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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
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
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Lloyds Bank’s top securitization banker Robert Plehn is leaving the bank to join GE Capital, as the division is rearranged into FIG and corporate teams, and capital solutions comes into the structured finance fold. -
HSBC chairman Douglas Flint said this week that his bank would look at restructuring the group to deliver a capital benefit, along the lines that UBS announced last week.
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Despite the political turmoil over the dismemberment of Ukraine, Société Générale is preparing a renewed focus on the region, betting that over the three year horizon outlined at its strategy day, Russian issuers will return to market, benefitting banks that have maintained their commitment to the region.
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Equity derivatives, which have been a bright spot for investment banking divisions amid declining fixed income revenues in Q1, are primed for further growth, according to market participants.
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The furore around the Royal Mail IPO is a sideshow to the fact that business at Lazard is booming, and the independent model is stronger than ever, writes David Rothnie.
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CEO Anthony Jenkins praised Barclays as a bond arranger, leveraged finance, advisory and ECM, while simultaneously announcing 7,000 job cuts, to fall mainly on front office trading businesses.
