<p><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/60202fe3cca90200129b6e43-2400/rtr2jxi0.jpg" border="0" alt="new york stock exchange trader" data-mce-source="REUTERS/Mike Segar" data-mce-caption="A Specialist stands near a trading station on the almost empty main trading floor the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 15, 2011."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I'm Dan DeFrancesco, and here's what's on the agenda today:</p><ul><li>FT Partners and Bregal Sagemount are teaming up on a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ft-partners-bregal-sagemount-launch-fintech-spac-2021-2">$400 million SPAC</a>.</li><li>A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-arm-eyeing-150-million-bitcoin-buy-bloomberg-2021-2">Morgan Stanley investment arm</a> is reportedly considering making a move into bitcoin.</li><li>Our weekly wrap of all the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-hiring-announcements-exits-goldman-sachs-brevan-howard-citi-2021-2">people moves across Wall Street</a>.</li></ul><p>We are also looking for nominations for upcoming list of top equity research analysts under 35. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seeking-nominations-rising-stars-equity-research-wall-street-analysts-2021-1" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-uri="575463b17c0bfb91622ccd5b1cabd634">Find out more about the list, and how to nominate someone here. </a></p><p><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/insider-finance">If you're not yet a subscriber, you can sign up here to get your daily dose of the stories dominating banking, business, and big deals.</a></p><p>Like the newsletter' Hate the newsletter' Feel free to drop me a line at <a href="mailto:ddefrancesco@businessinsider.com">ddefrancesco@businessinsider.com</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/dandefrancesco">@DanDeFrancesco</a>. </p><hr><section><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ft-partners-bregal-sagemount-launch-fintech-spac-2021-2">FT Partners, a top fintech deal advisor, is now raising its own $400 million SPAC with a private equity firm</a></h3><p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/602aab252edd0f001a8d5ce0-1951/Steve McLaughlin Headshot.png" border="0" alt="Steve McLaughlin Headshot" data-mce-source="FT Partners" data-mce-caption="Steve McLaughlin, founder and managing partner of FT Partners"></p><p>Another day means another fundraise for a new SPAC. This one comes from boutique investment bank FT Partners and private-equity firm Bregal Sagemount. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ft-partners-bregal-sagemount-launch-fintech-spac-2021-2">Check it out here</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-crypto-at-grayscale-2021-2">Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset manager, plans to double its staff this year. Here's what it takes to land a job, according to the CEO.</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6026cd382edd0f001a8d5995-1423/Michael Sonnenshein.JPG" border="0" alt="Michael Sonnenshein.JPG" data-mce-source="Grayscale Investments" data-mce-caption="Michael Sonnenshein is the managing director of Grayscale Investments."></p></section><p>Hear from the CEO of the world's largest digital asset management about how to get a job at his firm. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-crypto-at-grayscale-2021-2">Click here to read the entire story.</a></p><hr><section><section><section><section><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-arm-eyeing-150-million-bitcoin-buy-bloomberg-2021-2">Morgan Stanley's investment arm is reportedly considering a stake in bitcoin</a></h3></section><p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/602aae8e2edd0f001a8d5ce5-2400/Bitcoin..jpg" border="0" alt="Bitcoin." data-mce-source="NurPhoto/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Bitcoin miners are seeing gold despite the cryptocurrency's recent fall." data-link="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/in-this-photo-illustration-a-nitizen-holds-two-news-photo/1230435384'adppopup=true"></p><p>One of Morgan Stanley's investment units is reportedly considering making a move into bitcoin. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-arm-eyeing-150-million-bitcoin-buy-bloomberg-2021-2">Get the rundown here</a>.</p><hr><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/citigroup-cut-its-ceos-pay-by-over-20-last-year-2021-2">Citigroup slashed its Chief Executive Michael Corbat's compensation by over 20% in 2020</a></h3><p><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5f86221191aa9e001880b7a8-2400/ap_792076748590.jpg" border="0" alt="Michael Corbat" data-mce-source="Larry French/AP" data-link="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Citi-DC-Branch-Ribbon-Cutting/9c85ea8d70b5441eb2df89aaae0839be/10/0"></p><p>Citi CEO Michael Corbat's compensation took a big dip in 2020. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/citigroup-cut-its-ceos-pay-by-over-20-last-year-2021-2">Read more here</a>.</p><hr></section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/private-equity-will-dominate-ad-industry-ma-analysts-say-2021-2">The ad industry is preparing for a big year of M&A as private equity circles</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/6026cf25b3c2a800183ccab8-925/George Pyne.jpg" border="0" alt="George Pyne" data-mce-source="Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images"></p></section><section></section></section><section></section></section><section></section><p>Private-equity firms are zeroing in on making deals in the ad industry. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/private-equity-will-dominate-ad-industry-ma-analysts-say-2021-2">Read more here</a>.</p><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><hr></section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-hiring-announcements-exits-goldman-sachs-brevan-howard-citi-2021-2">Wall Street people moves of the week: Here's a rundown of promotions and new hires at firms like Goldman Sachs, Brevan Howard, and Citi</a></h3></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/602567f82edd0f001a8d541a-2400/erika irish brown photo 2015.jpg" border="0" alt="Erika Irish Brown photo 2015" data-mce-source="Bloomberg" data-mce-caption="Erika Irish Brown, Goldman's chief diversity officer"></p><p>Get the lowdown on all the latest people moves across Wall Street. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-hiring-announcements-exits-goldman-sachs-brevan-howard-citi-2021-2">See more here</a>. </p><hr><h2><strong style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Odd lots:</strong></h2></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section><section><section><section><section></section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><header id="SideTop-0-HeadComponentTitle" data-yaft-module="tdv2-applet-CommonHeader" data-reactid="3"></header><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section></section><section></section><section></section><section></section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section></section></section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apollo-s-lifepoint-in-talks-to-buy-ardent-health-services-11613061599">Apollo's LifePoint in Talks to Buy Ardent Health Services (WSJ)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/borrowing-binge-reaches-riskiest-companies-11613385001">Borrowing Binge Reaches Riskiest Companies (WSJ)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-week-inside-the-wallstreetbets-forum-that-launched-the-gamestop-frenzy-11613212202'mod=markets_lead_pos7">A Week Inside the WallStreetBets Forum That Launched the GameStop Frenzy (WSJ)</a></p><section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chewy-cofounder-ryan-cohen-plan-to-revive-gamestop-2021-2">Ryan Cohen made millions when Chewy got acquired. Now the millennial entrepreneur has a plan to turn around GameStop. 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