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‘New kid on the block’ disrupts established order with lead role on Schroders takeover
Investment bank, like the group, wants to diversify outside France, and will lead with its strongest suit, real assets
The Spanish bank is building out its industry and product teams after doubling down in North America
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RBS’s takeover of ABN Amro is an experiment in big banking mergers that will be widely watched. So far the clues to its success are mixed. But as David Rothnie argues, RBS could make every move right and the deal might still be remembered as a failure — if the combined bank is blighted too badly by the credit crunch.
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Merger negotiations between Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank and Dresdner’s parent Allianz are intensifying. But the once mighty Dresdner Kleinwort investment bank has no seat at the table and is marginal to the main discussions. As David Rothnie writes, the firm may be entering its last months, in a process that is out of its control.
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Citigroup has joined the small group of investment banks that plan to reform their bonus policies to encourage more responsible and collegiate behaviour. But as David Rothnie writes, Citi’s CEO Vikram Pandit has tried the idea before, at Morgan Stanley. He may have a stronger hand at Citigroup, but this still looks like a half-hearted attempt.
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It will all happen behind closed doors, but the election process for new partners at Goldman Sachs, which starts this week, promises to be a long-drawn-out and heated battle. As David Rothnie explains, Goldman’s investment bankers will be fighting to hold on to power despite a cyclical downturn in their business.