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There is more to the City at Christmas than long lunches and dubious decisions at the office Christmas party. Here are 25 ideas to get you out and about this festive season.

Former Reporter

With Christmas just around the corner, here is Financial News's guide to enjoying the festive season in and around the City

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25 things to do in the City this Christmas

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CDPQ hires Sharon White to lead push in Europe

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Former chair of the John Lewis Partnership is joining the Canadian pension fund giant early next year

One of the top investors in Adani Group launched an on-market share buyback to protect its share price against the contagion from a U.S. investigation into the Indian conglomerate.

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The president-elect floated the idea during a Wednesday meeting with the former Fed governor.

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The U.S. auditing watchdog voted to require certain audit firms to disclose eight new metrics ranging from auditor turnover to partner involvement and restatement history.

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The AI titan will maintain its strong lead, but complicated product rollouts, sky-high expectations and the China threat add complications to growth potential.

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Research group GfK’s measure of consumer confidence climbed to minus 18 in November’s survey from minus 21 in October.

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