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City lobbyists call for swift progress on Brexit financial services talks

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-02-01T22:30:49Z

2 min read

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Workers in London’s Square Mile. Talks continue between the UK’s Treasury and the European Commission about the future of financial services following the end of the transition period

Former UK chancellor George Osborne becomes full-time banker at Robey Warshaw

By

Paul Clarke

2021-02-01T18:00:34Z

2 min read

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George Osborne will leave his position at BlackRock to join Robey Warshaw as a partner

CMC restricts GameStop, AMC short-selling as it turns focus to hedge funds

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-02-01T16:19:11Z

3 min read

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Houlihan Lokey hires Macquarie ECM head Taylor for equity advisory unit

By

Paul Clarke

2021-02-01T15:56:36Z

1 min read

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Here are the 10 most shorted UK stocks and funds with the top short positions

2021-02-01T15:53:31Z

4 min read

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Sainsbury’s is one of the companies seeing more of its stocks targeted

Hedge fund lobby scolds those ‘clapping with glee’ at losers in GameStop frenzy

2021-02-01T13:56:08Z

2 min read

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The Alternative Investment Management Association wrote in a letter to members that retail investors may get hurt by the GameStop mania

Robinhood boss rejects hedge fund ‘conspiracy theories’ in GameStop saga

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-02-01T12:32:16Z

3 min read

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Vlad Tenev recently told Elon Musk on Clubhouse that the billionaire was “getting into conspiracy theories a little bit”

CFA uncovers failings in UK funds’ value reports

2021-02-01T12:31:42Z

2 min read

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Will Goodhart, chief executive of CFA UK, said the weaknesses uncovered by its study needed to be addressed so that they can serve their purpose in being useful for investors

El Erian: Silver’s rally may be bullish sign for stocks

2021-02-01T12:19:06Z

2 min read

Silver GameStop Trading Markets Mohamed El-Erian stocks

Allianz’s chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian has tweeted about speculation on whether silver may be the next target of the Reddit investors

Silver soars as GameStop’s retail horde eyes other targets: ‘It’s going to be a lot harder’

2021-02-01T10:44:50Z

2 min read

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Silver prices surged to an eight-year high and the metal has gained 16% in the last week

UK secures extra 40 million shots, every care-home resident now offered Covid jab

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-02-01T08:49:47Z

2 min read

Coronavirus Politics Vaccine

All care home residents in England has now also been offered a Covid-19 vaccine jab, the NHS has said, following a new record for daily administered doses over the weekend

Sustainable fund business faces tougher times after 2020 boom

By

David Wighton

2021-02-01T08:25:23Z

4 min read

ESG is all the rage but is the green wave sustainable?

Goldman Sachs warns traders: No ‘manipulation,’ social media or spreading rumours amid GameStop frenzy

By

Lucy McNulty

2021-02-01T00:01:16Z

3 min read

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A trader at Goldman in London told FN that the memo was interpreted, especially among equities desks, as a warning about the GameStop saga