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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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Investment banking fee pools in Asia have doubled this year — good news for Western investment banks that are locked in a talent battle to gain the upper hand in a war for market share. But they had reckoned without local banks making the biggest strides in 2010, while reduced levels of deal activity following recent market volatility will prove a test of their patience. Not everyone can win, says David Rothnie.
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Michael Cohrs has called time on a 15 year career at Deutsche Bank. By revamping client coverage and hiring more than 150 managing directors since the start of the 2007/2009 financial crisis, Cohrs has put Deutsche on the cusp of becoming a top five M&A house. But it is now Anshu Jain’s turn to deliver on his colleague’s legacy, writes David Rothnie.
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Banks blew their chance to influence regulation when they clung to guaranteed bonus arrangements last year. Now they are facing up to bigger demands on capital and lending, writes David Rothnie
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Mergers and acquisitions departments in Europe expected 2010 to be a turnaround year, when the hires they made over the previous 12 months would start delivering and cash-rich corporate clients would hit the deal trail. But with the eurozone in a state of crisis, the recovery is proving elusive even though chief executives have cash to do deals. David Rothnie reports.
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The leading western emerging-markets focused bank is taking a steady approach in adding corporate finance and M&A to its universal model and has some big mandates under its belt. But with rivals expanding fast in EM, Standard Chartered could take a bolder approach, writes David Rothnie
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Morgan Stanley has spent much of its recruitment budget on reshaping its fixed income business but has resisted upgrading its investment banking unit. Will this hold it back as it rolls out the next phase of its strategy, asks David Rothnie.