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New equity capital markets talent and Bernstein joint venture have helped Société Générale win eye-catching mandates. Next, it will expand sector teams
Italian investment bank has retained its focus since its takeover by Banca Monte dei Paschi. Now with two suitors for MPS, it is set for more upheaval
Years of underperformance are behind it and the bank has launched a new growth plan
The Italian bank’s head of advisory and financial solutions wants AI to support a new operating model based on being able to work faster than any of its rivals
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Compensation regulation is putting banks in a tricky position when it comes to staffing — but not in the way one would expect. The issue is not how to pay top performers, but how to deal with a fixed cost base that is rising as banks shift the emphasis towards salaries while the revenue base remains as variable as ever. One answer is a mid year review with teeth, as David Rothnie writes.
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As Goldman Sachs faces another round of lawsuits in the US, it is working overtime to repair its reputation with clients. Recent moves to promote its senior European staff are an important step, as David Rothnie writes.
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The succession battle at the top of Deutsche Bank is not a spat between retail and investment bankers, as it is sometimes portrayed. There is, however, a tussle between the management board and the supervisory board. Both agree that splitting the role makes sense, but they have different partners in mind. David Rothnie reports.
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Corporate banking, and the way it interacts with investment banking, is a key theme of the post-crisis banking landscape. JP Morgan’s new corporate banking structure is at the heart of an initiative this year to secure more business from the bank’s biggest international clients, as David Rothnie reports.
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After a reshuffle at the top of UniCredit’s investment bank following the arrival of two Société Générale veterans, the focus is resolutely on improving the return from existing clients rather than any ambitious expansion. David Rothnie writes.
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HSBC is rethinking its investment bank strategy again. With former global banking and markets head Stuart Gulliver now at the helm of the whole firm, the emphasis is on improving corporate coverage and cross-selling. But for Samir Assaf, who now runs GBM, costs will remain a challenge, as David Rothnie writes.