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Chinese nickel trader Tsingshan faces $8bn loss as Ukraine war disrupts market

2022-03-09T17:31:11Z

5 min read

nickel China Trading ukraine Russia

Biden signs executive order for broad review of federal crypto policy

2022-03-09T17:16:18Z

2 min read

Crypto Fintech Regulation

EQT boss urges portfolio firms to close down their Russia operations

2022-03-09T15:34:23Z

2 min read

Private Equity Politics

Citi downplays Russia tech ambitions for 70-strong team as hiring plans frozen

2022-03-09T14:23:43Z

2 min read

Citigroup Investment Banking People Politics

Citigroup has pulled back from a hiring spree of technology professionals in Russia who work on projects related to its trading business

The new economic crime bill imposes a tough new test for City firms on sanctions breaches — here’s what you need to know

2022-03-09T13:53:10Z

4 min read

Legal Services Professional services Regulation View

‘Once the new bill comes into force, the OFSI will have the power to impose a monetary penalty in circumstances where a person did not even know or had reasonable cause to suspect they were in breach’

Some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry are betting on crypto — here’s why

2022-03-09T13:49:11Z

5 min read

Hedge Funds Cryptocurrency

Ukraine war threatens $130bn deal boom: ‘I’ve never seen such an acute turn’

2022-03-09T13:44:33Z

4 min read

Investment Banking M&A

Sweetgreen's initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange. IPOs have slumped by 72% globally as volatile markets have made transactions difficult to price and underperforming listings last year hit investor appetite

Brother and sister accused of $124m crypto scam advertised with Times Square billboard

2022-03-09T12:47:16Z

2 min read

Crypto Fintech Bitcoin Regulation

Pressure grows as law firms slammed for taking Russia ‘blood money’

2022-03-09T12:35:46Z

10 min read

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Norton Rose Fulbright Legal Services Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Russia

Law firms face choosing between missing lucrative fees by leaving Russia or taking a reputational hit from staying

Goodbye Londongrad: Property market hit by pressure on Russian oligarchs

2022-03-09T11:51:51Z

5 min read

Real Estate London Russia

Here are the household names still operating in Russia

2022-03-09T10:37:19Z

3 min read

Politics Russia

BNP Paribas postpones investor day due to Ukraine war

2022-03-09T08:41:37Z

2 min read

Investment Banking BNP Paribas Russia

BNP Paribas Group has decided to postpone a planned investor day ‘given the gravity of the current situation and the humanitarian impacts of the aggression against Ukraine’

Elon Musk asks judge to toss SEC fraud settlement

2022-03-09T08:02:49Z

4 min read

SEC Tesla Regulation Elon Musk

Debevoise & Plimpton breaks silence over Ukraine as Lord Goldsmith’s firm elects not to criticise Russia

2022-03-09T07:42:29Z

3 min read

Legal Services Russia

While Debevoise is reviewing its presence in Russia, it has not spoken out against the invasion as it goes public for the first time since it started

‘Frustrated and powerless’ Ukrainians in London scramble to help war effort

2022-03-09T00:01:08Z

6 min read

Investment Banking Trading Goldman Sachs Russia

Bankers with family in Ukraine say they feel helpless as the Russia war escalates

Credit Suisse’s record on climate change slammed by €2tn investor group

By Bérengère Sim

2022-03-09T00:01:02Z

3 min read

Climate change Credit Suisse ESG

‘Credit Suisse is responsible for enormous CO2 emissions worldwide,’ campaigners say