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FCA wants to ban restrictive investment banking contracts

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UK regulator also takes aim at league table manipulation after 17-month study of corporate and investment banking markets

BAML’s the latest to turn bullish on Europe’s banks

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US lender acknowledges new stance goes against consensus in a world still dominated by deeply risk-averse investors

Goldman Sachs profits surge on fixed-income trading

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Rates trading powers bank to biggest year-on-year rise in FICC on Wall Street

Masters of the pensions universe: Superfunds in focus

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FN analyses the performance of the increasingly influential UK Master Trusts and finds not all are keeping up with roaring global markets

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Thirty-six days after an unsolicited bid from the Boston firm sent UK-listed private equity investor scurrying to rival suitors, the pair have signed on the dotted line

BlackRock assets pass $5 trillion milestone

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World's biggest fund manager has been a beneficiary of investors’ growing appetite for passive investing

Deutsche wobble poses ETF counterparty risk questions

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Questions about the German bank's stability have revived an old concern: counterparty risk. This time, ETFs are paying more attention

Vanguard calls for further evolution in electronic bond trading

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One of the world’s biggest fund managers believes that “key improvements” are still needed to bring more electronic trading to the fixed-income markets.

Financial engineers take on new rule with more engineering

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A major post-crisis rule taking effect in December will force Blackstone and other creators of complex securities to eat some of their own cooking

HSBC chairman lists banking’s 'contradictions and conflicts'

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The post-crisis banking system in Europe is awash with contradictions when what it really needs is a period of stability, according to the chairman of HSBC.

Free no more: Buyout firms warm to charging for co-investing

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More firms are considering charging those who invest alongside them on deals – which some say is against the spirit of co-investment

Vickers: Banks need 'much higher' levels of equity

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Former Bank of England economist, who chaired the Independent Commission on Banking, says capital buffers need strengthening

European listed private equity needs a rebranding

COMMENT: There's little reason for the sharp discounts associated with many of the listed private equity firms – maybe the problem is with the packaging

FN Property of the Week – Hedge fund HQ for £32m

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If you're flying high at Lansdowne Partners and really hate commuting, this might be the home for you. Equipped with an aquarium and panic room, this luxury apartment is in the same building as the UK hedge fund

The new European dark pool that could be cap-free

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Switzerland's stock exchange has launched a new dark pool that may be free of Mifid II's trading caps on such venues

Ex-Credit Suisse hedge fund banking boss joins RBC

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Two-decade veteran of Swiss group has emerged in senior role at the Canadian bank

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