Some worry that under Mr Esteves, who made his name as a star trader, the firm's centre of gravity might shift towards trading rather than client-driven business.

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Like a human, it can quickly shift its center of gravity and change direction.

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So we probably need to shift our center of gravity from Sydney to somewhere in Asia.

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As a result, the centre of gravity of human capital and innovation is likely to shift towards Asia.

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But something seems to have worried them, and they will now be reading the runes of a summit that ended with an unprecedented decision to cut EU spending, trying to evaluate whether this is a one-off or a symptom of a more troubling shift in Europe's centre of gravity - a move in a more sceptic direction.

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The Guardian welcomes an "extraordinary leap" from the conservatism of the last two papacies, and a "decisive shift in the church's centre of gravity".

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