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Andrea Orcel misses out on the World Economic Forum as well as his dream job; Boris Johnson’s merits as a barman; and a Deutsche Bank report gets an the unfortunate title

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Welcome to FN’s weekly diary column featuring all the best titbits from around the City of London...

Capital Confidential: Davos departure for Andrea Orcel

Andrea Orcel misses out on the World Economic Forum as well as his dream job; Boris Johnson’s merits as a barman; and the unfortunate title of a Deutsche Bank report

Tom Teodorczuk

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Former Soros executive Abbas Zuaiter plans macro hedge fund launch

Meet the most influential women in fintech and crypto 

Revealed: Most influential female hedge fund managers in Europe 

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO 

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Former Goldman Sachs MD Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Dmitry Tokarev has stepped back from his role as chief executive after seven years

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss 

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Kirkland has been raided by Paul Weiss since it kicked off its English law offering last summer

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

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The French bank has added a further two managing directors amid reshuffle in UK deals team

The regulator’s former enforcement director becomes a partner at Milbank after three years pushing fines higher at the SEC.

SEC’s Grewal Moves to Wall Street After Turning Tough as Its Overseer

Inflation in the U.K. fell below the Bank of England’s 2% target in September for the first time in more than three years, making an interest-rate cut next month more likely.

U.K. Inflation Falls to Below BOE Target, Setting Up Rate Cut

The regulator said it is concerned that the part of the market that allows people to pay for insurance in installments might not be providing fair value to more than 20 million customers.

U.K. Regulator Starts Review Into Motor and Home Insurance Market

Fate of Lina Khan’s Bid to Reshape Antitrust Comes Down to Election

Chinese stocks have gone from ice-cold to red-hot in a matter of weeks, but it might be driven by momentum rather than enough stimulus to solve China’s economic woes.

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SEC’s Grewal Moves to Wall Street After Turning Tough as Its Overseer

U.K. Inflation Falls to Below BOE Target, Setting Up Rate Cut

U.K. Regulator Starts Review Into Motor and Home Insurance Market

Don’t Chase China’s FOMO Rally