<p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fcaa680037cbd001861403c-2400/rtr220t5.jpg" border="0" alt="wall street" data-mce-source="Eric Thayer/Reuters" data-link="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx'VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2C04WNVD7FP37&SMLS=1&RW=1511&RH=888#/SearchResult&VBID=2C04WNVD7FP37&SMLS=1&RW=1511&RH=888&PN=2"></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>Robinhood's top lawyer, an SEC alum, said SPACs and crypto should be the focus of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-daniel-gallagher-spac-pfof-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-sec-law-regulation-2021-3">incoming regulators</a></li><li>Goldman Sachs wants to get interns <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-wants-interns-to-have-some-in-office-training-2021-3">back in the office</a>, if possible</li><li>Inside <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-proposes-merger-with-insurance-firm-athene-apo-ath-2021-3">Apollo's decision</a> to take full ownership over Athene to create a $29 billion conglomerate</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><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-wants-interns-to-have-some-in-office-training-2021-3">Goldman Sachs is telling incoming summer interns that in-office work may be possible and encouraging them to network ahead of time virtually</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-wants-interns-to-have-some-in-office-training-2021-3"><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/6046b2582db4af00117e4308-2400/rtr2d8bu.jpg" border="0" alt="David Solomon" data-mce-source="REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" data-link="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx'VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2C0FCI44DVRAO&SMLS=1&RW=1594&RH=943&RW=1594&RH=943#/SearchResult&VBID=2C0FCI44DVRAO&SMLS=1&RW=1594&RH=943&POPUPPN=5&POPUPIID=2C040800AD67L"></a></p><p>Goldman Sachs just told all its incoming interns it's hoping to get them at least some in-person work this summer. Here's what it's telling interns, and what the bank is suggesting they can do in the meantime. </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-wants-interns-to-have-some-in-office-training-2021-3">Get the full rundown here</a>.</p><hr><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-daniel-gallagher-spac-pfof-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-sec-law-regulation-2021-3">Robinhood's top lawyer says the SEC should be scrutinizing SPACs, not payment for order flow</a></h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-daniel-gallagher-spac-pfof-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-sec-law-regulation-2021-3"><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/60466b2344d8e300117b9a4a-2400/2015-06-03T120000Z_1234750126_GF10000116425_RTRMADP_3_USA-BUSINESS.JPG" border="0" alt="Daniel Gallagher" data-mce-source="Mike Segar/Reuters"></a></p><p>Daniel Gallagher, Robinhood's top lawyer, talked payment for order flow, SPACs, and crypto at a recent industry event. An SEC alum himself, Gallagher said regulators are more likely to scrutinize SPACs and cryptocurrencies instead of PFOF, which is a major revenue source for the startup. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-daniel-gallagher-spac-pfof-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-sec-law-regulation-2021-3">Click here to read the entire story.</a></p></section></section><hr><section><section><section><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-proposes-merger-with-insurance-firm-athene-apo-ath-2021-3">Apollo is taking full ownership of Athene. Here's how the mega insurance deal is part of a push to overhaul the PE giant's tarnished image.</a></h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-proposes-merger-with-insurance-firm-athene-apo-ath-2021-3"><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/6046b52e44d8e300117b9ba4-2400/2014-04-29T120000Z_349480146_GM1EA4U01JR01_RTRMADP_3_MILKEN.JPG" border="0" alt="Marc Rowan" data-mce-source="Reuters" data-mce-caption="Marc Rowan, Apollo co-founder."></a></p><p>Apollo said Monday it would acquire longtime affiliate Athene Holdings. The deal would create a $29 billion conglomerate and put to rest conflict of interest issues between the two companies. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-proposes-merger-with-insurance-firm-athene-apo-ath-2021-3">Read more here.</a></p><hr></section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-firms-kirkland-allen-overy-hires-demand-renewable-energy-debt-2021-3">Law firms are wooing energy-focused lawyers to their project finance teams. Here's why they're in demand and what they'll be focusing on in 2021.</a></h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-firms-kirkland-allen-overy-hires-demand-renewable-energy-debt-2021-3"><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/6046428d2db4af00117e410f-2400/kirkland debt finance.jpg" border="0" alt="kirkland debt finance" data-mce-source="Kirkland & Ellis" data-mce-caption="Tatiana Monastyrskaya and Rachael Lichman, new debt finance partners at Kirkland & Ellis."></a></p><p>Law firms like Kirkland and Allen & Overy are hiring energy sector-focused lawyers with PE and finance clients. Demand is high because investors want in on renewable energy and infrastructure projects. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-firms-kirkland-allen-overy-hires-demand-renewable-energy-debt-2021-3">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><section><section><hr><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sudan-refugees-class-action-lawsuit-against-bnp-paribas-advances-2021-3">BNP Paribas faces a new legal risk from Sudanese refugees suing the bank over its financing of the country's genocidal regime</a></h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sudan-refugees-class-action-lawsuit-against-bnp-paribas-advances-2021-3"><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/60466fa32db4af00117e41f3-2400/GettyImages-1229135196.jpg" border="0" alt="GettyImages 1229135196" data-mce-source="ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images" data-mce-caption="BNP Paribas' office in NYC"></a></p><p>A new proposed class-action lawsuit filed by Sudanese American refugees could result in BNP Paribas paying hundreds of millions or billions in new payouts to the country's genocide victims. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sudan-refugees-class-action-lawsuit-against-bnp-paribas-advances-2021-3">See more here.</a> </p></section><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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-08/goldman-digital-assets-head-sees-big-institutional-crypto-demand'sref=5xrDvJna">Goldman Crypto Chief Flags Institutional Demand Driving Boom (Bloomberg)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/greensills-key-clients-included-west-virginia-gov-jim-justices-coal-company-11615151171'mod=hp_lead_pos4">Greensill's Key Clients Included West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's Coal Company (WSJ)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/greensill-capital-tumbles-into-insolvency-spreading-financial-pain-11615216346'mod=djemalertNEWS">Greensill Capital Tumbles into Insolvency, Spreading Financial Pain (WSJ)</a></p><section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-youngest-woman-trader-lauren-simmons-2021-3">At 22, I was the youngest-ever woman NYSE floor trader and making $12,000 a year. I walked away after 2 years and never looked backhere's what the experience taught me. (BI)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-08/goldman-s-cohen-says-firm-can-work-with-financial-newcomers'utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google&sref=5xrDvJna">Goldman's Stephanie Cohen Says Firm Can Work With Financial Newcomers (Bloomberg)</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></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><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-finance-stories-of-the-day-for-march-9-2021-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-if-jump-off-international-space-station-2018-6">What would happen if you jumped off the International Space Station</a></p>
Click here to read full news..
