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‘Should I feel sorry for them? No’ — Bankers scoff at Goldman Sachs juniors’ stinging survey

By

Paul Clarke

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Lucy McNulty

2021-03-19T15:57:23Z

5 min read

Jefferies Pay and Bonuses Investment Banking People Junior Bankers Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs headquarters stands in New York. The brutal life of junior bankers at Goldman has ignited a debate about the industry

Bank of America names new head of private capital markets in Europe

By

Paul Clarke

2021-03-19T14:00:56Z

2 min read

Bank of America On the Move On the move Investment Banking People ECM

Banks are ‘lighting the touch paper’ for crypto’s explosion into mainstream

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-19T13:47:12Z

3 min read

Investment Banking Fintech Bitcoin JPMorgan Cryptocurrency Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are all seeking greater exposure to cryptocurrencies. The price of bitcoin has risen more than 98% so far in 2021

Covid-19 overtakes Brexit as dealmakers’ top risk for 2021

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-19T13:24:37Z

2 min read

Brexit Politics M&A

Trading Places: New CEO at RLAM, Helena Morrissey quits St James’s Place for AJ Bell

2021-03-19T12:45:15Z

3 min read

Bank of America AJ Bell Trading Places Asset Management Baillie Gifford On the move St James's Place

How Roblox’s $38bn debut compares to 2021’s top Wall Street tech IPOs

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-19T12:43:35Z

2 min read

Tech Trading IPOs

David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox

Large events could return with UK vaccine certificates, minister says

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-19T12:29:41Z

2 min read

Lockdown Coronavirus Covid-19 Politics Vaccine

Martina Piemonte of ACF Fiorentina in action during the Women's UEFA Champions League Round match against Manchester City WFC. The UK government is considering whether it can use coronavirus certificates to allow people to attend large events ‘in significant numbers

Greensill Capital owes £1bn to creditors including SoftBank, Credit Suisse

By

Bérengère Sim

2021-03-19T09:31:25Z

2 min read

Grant Thornton Greensill Greensill Capital

Greensill Capital’s administrators, Grant Thornton, have held a meeting virtually with 59 creditors, 34 to whom the company owes almost £1bn

Veteran Baillie Gifford fund manager James Anderson to retire from partnership

2021-03-19T08:39:19Z

2 min read

People Asset Management Baillie Gifford

Fund manager, James Anderson will retire next year after four decades with Baille Gifford

Study suggests plan to lift lockdowns with fewer Covid deaths – vaccines aren’t enough

By

Bérengère Sim

2021-03-19T08:19:07Z

2 min read

Lockdown Coronavirus Covid-19 Boris Johnson

NatWest buys back £1.1bn of shares from UK government

By

Penny Sukhraj

2021-03-19T07:47:22Z

1 min read

Lex Greensill’s high-risk deal making caught the eye of regulators, led to firm’s crisis

By

Julie Steinberg

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Duncan Mavin

2021-03-19T07:25:50Z

7 min read

Credit Suisse Investment Banking SoftBank Greensill Capital

UK finance firms struggle with net zero targets as pandemic ‘irreversibly’ forces climate issues

2021-03-19T04:01:12Z

2 min read

Climate change Insurance Banking ESG Asset Management

A poll of 85 banks, insurers and asset managers found doubts about meeting targets on cutting carbon emissions