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Sales of existing homes rise slightly as more listings finally hit the market
After four straight months of declines, sales of previously owned homes rose 1.4% in June month to month to a…
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The rapid growth the U.S. economy has seen is about to hit a wall
A National Park Service worker replaces a flag at the Washington Monument which reopened today following a six month closure…
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FCA staff receiving stress-related counselling triples in ‘challenging’ pandemic year
The numbers of Financial Conduct Authority staff receiving counselling for “work or external stress” tripled during the first year of a…
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Slaughter and May boosts first-year lawyer salaries to £100,000
Magic Circle law firm Slaughter and May has bumped salaries for its first year lawyers to £100,000. Salaries for newly…
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Dimon life: Will JPMorgan boss’s bonus rub shareholders up the wrong way?
Aw, you shouldn’t have. JPMorgan Chase’s board surprised investors by giving chief executive officer Jamie Dimon 1.5 million stock options on top of…
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More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute.
The pandemic upended every aspect of daily life last year — work, leisure, even sleep. New government data paints the…
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Starling Bank trims losses as Covid schemes supercharge lending
Starling Bank has trimmed its losses as the business shifted to recognise lending as its main source of income thanks…
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Tiff Macklem breaks ‘groupthink’ inertia with appointment of Sharon Kozicki as Bank of Canada deputy governor
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Kevin Carmichael: Macklem finds a way to avoid indignity of leading only major central bank…
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Europe investors yank €14bn from Russell, Aviva and M&G funds
Investors pulled billions from funds managed by Russell Investments, Aviva Investors and M&G during the first half of the year,…
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View: How lockdown proved the M&A defeatists wrong
“Everything ground to a halt, full stop,” recalls an M&A adviser as the pandemic struck. When global lockdowns came into effect…
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JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon pockets fresh retention bonus
JPMorgan Chase’s board gave Jamie Dimon new stock options as a retention bonus, signaling that the largest US bank wants…
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BNP Paribas hires Deutsche Bank’s Wilson to lead prime services
BNP Paribas has hired a senior executive from Deutsche Bank to lead its prime services unit, as the French bank…
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Deutsche Bank matches junior banker bidding war with $100,000 offer
Deutsche Bank has bolstered pay for its junior bankers, the latest large investment bank to increase salaries amid a battle…
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Crypto causes ‘severe damage’ to investor ESG credibility, says Candriam
Significant direct investment in cryptocurrencies by asset managers or large institutional investors can cause “severe damage to [their] environmental, social…
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Boutique Stifel follows Wall Street rivals with $100,000 salary for juniors
Boutique investment bank Stifel has joined larger rivals by increasing pay for entry-level jobs to $100,000 as the sector faces a…
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FCA slams ESG fund applications for claims ‘that do not bear scrutiny’
The UK financial watchdog has written asset managers criticising them over the “poor quality” of applications they are submitting to launch sustainable…
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Peppa Pig has American kids hamming it up with British accents
California kindergartner Dani stunned her parents in May when she addressed her mom, who said she was going to the…
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Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok?
“Calling all recruiters!” Makena Yee, 21, a college student in Seattle, shouted into her camera in a recent TikTok video.…
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Postmortem: Macklem’s new dashboard
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Financial Post columnist Kevin Carmichael, editor of the FP Economy newsletter, unpacks the week in…
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Wall Street bankers shine again as record fees offset trading slump
Wall Street banks have benefited from a boom in dealmaking, hauling in record fees in the second quarter as the…
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The Euro 2020 final moved stock prices because sport makes us irrational investors
The Italian stock market rose last Monday while the UK stock market fell. Italy’s FTSE MIB index rose 0.92% on the day, while the…
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Investors with $41tn urge G7 to ‘accelerate action’ on climate crisis
Fidelity International, State Street, Amundi and Schroders are among a group of more than 400 influential investors that have called…
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UK holds Europe’s financial top spot as Asia makes gains
The UK has held its place as Europe’s top financial centre, but Asian hubs are catching up fast, according to…
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Hancock: ‘I knew Cummings wanted me fired’
Matt Hancock knew that Dominic Cummings wanted him fired during the pandemic, the health secretary told MPs. Appearing before a committee tasked…
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Bank of America names senior bankers to lead new ESG group
Bank of America has named two of its most senior bankers in Europe to lead a new group focused on environmental,…
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UBS sheds light on diversity in its UK operation for the first time
Nearly 40% of UBS’s UK graduate population in 2020 are from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to the firm’s first ever diversity report in…
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Goldman Sachs UK staff ‘strongly encouraged’ to reveal Covid-19 jab status
Goldman Sachs has asked its UK employees to divulge their Covid-19 vaccine status, but the bank’s City operation has stopped short…
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AllianzGI hires Maisonneuve as global equities CIO
Allianz Global Investors, the €598bn asset manager, has named Virginie Maisonneuve as global chief investment officer for equities. Maisonneuve, who…
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Elon Musk has ‘no role’ in council of bitcoin miners
Tesla billionaire and cryptocurrency advocate Elon Musk is no longer involved with an industry group of bitcoin miners that he…
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US law firm boosts pay for first year London lawyers to $200,000
Wall Street law firm Milbank has ramped up pay for first year lawyers in London to $200,000 amid a mergers…
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Where’s the sense in excluding climate change data from a company’s accounts?
