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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer capital markets specialist Mark Austin has been hired by US law firm Latham & Watkins as a partner in London.

Shearman & Sterling partner James Duncan has quit the US law firm to join Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London.

Cboe was the big winner in Financial News’s Trading & Tech Awards last night, picking up three gongs, including the coveted Exchange Group of the Year.

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The arrival of the PC was transformative for gaming — avid players could suddenly experience what it’s like to be a pilot, a train driver or even a goat through simulation.

As regulators and politicians scramble to improve the attractiveness of the City’s capital markets, a number of firms on the listings trail say they have not ruled out London.

The United States Air Force (USAF) has been left scratching its head after its AI-powered military drone kept killing its human operator during simulations.

Florin Court Capital partner David Denison’s curiosity to see the practical application of bookish knowledge encouraged his career shift from teaching statistics at Imperial College to applying trading strategies at hedge funds.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the billionaire twins behind crypto exchange Gemini, are facing a series of setbacks as issues surrounding their exchange have reached new heights in recent times.

Despite a «wild year» of scandal and failure in 2022 when the FTX exchange and a number of crypto dealers collapsed, Peter Smith, chief executive of London-based Blockchain.com, told the Qatar Economic Forum that there is now «real growth» in the crypto community. Smith, who said nearly a decade as head of Blockchain.com had left him with «no nerve endings», told how other countries were taking advantage of the void left by the US where some regulators were «openly negative about crypto». While some US legislators want to see rules for a cryptocurrency market, regulators there have taken a tough line because of fears of money laundering and scams such as the FTX collapse. Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried is due to go on trial in New York in October.

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The tide might have gone out on Bitcoin Ordinals, but there’s a strong undercurrent of investments in Bitcoin-only companies. River, a U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) technology and financial services company is the latest to make a splash. 

The government will soon have a definitive blueprint for boosting listings in London, according to City veteran Sir Nigel Wilson.

A legal tussle between Annington Homes, a property company owned by Guy Hands’ private equity firm Terra Firma, and the UK government has resulted in an application for judicial review by Annington being thrown out by the High Court in London.

A High Court judge has questioned the integrity of a former Greenhill & Co banker in a judgment dismissing a £63m claim against PwC over allegations one of its ex-partners leaked confidential information.

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Asset managers have defended their votes to curb excessive executive pay, arguing they are not to blame for the exodus of UK talent to the US after recent criticism from London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett.

US law firm Dechert has started a redundancy consultation with staff in London as part of a 5% global headcount reduction.

The U.K. may be a great place to build a tech company — but when it comes to taking the crucial step of floating your business, the picture isn't so rosy.

Christian Meissner, the former chief executive of Credit Suisse's investment bank, joined merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners. Meissner, who previously led Bank of America's corporate and investment banking team in the fall out from the 2008 financial crisis, joined the firm as a partner in London. The respected dealmaker, who took over Credit Suisse's investment bank as it embarked on an overhaul amid successive crises, left the Swiss bank late last year in the aftermath of another strategic shift.