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Data provider Morningstar has fired the first shot in a new index fee war by allowing users to access 100 of its global indices benchmarks for nothing.

£12bn pensions super pool launches global equity fund

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London and Lancashire's Local Pensions Partnership also plans to start merging alternative strategies over the next six months

'Mr Copper' takes aim at high-frequency traders

Michael Farmer, a Conservative peer and co-founder of metals hedge fund Red Kite, has taken aim at high-frequency traders, telling an audience at a London Metal Exchange event that they are among the risks faced by the exchange.

Top-ranked equity salesman exits Credit Suisse

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Departure is latest senior exit from Swiss bank's US equities ranks this year

JP Morgan's new equities trading chiefs name top team

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Eight weeks after taking over Tim Throsby's post, Mark Leung and Jason Sippel have handed out a batch of promotions

Billion-dollar hedge fund team leaves Henderson for Lombard Odier

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Move comes almost a month to the day since Henderson announced its intention to merge with Janus Capital

Guy Hands dusts off his chequebook to check into German hotels

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The renowned UK private equity investor and Terra Firma founder is back spending money after a difficult period for his firm

Glum bank staff will need more than a pep-talk

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COMMENT: It's understandable that bosses want to cheer a strong quarter but staff won't be fooled into thinking it's all peaches and cream

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The clearer, which is majority-owned by the London Stock Exchange Group, plans to extend its SwapAgent service amid new margin rules

Ex-BlackRock equities manager pleads guilty to insider dealing

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Mark Lyttleton to be sentenced December 21 after admitting guilt on two counts at Southwark court today

Private lenders to ramp up loans to medium-sized firms

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Uncertainty in the banking market means a huge opportunity for alternative funding providers, says Allen & Overy partner

Ex-Amundi consultant head resurfaces at State Street

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Funds unit of US banking giant hires executive to oversee its UK consultant partnerships that work with pension plans

Carney’s announcement bodes well for Bailey

COMMENT: The Bank of England governor's decision to stay on until 2019 keeps the path clear for the FCA boss to succeed him

Citi turns to two-decade veteran for European solutions

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Citigroup has named a new European head of treasury and trade solutions – part of its institutional clients group that makes some $2 billion globally each quarter, putting it behind only fixed-income trading in terms of revenue generation.

A visit from the SEC? Doesn’t happen for thousands of fund managers

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Regulator has doubled spending for on-site exams but can’t keep up, as industry ranks grow

City bankers back London but predict Brexit pain

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The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will increase compliance costs and damage financial markets on both sides of the split, capital markets bankers in Britain say – but most expect London to remain the financial centre of Europe.

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Morningstar triggers index fee war