Last weekend’s G7 finance minister’s meeting was dominated by news on a global tax deal, but that was not all…
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Trading Places: Goldman’s loss is Rothchild’s gain, moves at Lombard Odier and Allianz
Rothschild is set to score a prized Goldman Sachs dealmaker, Financial News learned. John Brennan was one of 13 London-based individuals…
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Law firm Charles Russell Speechlys pursues celebrity fintech Lanistar over unpaid debt
Celebrity fintech Lanistar is being pursued by a law firm over an unpaid debt, marking the latest blow in a series…
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Covid reproduction rate in England jumps as Delta variant continues to spread
The reproduction rate of coronavirus in England has jumped up to between 1.2 to 1.4, as the epidemic becomes fuelled…
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Regulators tell banks it is time to start using SOFR and ditch Libor
Regulators are ramping up efforts to end Libor trades by the end of the year. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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IHS Markit’s Lance Uggla: ‘The phone rang — it was S&P Global’
Towards the end of last year, Lance Uggla was on the verge of striking the biggest deal of his career.…
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UBS names Roberts as new head of European activist defence
UBS has promoted a senior dealmaker to lead its activist defence unit in Europe, following the departure of former boss…
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Banks should do more to combat online scams that spiked during pandemic
Banks are not doing enough to combat the spike in online scams and frauds that followed the coronavirus lockdown, the…
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Delay to lift lockdown means government’s advice to work from home remains
The final stage of lockdown will be pushed back by a month to 19 July in England amid the spread of the…
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Climate concerns triggers LGIM’s divestment from AIG, Commercial Bank of China
Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest asset manager, has pulled investment from insurance company AIG and three other…
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KPMG delays hybrid working plans after ‘Freedom Day’ postponement
KPMG has pushed back plans to launch a new hybrid working regime for its UK staff following the announcement by…
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Bitcoin holdings top $43bn across global investment funds
Investment funds are holding a collective bitcoin hoard worth $43.2bn, spread out across various vehicles including bitcoin closed-ended trusts and…
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UK lawmakers want to gut MiFID II in wake of Brexit as law ‘makes it more attractive to trade elsewhere’
A high-profile group of MPs has urged the prime minister to undergo a radical shakeup of MiFID II rules in…
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MPs warned Covid R rate could reach 7 on Delta variant
The Delta variant of Covid-19’s reproduction rate could rise as high as seven, the chief medical adviser for NHS Test and…
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Binance abandons crypto tokens pegged to listed stocks
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped offering digital tokens tied to the value of listed equities, amid wider regulatory scrutiny of…
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Allen & Overy profit per equity partner soars 17% to £1.9m in ‘hottest market I can remember’
Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy profit per equity partner has increased 17% to £1.9m on the back of…
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View: Why Google needs to step up to stop investment scams
Where do you find your investments? Chances are that, if you’re reading this, you’re a professional and don’t need to…
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Trading Places: BlackRock’s 8% pay bump; Barclays hires JPMorgan’s Ward in trading push
As the world of finance still struggles with the fallout from the pandemic, a clear trend has emerged; big players…
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‘The Market Is Insane’: Cars Are Sold Even Before They Hit the Lot
Some customers have balked at paying top dollar for new cars and have opted to make do with older vehicles.…
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Bitcoin scam ads run rampant as UK watchdogs battle marketing fraud
Bitcoin is the most popular way for online scammers to target Brits with fraudulent marketing, exclusive new figures show. Approximately 95%…
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