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Monday, 6 December, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies
UK’s BenevolentAI agrees Europe’s largest Spac deal
Drug discovery group to list with a €1.5bn valuation through Zaoui brothers’ vehicle
Friday, 3 December, 2021

European banks
European Banking Authority highlights rebound for EU lenders
Watchdog flags concerns over inflation and higher rates and urges banks to evaluate funding plans
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse chair pledges to overhaul bankers’ pay
António Horta-Osório vows to align remuneration ‘with the interests of shareholders’ after a series of crises
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

HSBC Holdings PLC
HSBC chief warns post-Brexit fragmentation could raise costs
ECB has been pushing banks to move more staff and capital from London to Europe
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

UBS Group AG
UBS chief Ralph Hamers signals global digital wealth push
Swiss lender plans to extend new wealth management service that will target the affluent
Wednesday, 1 December, 2021

UBS Group AG
UBS raids JPMorgan for new finance chief Sarah Youngwood
Hire completes overhaul of Swiss bank’s top management
Sunday, 28 November, 2021

News in-depthAssicurazioni Generali SpA
Billionaires in battle: power struggle at top of Italian finance
Leonardo del Vecchio and rebel investors are in tug of war over country’s biggest insurer
Saturday, 20 November, 2021

UBS Group AG
Colm Kelleher to succeed Axel Weber as UBS chair
Morgan Stanley veteran commits to 10-year term and will work alongside CEO Ralph Hamers on speeding up digitisation
Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

Professional services
Natasha Harrison, ex-deputy chair at Boies Schiller, quits to set up rival firm
Latest defection comes after year of upheaval at legal practice tarnished by Theranos and Weinstein
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Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

Barclays PLC
Top Barclays investors raise alarm over terms of Jes Staley’s exit
Bank to hold meetings with shareholders as some criticise £2.4m in pay awarded to former chief executive
Friday, 12 November, 2021

News in-depthArchegos Capital Management
Prime broking braced for new era after Archegos collapse
Credit Suisse’s decision to exit the business highlights how the industry that serves hedge funds is changing
Monday, 8 November, 2021

Investment Banking
Credit Suisse to recommend its hedge fund clients join BNP Paribas
Rivals circle Swiss bank’s shrinking prime brokerage business following collapse of Archegos Capital
Friday, 5 November, 2021

Bank of New York Mellon Corp
BNY Mellon cuts ties with controversial Adani coal mine
Bank says business ‘is not aligned with ESG principles’
Thursday, 4 November, 2021

Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse takes axe to prime broking after multibillion-dollar losses
Chair António Horta-Osório unveils sweeping overhaul as lender tries to draw a line under crises
Thursday, 4 November, 2021

News in-depthCOP26
Does the maths on Mark Carney’s $130tn net zero pledge stack up?
‘Greenwashing’ fears over eye-catching headline number committed to decarbonisation
Wednesday, 3 November, 2021

Climate change
Carney-led finance coalition has up to $130tn funding committed to hitting net zero
Ex-BoE governor rallies capital to tackle climate change but fossil fuels remain a problem
Tuesday, 2 November, 2021

Climate change
Banks’ green pledges under scrutiny
Financial sector pressured to cut exposure to carbon-intensive industries
Monday, 1 November, 2021

News in-depthBarclays PLC
New Barclays chief ‘Venkat’ emerges from Jes Staley’s shadow
Former risk officer turned trading boss tried to warn JPMorgan about huge losses from ‘London Whale’
Monday, 1 November, 2021

Barclays PLC
Barclays chief Jes Staley to step down following Epstein investigation
Disgraced financier was a key client of JPMorgan’s private bank, which Staley used to run
Friday, 29 October, 2021

BNP Paribas SA
BNP Paribas plans €900m buyback as equities surge buoys results
Size of programme is about 1.3 per cent of French bank’s market capitalisation
Thursday, 28 October, 2021

UniCredit SpA
UniCredit chief focused on ‘standalone strategy’ after Monte dei Paschi talks collapse
Italian bank will lay out strategic plan in December with profits up 55 per cent in third quarter
Tuesday, 26 October, 2021

UBS Group AG
UBS wealth management profits surge on back of thriving markets
Swiss bank beats analysts’ estimates for third quarter
Monday, 25 October, 2021

News in-depthCredit Suisse Group AG
Mozambique reels from Credit Suisse ‘tuna bond’ scandal
Swiss bank fined $475m but graft trial in one of the world’s poorest countries keeps the spotlight on damage wrought
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

European banks
Orcel renegotiated exit deal from UBS to unlock pay awards, court hears
Italian banker’s efforts revealed during hearing over Santander’s decision to cancel CEO offer
Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

Financial fraud
Credit Suisse pays $475m in fines to settle Mozambique ‘tuna bonds’ case
Swiss bank reaches deal with four regulators over 2013 scandal as it struggles to draw line under past missteps