Exclusive: Robert Jenrick’s wife Michal Berkner leaves McDermott Will & Emery trib.al/TWFnO4F

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Scoop: HSBC is planning to close down Zing, the international payments app it launched just last year. The Wise and Revolut challenger struggled with a restructuring after audits by HSBC and PwC found deficiencies in compliance. Via Financial News fnlondon.com/articles/hsbc-…

Inside HSBC’s failed payments app Zing: 400 job losses, $150m investment and aborted plans to be in 40 markets. Via Financial News fnlondon.com/articles/how-h…

Abrdn ditches derided brand to rename itself Aberdeen fnlondon.com/articles/abrdn… via Financial News

Share price is up more than 14% since Abrdn announced this morning it was reinstating its vowels

CMS manager exits after ‘offensive remarks’ on social media trib.al/iZGHTYM

Exclusive: EY cuts partners under new UK boss trib.al/VLDflkk

EY to merge partnerships in major post-Project Everest restructure fnlondon.com/articles/ey-to… via Financial News

EY merges regions and announces new leaders in restructure, shows leaked memo fnlondon.com/articles/ey-me… via Financial News

Paul Weiss hires Akin heavyweight to launch London litigation team fnlondon.com/articles/paul-… via Financial News

EY to ‘aggressively cut costs’ in restructuring fnlondon.com/articles/ey-to… via Financial News

Revolut is quietly building out a trading desk to become the "world's leading market maker", putting itself in competition with the likes of Jane Street and Citadel Securities. "Never going to happen," says one Wall Street consultant. Via Financial News fnlondon.com/articles/revol…

Freshfields eyes non-equity partner switch in battle for talent fnlondon.com/articles/fresh… via Financial News

We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love & Mercy

Exclusive: HSBC is considering using AI-powered “digital workers” to replace some back office jobs within its investment bank. It comes as Europe’s biggest bank tries to realise $1.5bn in annual cost savings. Via Financial News fnlondon.com/articles/hsbc-…

I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go but not like this. It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go

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