Investment Banking
After ANZ’s accidental email layoffs, a brief history of banks’ firing gaffs
Investment banks roll out job cuts regularly, but they’re not always handled sensitively
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RBC Capital Markets moves New York dealmaker Kretschmer to London
The Canadian lender is bolstering its coverage of industrials in Europe
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Tax bank profits to raise £8bn per year, says think tank
The IPPR wants the government to use the Autumn Budget to bring in a new levy
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Fenchurch hires Barclays veteran Chawla to co-head US operations
The London-based boutique has taken on a key dealmaker from Barclays
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Investment banks’ headcount holds steady after years of cuts
Front office staff numbers at the world’s biggest lenders have remained largely stable
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RBC traders post 37% gain in volatile markets
The Canadian lender has reported sharp increases in revenue during the third quarter
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Citigroup hires ex-JPMorgan banker Cascarino in debt capital markets reshuffle
The US investment bank has named new leaders of its DCM team in Europe
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Jefferies looks to reward top investment bankers for collaboration on deals
The US bank told its managing directors that they need to work together to secure bigger bonuses
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UBS M&A boss Beck: European deals will catch up with US and Asia
The Swiss bank has upped its investment banking ambitions and European M&A work remains key despite a US push
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HSBC’s UK ECM head Fagan moves to City broker Shore Capital
The dealmaker is joining as head of origination after 15 years at HSBC
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Bank of America promotes Ahmad and Joo to co-heads of investment banking
The US bank has changed the leadership at the top of its dealmaking unit
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Mizuho adds dealmaker Magliana to lead financial sponsors in Europe
The Japanese bank has increased its ambitions in Emea
Barclays’ former head of European dealmaking Marsh to leave the bank
The investment banker is stepping back after a 43-year career in industry
BNP Paribas’s new UK boss Lynagh sets sights on top 10
Mark Lynagh has moved back to London from New York to lead BNP Paribas’s UK investment bank as it looks to gain on rivals
Deutsche Bank’s UK MD numbers slide for the first time in four years
The German lender’s senior headcount in the UK fell by 22 people in 2024, according to newly-released figures
HSBC plans to increase staff surveillance as it moves to new London HQ
The UK lender is radically increasing the number of cameras and use of biometric devices
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Why Deutsche Bank’s former FX chief is reinventing himself as an opera composer
Kevin Rodgers spent 25 years on the trading floor, but is now turning to music
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Citigroup hires JPMorgan dealmaker Nayyar to co-head European technology
The investment banker is the latest in a line of hires in recent weeks
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Perella Weinberg eyes European tech push as AI, fintech drives deals
The boutique has bolstered its European technology team and plans further hires
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Goldman Sachs adds bankers to boost EU staff numbers by 16%
The US bank has continued to add employees to its EU hubs over the past year
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