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Barings boss Mike Freno on the art of the private markets deal
While many asset managers have just started pushing into private markets, Barings has been for 175 years. Its CEO explains what works, and what doesn’t
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TP ICAP eyes £2m pay rise for CEO to keep pace with rivals
City broker is the latest UK firm to seek bigger pay deals for top brass
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BlackRock’s Larry Fink on US tariffs: ‘This isn’t Wall Street versus Main Street’
US asset management boss says clients have been focused on increasing their allocation to both fixed income and equities
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Morgan Stanley’s investment bank notches record quarter as stock trading surges
The Wall Street bank has been buoyed by a 45% increase in equity trading fees as US president Donald Trump’s policies prompt market swings
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JPMorgan stock traders post record quarter as Trump policies prompt wild market swings
The US bank has also posted a 12% increase in dealmaking revenue
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BlackRock assets hit new high despite ‘uncertainty and anxiety’ over markets
US asset manager pulled in $84.2bn of net inflows between January and March
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LSEG chief’s pay package attracts fresh criticism from proxy adviser
ISS opposes change to David Schwimmer’s long-term incentive plan
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FN’s Rising Stars share when things have gone wrong
This year’s crop of top young professionals on how they react to adversity
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Trading Places: Barclays hires new M&A boss, Julius Baer restructures again
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Newton Investment Management lags UK peers on gender pay gap
BNY-owned fund management group has the highest gender pay gap among its UK rivals, according to FN analysis
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Bank traders set to shine amid Trump market chaos
The five biggest US banks are expected to report bumper trading revenues shortly
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Julius Baer CEO Stefan Bollinger: Cost cuts won’t be felt until 2026
Ex-Goldman banker says headcount reduction was ‘unavoidable’ to ensure Swiss wealth manager is fit for the future
Teneo, Hogan Lovells score £45m in fees from Russia-linked broker’s administration
City advisers have raked in tens of millions of pounds from the administration of two failed Russia-linked banks
Private equity’s wealth spree in the spotlight as AFH deal terms raise conflict concerns
Acquisition matrix seen by FN shows the wealth firm only pays out if clients are moved across to its proposition
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Who are wealth management’s Rising Stars?
Four up-and-comers have been spotlighted in FN’s Rising Stars of European Finance 2025 list
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Big bonuses see women fall further behind men at Wall Street investment banks
Investment banks paid out bigger bonuses in 2024, and men have benefited more than women
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HSBC hands Blackburn top risk role as shake-up continues
The UK lender has given the leading compliance job to a 20-year veteran
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FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi reappointed for second term
Leader of the markets watchdog to stay on for another five years
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EY fined nearly £5m over Thomas Cook audits
The collapse of travel company Thomas Cook in 2019 left thousands of holidaymakers stranded
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