership

Intercontinental Exchange Group, the Atlanta-based group considering a bid for the London Stock Exchange, has made changes to its senior derivatives leadership.

Barclays to slash dividends after full-year loss

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In his first three months as CEO, Jes Staley has sought to reshape the lender to address a sharp fall in its share price

Octopus co-founder launches cut-price financial adviser

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Guy Myles launches a technology-driven group that is out to undercut UK independent financial advisers

BAML prepping blockchain-powered trade finance test

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The world's largest financial institutions are stepping up efforts to bring bitcoin’s underlying technology to practical use

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US exchanges could gate-crash the London Stock Exchange's proposed $28 billion merger with Deutsche Börse

Argentina debt deal poised to deliver big payday to hedge funds

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Argentina has reached a preliminary agreement to end one of the longest and most contentious battles over government debt in history, potentially handing a big payday to hedge funds that held out for a decade and a half.

FN Logic Puzzle – Teetering on the hedge

This week, four leading hedge fund managers are called to meeting with investment consultants to explain why their funds have lost money after a year of poor performance. Can you work out the size of each manager’s fund at the beginning of last year, their explanation for the poor returns and the percentage loss suffered by each fund? CLUES BELOW

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