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Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
Bank M&A is back on the agenda, but talk of SMBC buying Jefferies is premature. The two firms are prioritising their multi-stranded alliance and a takeover now would jeopardise it
I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back
Corporate broking relationships endure for decades and build deep roots between both individuals and institutions, enabling banks to win outsized revenues from clients they serve. No wonder that a new crop of banks are expanding their ambitions
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Of all the investment banks looking to expand their M&A businesses, Standard Chartered should have the biggest chance of success, writes David Rothnie.
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Time was when a Thanksgiving lunch in the City was a landmark in the social calendar of the crapulous broker, a springboard into the Christmas party season and a great excuse for a no-return bender of George Best dimensions.
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Leucadia’s acquisition of Jefferies, announced this week, puts the US investment bank on a firmer footing. But questions remain over strategy, writes David Rothnie.
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David Douglas, Standard Chartered’s head of equity capital markets for Asia, plans to leave the bank early next year to pursue a career outside equity capital markets. He has agreed to stay on until the end of March to help find a replacement.
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Russia’s second biggest bank is intent on exploiting the weakness of western rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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HSBC’s investment banking aspirations are growing while the competition retrenches, writes David Rothnie.