Portia Crowe
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London is the destination of choice for Hong Kong’s most affluent
The BNO scheme provides a direct route to UK citizenship for most Hong Kongers → Read More
Why Wall Street’s smart money is embracing ‘stupid’ cryptocurrency
With exchanges reportedly making billions, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs cannot afford to miss the crypto boat → Read More
Analysts reject rationale for Barclays-Standard Chartered merger
'One underperforming business plus another underperforming business give you a larger underperforming business' → Read More
UBS offers new career paths to top investment bankers
Client-focused bankers do not have to pursue a career in management, if they do not wish to → Read More
UK court dismisses SFO’s Barclays-Qatar charges
A UK court has dismissed charges brought against Barclays by the Serious Fraud Office over a series of fund raisings conducted by the bank during the financial crisis. Barclays said on Monday that the Crown Court had thrown out all charges that the bank and former senior officers committed fraud in their 2008 dealings with Qatari investors. Barclays... → Read More
Bankers say the IPO process in the UK is broken
Lengthened in order to reassure skittish investors, the roadshow process has become needlessly cumbersome for everyone → Read More
Bank of America names new EU leadership team
Appointments announced a month after the departure of BAML's former Emea president Alex Wilmot-Sitwell, who clashed with US executives over Brexit planning → Read More
Top performers flee Deutsche’s bonfire of the bankers
Senior names are fleeing the German icon as new boss Christian Sewing doubles down on his predecessor’s penchant for cuts → Read More
Goldman Sachs’ veteran rates boss in London retires
Kostas Pantazopoulos' decision comes a year after he was handed a global risk management role → Read More
Barclays CEO rules out move into crypto trading
Jes Staley says the bank has no immediate plans to set up a dedicated desk for trading cryptocurrencies → Read More
Barclays chairman McFarlane: I’m going nowhere
John McFarlane tells shareholders he will stay with the bank for at least another year → Read More
Deutsche Bank loses €35m from bad block trade
The loss contributed to a €76m decline in equities origination revenues → Read More
Mega-deal fees drive Lazard profits up 48%
Chief executive Ken Jacobs continues to see opportunities for growth → Read More
Jes Staley confirms talks with Barclays activist
CEO says he wants to be 'very engaged' with Edward Bramson, but adds that recent results validate his existing strategy → Read More
Barclays dragged to first quarter loss by giant US penalty
Analyst says the group's investment bank has 'saved the day' in an otherwise disappointing set of results → Read More
Evercore sees 200% surge in underwriting fees
Evercore Partners has posted its best-ever start to a year for advisory and underwriting revenues, mirroring rival Moelis & Co with record first-quarter earnings. The independent advisory firm generated $463.6m in net revenues in the three months to March 31 – a 20% increase on the first quarter of 2017, which was also a record. Profits of $95.5m rose 18% year-on-year. → Read More
M&A momentum helps Moelis to another record start
New York advisory firm delivers a strong first quarter despite global fee fall → Read More
Pharma giant Shire knocks back £44bn takeover approach
Big-name bankers could potentially pave the way for the largest ever cross border acquisition by a Japanese company → Read More
Bank of America names president for European operations
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named a replacement for Alex Wilmot-Sitwell, its well-known president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa who stood down over disagreements on the bank's Brexit planning. Bernard Mensah, co-head of global fixed income, currency and commodities trading, will take the reins in addition to his current role, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News. → Read More
Morgan Stanley reports record profits on trading surge
Sales and trading revenues boosted the bank’s revenues significantly, with a 25% rise in revenues → Read More