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US big beasts dominate UK broking with different styles
JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley’s positions at the top of the UK corporate broking rankings have undoubtedly helped their equity capital markets businesses, but Goldman Sachs stands out for its disruptive approach, writes David Rothnie.
24 Sep 2020 -
RBC looks for another lift after 10 year build
RBC Capital Markets’ expansion in European investment banking came in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. A decade on, the coronavirus pandemic has presented it with a very different set of challenges.
17 Sep 2020 -
Deutsche IB head ‘vindicated’ as ECM mandates continue
A year on from the closure of its flow equity trading business, Deutsche Bank’s investment bank is back in a bullish mood after performing well during the first stage of the coronavirus crisis.
10 Sep 2020 -
HSBC wants to take mid-market push beyond UK
HSBC might be in the middle of a big restructuring, but that isn’t stopping plans to develop mid-market M&A efforts in France, Germany and Asia as well as the UK, writes David Rothnie. The bank has also bolstered its teams covering specific sectors.
03 Sep 2020 -
Okuda starts efficiency drive at Nomura
Nomura has cut jobs in its investment banking business in Europe over the summer, following losses in leveraged finance, as its new chief executive eyes up other regions for growth, writes David Rothnie.
27 Aug 2020 -
UBS hits stride after rocky road to collaboration
UBS reckons it has a hit upon a ‘unique formula’ for growth as it expands its investment banking offering to its high net worth clients, writes David Rothnie.
20 Aug 2020 -
What’s next for Société Générale and Natixis?
Société Générale and Natixis have purged their senior ranks following second-quarter losses and to prepare for strategic revamps, but David Rothnie thinks the future will remain challenging for both.
13 Aug 2020 -
Cost cuts central to Gottstein's Credit Suisse shake-up
Credit Suisse chief executive Thomas Gottstein has brought its investment bank back together but threatens to leave it with a diminished corporate finance business, David Rothnie reports.
06 Aug 2020 -
Boutique wheel of fortune spins into another crisis
Independent firms were the big winners of the 2008 financial meltdown. But they will find the Covid-19 crisis tougher to navigate, as they grapple with a unique set of challenges, writes David Rothnie.
30 Jul 2020 -
Boekhout lays out corporate client strategy at Commerz
The double whammy of coronavirus and a crisis at the top of the bank makes the most testing of times for the new head of Commerzbank’s corporate clients division to make his mark. But Roland Boekhout has a broad vision for the firm’s corporate and investment bank and ideas for how to implement it, writes David Rothnie.
23 Jul 2020
