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  • Investment banks have taken tough decisions in 2012 — cutting costs and withdrawing from unprofitable businesses. With more upheaval likely in 2013, senior bankers without product responsibilities are vulnerable, writes David Rothnie.
  • While 2012 has been a year of strategic pain and contracting revenues for global investment banks, it has been one of continuing expansion for the independent Moelis & Co, set up in 2007, at the dawn of the financial crisis, writes David Rothnie.
  • Of all the investment banks looking to expand their M&A businesses, Standard Chartered should have the biggest chance of success, writes David Rothnie.
  • Leucadia’s acquisition of Jefferies, announced this week, puts the US investment bank on a firmer footing. But questions remain over strategy, writes David Rothnie.
  • Russia’s second biggest bank is intent on exploiting the weakness of western rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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    HSBC’s investment banking aspirations are growing while the competition retrenches, writes David Rothnie.