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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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  • European investment banks have managed to stem a decline in market share, making progress on capital and leverage targets, according to research from Deutsche Bank. The note, a outlook of the next 10 years in investment banking, also finds that a wide range of approaches means well-managed banks can prosper.
  • Silicon Valley’s deal boom is noteworthy because in many cases, investment banks aren’t involved, writes David Rothnie. Staying relevant in this sector runs against the short term cost control mantra prevalent in banking today.
  • Hasan Mustafa, head of CEEMEA debt capital markets and risk solutions, is leaving Royal Bank of Scotland as it takes the axe to its emerging markets business.
  • So often boutiques provides shelter for senior bankers during the downturn, only to see them lured back when bulge bracket firms resume their expansion in an upward cycle. Can StormHarbour prove the exception and keep its key staff onboard? David Rothnie investigates.
  • Some market participants have been unwinding long options positions on the dollar against the yen in a bid to take profit as the Japanese unit has steadily weakened against the greenback. At the end of last month, $/¥ was trading at 101.36. On Monday, spot on the pair was 104.28.
  • National Bank of Abu Dhabi is set to embark on a hiring push as it makes its bid for the top in loans, bonds and sukuk origination.