Hello readers,
Happy Saturday, and welcome to Insider Finance. Here s a rundown of our must-know stories from the past week:
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley leadership shake-ups put CEO candidates in the spotlight
SVB Leerink poached a team of senior UBS tech bankers, including Jason Auerbach, the group head
Kirkland & Ellis has offered up to $250,000 signing bonuses amid nonstop M&A and capital-markets work
Lone Pine s Mala Gaonkar is one of the hedge-fund industry s most interesting characters
Cathy Bessant, Bank of America s top tech exec, added a new direct report
Restaurants and bars rejoice as New York s bankers return to the office
by Matt Baume • Jan 11, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Parler s attorney delivers a brief to Amazon headquarters. Michael Blann / Getty Images
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