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Fintech Files: Grayscale court win bolsters bitcoin ETF hopes, WorldQuant boss on AI vs humans

By Penny Sukhraj

2023-08-29T16:48:03Z

5 min read

Cathie Wood SEC The Fintech Files Crypto Fintech Files ARK Cryptocurrency Grayscale

The court ruling is major and expected to be a catalyst for digital assets and firms betting on bitcoin ETF plans

Citigroup hires Goldman’s Carles Jou to bolster European leveraged finance

2023-08-29T16:22:08Z

1 min read

Citigroup Investment Banking People Goldman Sachs On the move

Carles Jou joins Citi after 14 years at Goldman Sachs

Bitcoin, crypto jump as Grayscale trumps SEC in court

2023-08-29T15:25:07Z

1 min read

Crypto Bitcoin Coinbase Cryptocurrency Grayscale

The ruling in favour of Grayscale makes a spot bitcoin ETF look inevitable

Jupiter, Atom Bank, City investors demand clarity from UK government on net zero

By Kristen McGachey

2023-08-29T14:02:11Z

2 min read

Royal London Asset Management Atom Bank ESG Asset Management Jupiter Fund Management

Government's public stance on banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2030 has 'cast doubt' on its climate commitments, City investor group warns PM

AMC short-sellers net $522m in August as meme stock tumbles

2023-08-29T13:03:50Z

1 min read

Hedge Funds AMC

On 14 August, AMC stock tanked 35% on fears that approval would allow the firm to issue more shares to raise capital

Jefferies hires former Morgan Stanley leveraged finance banker Mazza

2023-08-29T10:42:02Z

2 min read

Jefferies Investment Banking People

Jefferies has taken on two senior UK investment bankers within two weeks

Robinhood is a bitcoin whale — here’s why that matters

2023-08-29T08:15:15Z

2 min read

Crypto Fintech Cryptocurrency

Robinhood executives say they think their share is increasing because of low trading costs

GAM board to stand down after activist group extends funding lifeline

By David Ricketts

2023-08-29T07:31:37Z

2 min read

GAM Asset Management

Candidates for GAM’s board include Antoine Spillmann, a former vice-president of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers

TPG nabs Warburg Pincus partner to head European buyouts

By Penny Sukhraj

2023-08-29T07:05:10Z

2 min read

Private Equity TPG

Flavio Porciani, who joins TPG from Warburg Pincus, said more capital is flowing into the European market, particularly for software investing

Former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy: Many ESG experts are ‘underqualified’

By Kristen McGachey

2023-08-28T23:01:20Z

2 min read

ESG Asset Management BlackRock

'ESG 1.0 has tended to be driven by marketing and sales teams,' the Rumie founder says