London
Who are the richest hedge fund managers in the UK?
BlueCrest boss Michael Platt is the UK’s wealthiest hedge fund manager with a fortune of £12bn
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Meet the female hedge fund manager who left communism’s shadow to make it big in London
‘I’m living a life today I never thought I would’
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Anglo American shares surge on possible BHP offer
Mining giant could become the latest major company to leave London
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Dutch fintech Bunq targeting ‘digital nomads’ in London expansion drive
Bunq left the UK after Brexit, but now it is back with a focus on London’s digital nomads
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US law firm Perkins Coie eyes London launch
Perkins Coie is an adviser to top US tech firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta
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Paul Weiss set to move into Twitter’s UK headquarters in Soho
Paul Weiss is set to move to new London headquarters following Kirkland & Ellis hiring spree
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Marshall Wace shorts London’s latest big IPO
On 6 July, CAB Payments made a debut on the London Stock Exchange with an initial market cap of £851m. It's already being shorted
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US law firm Boies Schiller plots London hires to meet ‘booming’ demand for litigation work
Managing partner Sigrid McCawley says the firm's City of London base is a key part of its plans
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The Fintech Files: VC funding craters in London, and ‘The Merge’ beckons
Not only did the total money invested fall – so too did the number of investments. Also, JPMorgan buys another fintech firm
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Summer in the City: How London coped with the heatwave
Financial News shares the best snaps from an unprecedented hot spell for the City
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Savile Row cuts a new figure after Covid
The famous Mayfair street has been transformed by the pandemic
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London’s Silicon Roundabout is over — say hello to the Tech Belt
“They used to all crowd together. Now, a number of companies are pulling in different directions, saying ‘I’m big enough, I’ve got 3,000 people, I don’t need to go there because people will come to us’.”
London, Paris and Frankfurt: Five charts tracking the return to work
Although London continues to lag behind European counterparts on a return to the office, the reasons for home working are the same in Paris and Frankfurt
Benefits of £700m Bank station refit slashed after Covid outbreak
As costs increase and the pandemic reduces commuting, TfL has lowered the projected benefits
London mayoral election: What are the candidates’ plans for the City?
Here's what the main candidates have said about the City during their campaigns
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Odds favour Khan for London mayor win — but bettors put ex-Wall Street broker Rose next
Sadiq Khan is out in front, but controversial candidate Brian Rose is popular with bettors
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Klarna takes up WeWork space for new London office in hybrid-working strategy
Klarna’s UK HQ will take the top floor of London’s Aviation House
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City firms settle outside London in hunt for local talent
Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds are turning into regional financial hubs
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London could face local stay-at-home orders as South African variant spreads
Rules are not needed right now due to the vaccine rollout and low case numbers
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