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Fitch: Most absolute return funds failed on positive promise

Nearly 90% of absolute return funds across the globe failed to produce positive performance in the 12 months to the end of February

Four ways George Osborne is bashing the financial sector

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Just some of the 2016 Budget moves taken by the UK Chancellor to squeeze the City and those who work in it

Frankfurt fightback starts over exchange merger

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After enduring almost a month of triumphalism from the UK about how a merger of the London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Börse would bring great gains for the City of London, German politicians are making clear their response – “Not at the expense of Frankfurt”.

Pensions experts warn over Osborne’s 'shiny new initiative'

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New Lifetime ISA could encourage young people to opt out of existing pension funds, and lose employer contributions

Europe Inc rushes to sell bonds as ECB gets set to buy

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Deutsche Telekom wasted little time after learning that the European Central Bank would start buying corporate bonds later this year.

Budget 2016: Osborne to limit tax deductibility of debt

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Private equity firms and their portfolio companies are set for big tax changes under the UK Chancellor's plans

A wealth of takeovers, as advisers surrender independence

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Bidders for wealth businesses, such as Societe Generale, are discriminating but deals are available for patient vendors

LSE and Deutsche Börse target €450m annual merger savings

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Savings amount to around 20% of combined 2015 costs, as pair agree terms on deal to create Europe's largest exchange group and a formidable competitor to US rivals

Meet the bankers behind the LSE/Deutsche Börse deal

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When news of the talks first broke, the exchange groups had just one named adviser each. The roster of bankers involved from nearly a dozen firms now reads like a City who's who...

Kairos Investment Management settles multimillion tax wrangle

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London-based alternatives specialist pays €11 million to Italian taxman

African private equity lobby group adds advisers

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US's third-largest pension fund joins advisory council as it looks to increase investment on the Africa continent

Payments firm hands Deutsche Bank latest broking win

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German bank named joint broker to payments company on verge of joining FTSE 250 index

James Simpson: Making a case for HSBC in M&A

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Bankers waiting for the mega deals of 2015 to continue into the new year did not have to wait long. Despite market turmoil, several big-ticket bids have been made, none bigger than the $48 billion offer from China National Chemical Corporation, or ChemChina, for Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta in early February.

LSE and Deutsche Börse agree to $30bn merger

London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Börse on March 16 agreed to an all-share merger, creating Europe’s biggest securities markets operator worth more than $30 billion.

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Morgan Stanley and Jefferies gave new details on the depths of the first-quarter problems on March 15

Pay Confidential: A 2016 bonus season snapshot

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Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com has published its review of the 2016 City bonus round. Those on the lower rungs of the banking ladder had plenty to smile about – but there were more dreaded doughnuts also

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