Bank of america
Banks lock in key staff with big retention bonuses as private credit circles
Senior investment bankers are being offered lucrative pay packets that will keep them at their firms for years. Can they stave off the appeal of private credit and private equity?
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Stressed junior bankers work harder as lay-offs hit
Analysts and associates in investment banking are facing more pressure as job cuts and slow replacement of departing employees leads to thinner teams
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Bank of America cuts 150 junior investment banking jobs
The US lender has taken the axe to junior banker jobs
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European investment banks stand firm on diversity as Wall Street wavers
Executive orders by US president Trump have put diversity programmes in the cross-hairs. European investment banks are striking a more defiant tone than their US rivals
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Bank of America’s traders book record year after final-quarter Trump surge
The market volatility created during the US presidential elections in November has spurred a bumper quarter for investment banks
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Bank of America bond losses could top $100bn due to rising rates
The Wall Street bank has the largest unrealised losses in the sector and could be a focus of investor attention
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Regulator orders BofA to fix system for fighting money laundering
The bank said it has been working closely with the regulator to improve its anti-money laundering and sanctions-compliance practices
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Bank of America names 387 managing directors in bumper promotion round
Wall Street banks have increased the size of their MD classes in 2024
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Bank of America names Haffmans and Hierner to lead Benelux dealmaking
The US bank has made a number of changes to its senior ranks this year
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Bank of America dealmaking fees rise 18% despite M&A slide
The bank’s chief executive said in September that investment banking revenue would be flat
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Goldman Sachs only Wall Street bank to improve mental health rating
Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and other major US banks fail to improve in CCLA’s global corporate mental health benchmark
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Bank of America and JPMorgan plan fresh curbs on junior banker hours
JPMorgan will cap junior workloads at 80 hours a week, while BofA will introduce a new time-keeping tool
Wall Street execs say dealmaking recovery has stuttered in the third quarter
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley execs have pointed to more muted investment banking fees
Berkshire Hathaway sells $550m of Bank of America stock, stake drops to 12%
Warren Buffett’s company has been selling down its BofA stake
Bank of America teams with FIFA to sponsor U.S.-hosted 2026 World Cup
The financial services giant is FIFA’s first global banking sponsor
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How Bank of America ignores its own rules to prevent dangerous workloads
Death of a former Green Beret sparks outcry about the all-nighters and 100-hour weeks that grind down young investment bankers
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Bank of America hires new head of Asia payments
BofA’s corporate payments business took in $2.6bn in the second quarter as bank looks to bolster digital growth
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Wall Street banks’ graduate applications swell to record highs as intakes shrink
Internship applications have swelled, while banks have trimmed class sizes amid a tough economic environment
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