{
  "id": 5505178,
  "title": "People on the Move: EIF, Barclays, Standard Chartered, and Julius Baer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/people-on-the-move-eif-barclays-standard-chartered-and-julius-baer",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global Finance",
    "slug": "global-finance",
    "url": "https://gfmag.com/banking/people-on-the-move-eif-barclays-standard-chartered-and-julius-baer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The European Investment Fund (EIF) has appointed Jean-Christophe Laloux as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Marjut Falkstedt. Laloux, who has spent over two decades at the EIB, will bring his expertise in developing financing tools for high-growth technology companies, infrastructure, climate projects, and private-sector investments. He will be taking over from Falkstedt, who plans to retire. Barclays has announced that Mike Jool and Adeel Khan will co-head the investment bank business, set to begin in February, subject to regulatory approval. Both have extensive experience in global investment banking and will join Barclays from Bank of America and Barclays, respectively. Standard Chartered has confirmed the appointment of Manus Costello as its Group CFO and executive director, formalizing his role at the emerging markets-focused banking group. Costello brings extensive experience from AllianceBernstein and Merrill Lynch to the position.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}