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Top investment banker’s transition to retail lending was troubled from the start

Spanish lender says it cannot justify amount to install banker from UBS as new chief

Choppy markets cause investment banks to underperform retail banks in fourth quarter

Christian Meissner has had talks about joining the Swiss bank as a potential future CEO

South African media and ecommerce group makes bet on food-delivery service

France's €30bn pension scheme for civil servants appoints Laurent Galzy as chief executive

Investment bosses who oversee $21tn assets peer into a crystal ball for the year ahead

Swiss investment bank hit by $3.1bn outflow in November after year of headwinds for managers

Setback for UK watchdog in case against an ex-UBS banker and her day-trader friend

Swiss bank will hold a landmark 51% in a local securities operation

Court hears Walid Choucair made £1.4m profit trading in Kabel Deutschland before takeover

Competition authority searches offices of UBS and Credit Suisse

The 38-year-old had fought to avoid being sent to Ghana after serving sentence

Lloyd Blankfein revelation; Ford hops on scooters; Google, blockchain and UBS

Swiss bank faces lawsuit after a breakdown in US talks as French prosecutors demand €3.7bn fine

Swiss bank expects to face civil suit over securities it sold in run-up to crisis

FCA claims compliance officer gave secret deal information to trader at Mayfair club

Incident casts shadow over opportunities in lucrative wealth management market

The former trader’s lawyers plan to make an application to the Court of Appeal