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Meissner takes charge of Credit Suisse’s new ‘A-team’
Christian Meissner has an exciting new position at Credit Suisse. But how far can he improve the Swiss bank’s offering to wealth management clients while also handling its culture, asks David Rothnie.
22 Oct 2020 -
Advisory shop moves over from KPMG to Lazard
Makinson Cowell, a company that advises on equity capital markets and investor relations, has joined Lazard, in a move that the investment bank says strengthens its UK financial advisory business.
22 Oct 2020 -
MUFG hires levfin banker to lead capital markets
JP Morgan's Raj Kapadia has joined MUFG as international head of capital markets, as the firm increases its leveraged finance focus. It has also set up a new group to advise clients at the C-suite level on market and macroeconomic developments, led by Tom Joyce, a hire from Deutsche Bank.
16 Oct 2020 -
Tasty Spacs whet banks' appetites
Despite a year of turmoil, many bankers have a spring in their step, writes David Rothnie. They are rushing to get involved in the boom in special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs).
15 Oct 2020 -
Wohlin brings Deutsche band back together with virtual push
The former head of global debt capital markets origination at Deutsche Bank has linked up with 40 of his former colleagues to form a capital markets advisory firm very much in the spirit of the times — as a network that operates online — as the coronavirus pandemic forces a rethink of traditional investment banking models.
15 Oct 2020 -
Meissner resurfaces at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse has hired Bank of America's former investment bank boss Christian Meissner to link its wealth management business with the investment bank.
14 Oct 2020 -
Staley picks top allies for investment bank leadership
A top-level reshuffle suggests that Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is not going anywhere, but raises fresh questions about whether the bank’s top-five ambitions are achievable, writes David Rothnie.
08 Oct 2020 -
Bold banks to set first Science-Based Targets
The long-awaited Science-Based Targets standard for financial institutions has arrived. It is one of the most ambitious attempts so far to wrest the financial sector from its path towards climate destruction.
01 Oct 2020 -
Banking at Barclays falling straight under Compton
Barclays has reshuffled management of its corporate and investment bank, making Paul Compton global head of banking and CS Venkatakrishnan global head of markets.
01 Oct 2020 -
FIG ties bind tight as bank M&A returns
Domestic bank consolidation has returned to the top of the agenda, but for financial institutions bankers, unlocking the most lucrative relationships requires years of coverage and an ability to look beyond the quick fix of M&A, writes David Rothnie.
01 Oct 2020
