Business Digest

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Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Dominic Chu reports on the possible reduction of compensation packages for junior bankers at Credit Suisse Group AG.

Smaller retailers are gaining ground on the giants like Walmart

Google Inc., the world’s biggest Internet-search company, named former VMware Inc. Chief Executive Officer Diane Greene to its board, adding a director with experience selling to corporate customers.

Avesta Capital Advisors LLC, a $636 million equity hedge fund run by William Tung, is giving back outside capital after nearly a decade in business, according to a letter sent to investors.

Andino Investment Holding SA plans to sell $100 million of bonds after it completes Peru’s first initial public offering of stocks in more than a year as the port operator expands amid growing commodity exports.

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Lloyds Banking Group Plc hired Richard Moore as head of trading from MF Global, where he was chief executive officer for Europe.

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