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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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Life is good for JPMorgan’s European investment banking operation, which holds the number one position in all products. But, as it adjusts to the shock departure of Bill Winters last year, the firm is being forced to protect its territory from rivals poaching its best talent, writes David Rothnie.
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A mandate advising Greece on a potential restructuring — understood to have been won by Lazard — is the highest profile piece of business going for bankers working for government clients. But governments everywhere are providing banks with a stream of advisory and capital markets mandates. It’s a tricky, low-fee business, writes David Rothnie, but is becoming essential in order for banks to stay in the flow of investment banking
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch wants its European business to shine — and thinks that Goldman alumnus Christian Meissner is the man to return its investment banking franchise to its pre-merger glory, writes David Rothnie
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Three years on from the subprime crisis, the spotlight has finally fallen on the role played by management consultants in helping banks form strategies that led to billions of dollars of losses. But, the consultants should escape blame: things have gone very wrong at the top when a firm’s top managers call in external help to make and push through big decisions, writes David Rothnie.
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One year ago, crisis-hit Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS all started to lose key bankers to rivals. With the first quarter of 2010 now under their belts, they are getting back on their feet and are ready to fight off further attempts to lure staff away, writes David Rothnie
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Deutsche Bank has never had higher capital ratios despite escaping the need to make any big calls on shareholders during the credit crisis. But activist hedge fund Algebris wants the bank to regain the strategic initiative with a capital raise — before its strength turns into weakness. David Rothnie reports.