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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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Big investment banks enjoy dismissing the threat posed to their M&A businesses by the raft of advisory boutiques that has sprung up since the global financial crisis. But one that was established during the height of the last takeover boom is taking them on at their own game. David Rothnie reports.
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It will do nothing to appease the banker bashers, but financial institutions are changing their bonus systems. David Rothnie finds out if the changes are making any difference.
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The restructuring of the Spanish banking system has so far been good for league table positions, but not for fees. But flotations of consolidated cajas could be what revenue-starved advisers need, as David Rothnie writes.
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Cash-rich companies have started the year in positive mood, raising hopes of a strong upturn in M&A activity, but banks face a tough job translating that confidence into fees. David Rothnie reports.
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If the optimists are to be believed, then traditional advisory and capital markets business could give a fillip to bank revenues in 2011. But amid the current trend of a renewed focus on relationships, which firms stand ready to reap the benefits of a resurgence of investment banking work? David Rothnie reports.
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There’s no doubt BNP Paribas has had a good crisis. But can it kick on and consolidate its successes of the past three years? Much will depend on Thierry Varène, BNPP’s most senior rainmaker, who has been handed the keys to the bank’s CIB business in the UK, Germany and Spain. David Rothnie reports.