Picking the wrong deal to finance can lead to public opprobrium. Banks must abandon the fiction that they are mere conduits for their clients if they care about reputational risk

The extra scrutiny that comes with working on the most visible, public and largest deals would give even the Stoics something to scratch their heads about.

Clients need to understand the basis for your advice but not misconstrue it for foresight

As JP Morgan brings its Security and Resilience Initiative to Europe, Craig Coben uncovers what it takes to make such an effort pay off rather than fizzle out as a piece of flashy marketing

In an age of abundant information and opinion, where much of it is wrong, smart investment bankers can still be valuable to clients by embracing the complexity

The best investment banks are those that can navigate all conditions, not just thrive in the good and survive the bad