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The most overrated jobs in investment banking

Everyone knows, or ought to know, that boutiques are particularly prone to slave-driving

Russia Warns Of Capital Flight, Market Considers Capital Controls

The Bank forecast in January that capital outflow could total $118 billion this year.

European Banks’ Reciprocity Draws Scrutiny

Banks give work to competitors partly based on how much business they receive in return

Former LDC boss sets up biggest British buyout firm since crisis

Daniel Sasaki, the former London head of Lloyds's private equity arm, is starting a new £35m buyout vehicle - the biggest the UK has seen since the financial crisis

Germany's Commerzbank boosts financing to $340m

The number of productions financed by Commerzbank tripled from 2012’s total of 35 to 105 projects last year.

Tegris Meets LionTree in Boutique Merger

First comes the boutique investment bank, then comes the boutique bank merger.

Barclays keeps up cost-cutting

The bank will reveal its full-year figures on Tuesday 3 March, and although progress is being made the transformation of the business is far from over.

Citi Retail Services Wins Institute of Risk Management's Global Risk Award

Citi's private label credit card unit, Citi Retail Services, won the "Risk Management Solution of the Year" award

RBS asks restructuring chief to shrink investment bank

Royal Bank of Scotland will hand its restructuring chief Rory Cullinan responsibility for overseeing another major scaling back of its investment bank including its exit from Asia

RBS restructuring chief to shrink investment bank

Royal Bank of Scotland will hand restructuring chief Rory Cullinan the task of overseeing another major scaling back of its investment bank, sources told Reuters, allowing it to focus on lending to British households and businesses.

Deutsche Bank debates stake in Chinese bank-WirtschaftsWoche

Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) co-Chief Executive Anshu Jain is arguing against holding on to a stake in Chinese bank Hua Xia (600015.SS) as Deutsche reconsiders its near-universal range of banking services

Who’d be a senior banker now that bonus season has begun?

Bank pay policies are always a fraught subject at election time. This week, several chief executives will have to stand up and defend them

Slovenia plans gradual sale of most banks

Slovenia will gradually sell most of its state banks

Morning Coffee: Deutsche Bank hikes pay for mid-ranks, Credit Suisse’s private bank largely employs ex-investment bankers

This is changing – Credit Suisse is said to have increased pay already for juniors, while Deutsche Bank is set to do so.

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