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17.03 / 11:41

Russia’s VTB Capital dismisses London employees as bank ‘ruined by factors outside of our control’

VTB Capital, the Russian investment bank, is letting go most of its employees in London after being hit with sanctions, according to bankers at the firm.

16.03 / 07:33

MET Landmark Deal Abrdn shareholders back £1.5bn Interactive Investor deal

Abrdn shareholders have given the green light for the asset manager to acquire Interactive Investor for £1.5bn, a landmark deal that gives the Edinburgh-headquartered firm a foothold in the fast-growing direct-to-consumer market.

15.03 / 19:15

MET Landmark Deal Abrdn shareholders back £1.5bn Interactive Investor deal

15.03 / 19:15

Citi Waves end ‘The end of M&A has always been proved wrong’: Inside 25 years of deals in the City

In 1990, a group of mergers and acquisition specialists arrived in London from the US in anticipation of a wave of big-ticket deals.

15.03 / 15:41

Russia’s VTB Capital dismisses London employees as bank ‘ruined by factors outside of our control’

VTB Capital, the Russian investment bank, let go most of its employees in London after being hit with sanctions, according to bankers at the firm.

15.03 / 03:23

Citi Waves end ‘The end of M&A has always been proved wrong’; Inside 25 years of deals in the City

In 1990, a group of mergers and acquisition specialists arrived in London from the US in anticipation of a wave of big-ticket deals.

11.03 / 12:05

Law Europe European Union AML consolidation Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto

According to recent media reports, six European countries, led by Germany, are working on launching an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body that will include the cryptocurrency market in its purview. Details remain scarce, but it is known that the initiative involves Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The group is working on “the remit and design” of a new international AML watchdog force that will have a particular emphasis on crypto, and the European Commission — the key executive institution of the European Union — will be the primary platform for the discussion. How will the move affect the European crypto space?

11.03 / 02:51

Action ICE LME LME scrambles to prevent damage from nickel market crisis

The metals industry, financial regulators and Chinese officials rushed to resolve a crisis in London’s nickel market, which remained on ice after an ill-fated trade sparked mammoth price gains and billions of dollars of losses.

10.03 / 11:19

Action ICE LME LME scrambles to prevent damage from nickel market crisis

10.03 / 10:47

cryptocurrency Ukraine war: US warns Russia may use chemical weapons

The Biden administration has warned Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims of illegal chemical weapons development in the country it has invaded.

07.03 / 15:05

CEO Solomonic letter open Goldman Sachs CEO slammed for Russia response in ex-employee open letter

A former Goldman Sachs dealmaker, who claims to have worked on some big Russian transactions at the US bank, has written an open letter to chief executive David Solomon asking he stay on the “right side of history” by shutting down bank operations in Russia.

05.03 / 23:35

Thousands gather worldwide to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Thousands of people gathered in cities across the world on Saturday to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

04.03 / 18:54

NFT Mining Cointelegraph NFT partnership network Cointelegraph partners with Nitro Network to bring digital mining and decentralized internet to the masses

Over the past few years, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have become a multibillion-dollar industry and have solidified themselves among the most tech savvy. They have opened the portal to infinite possibilities and carved out a new direction for the future of the internet. Enter Nitro Network, which is set to revolutionize the NFT space and take it to new heights. With its groundbreaking Non-Fungible Miners (NFMs), Nitro Network will solidify the decentralized web, all while offering generous rewards to its users.

03.03 / 22:39

Blockchain Adoption Environment IOTA How behavioral tokenomics could facilitate the creation of a circular economy

The Iota Foundation and Imperial College London recently announced the launch of a four-year distributed ledger technology, or DLT, initiative designed to research and develop solutions to foster socially conscious, circular economic models and businesses around servitization.

03.03 / 13:57

economics inflation world economy Ukraine War: How Russian Aggression Could Derail the Fragile World Economy

Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre; Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of London._____

02.03 / 16:15

CEO Solomonic letter open Goldman Sachs CEO slammed for Russia response in ex-employee open letter

01.03 / 15:05

UPS Target PJT Partners offers onsite therapist to London dealmakers as banks fear well-being crisis

Boutique PJT Partners is trialling an onsite therapist for its dealmakers in London, as investment banks roll out new benefits and pay closer attention to mental health in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

01.03 / 08:45

Citi International Financial Lincoln International hires three senior dealmakers to cover financial institutions

Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International has hired three senior dealmakers to kick-start a new team covering financial institutions.

28.02 / 19:53

UPS Target PJT Partners offers onsite therapist to London dealmakers as banks fear well-being crisis

28.02 / 11:23

Citi International Financial Lincoln International hires three senior dealmakers to cover financial institutions

Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International has hired three senior dealmakers to kick-start a new team covering financial institutions.

25.02 / 18:15

markets Altcoin Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bitcoin whales fuel BTC price comeback as stocks brush off Russia-Ukraine shocks

Bitcoin (BTC) kept $40,000 in play at the Wall Street open on Feb. 25 after 16% daily gains increased bulls' confidence.

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