Top 10 challenges for investment banks in 2017An unsustainable cost base, continued evolution of regulatory demands and evolving promises and challenges of digital technologies are among the top10 challenges for investment banks in 2017, according to Accenture, a global professional service More… |
Investment banks have slowest first half since 2012Global investment banking fees fell by nearly a quarter in the first half of 2016 from a year earlier as market volatility hit capital markets and M&A deal making, Thomson Reuters data published on Monday showed. Global fees f More… |
Investment banks facing uphill battleFacing ongoing challenges from disruptive industry trends, investment banks must take action on a number of fronts if they hope to put themselves on a positive trajectory for the future, according to a new report. The report, Glob More… |
Tough road ahead for ME investment banksFor investment banks operating in the Middle East, the wounds inflicted by the global financial crisis have yet to heal. In fact, they are only getting worse. Investment banking league tables, already dominated by foreign players, show fee More… |
Gulf M&A seen at $25 billionMore than 80 per cent of the investment banks expect the downward trend since 2007 to reverse this year, with total merger and acquisition (M&A) activity value to reach $25 billion in the GCC, said a study. The first GCC M&A Barome More… |
Investment banks 'may reveal $30bn losses'World investment banks are set to reveal they have lost about $30 billion from bad debts linked to the global credit crunch, a report says. Analysts are predicting the firms - many of which report quarterly results this week - will ha More… |