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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
Five months in, Alessandro Melzi is getting started on the plan, but his boss is about to change
The launch of a €35bn exchange offer for Germany’s Commerzbank marks a decisive attempt to break a stalemate that has frustrated Andrea Orcel in his quest to turn UniCredit into a pan-European banking champion
Bank strives for ‘complete global offering’ in M&A and ECM but market conditions hang in the balance
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Macquarie’s merchant banking model makes it a rare bird in the post-crisis landscape, writes David Rothnie -
First quarter bank results will likely be miserable, but an ECB-inspired bounce-back could save the day in the second quarter for banks most exposed to euro-denominated bond issuance, according to research from Deutsche Bank’s equity team.
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Credit Suisse is marketing an insurance-linked security to hedge its operational risk, a class of losses which usually include rogue traders, fraud, and IT failures, at the same time as it announced an unauthorised build-up of positions in its illiquid and distressed trading businesses.
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Credit Suisse will shrink its global markets business even faster than previously planned, shutting several desks entirely, including European securitization trading, distressed credit, and long-term illiquid funding. The bank wants to shrink its trading unit to $60bn of risk-weighted assets before the end of the year, rather than $83bn-$85bn as previously announced.
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After a decade in which they’ve suffered dismal profits, multiple IPO suspensions and a near-disastrous crash in A-shares, China’s foreign-backed securities houses are finally seeing the fruits of their labour. Now a pair of banks, including HSBC, are joining the fray with a new type of joint venture, setting the stage for another industry shake up. John Loh reports.
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Australian banks are going through one of their toughest periods as slowing economic growth and greater regulatory oversight cause them to rethink their business models, especially when it comes to overseas activity. With new CEOs in place at three of the four big lenders, the industry is set for an overhaul. Ben Power reports.
