Simply defined, investment banking is a division of a bank or other financial institution that serves corporations, government-owned companies, government offices and institutions.

Global investment banking co-heads Jim Casey and Viswas Raghavan already run the unit’s day-to-day operations. In 2020, Mr. Hernandez orchestrated a reshuffling of top investment bankers to let ...

Workforce reductions are expected to accelerate globally over the next several months, Reuters reported, due to a “dampened” outlook for investment banking. Bank of America, the second largest ...

The year 2022 witnessed a momentous transformation in merger and acquisitions investment banking trends. Despite a promising beginning, likely a rollover effect from 2021's record-breaking year ...

Other investment-banking revenue, such as advisory (M&A deals) and debt underwriting (where it helps companies raise money in debt markets), fell 45% and 67%, respectively, from last year.

For many banks, investment banking divisions offer both the prestige of mergers and acquisitions and the steady fees that result from advising on and underwriting deals. But the environment for deals ...

Regulations which have made some areas of investment banking more expensive are a factor in deciding where to allocate resources, but it is not a simple “capital heavy, bad; capital light, good ...

The business of investment banking has been in the doldrums for more than a year. Third-quarter bank earnings point to light at the end of the tunnel. [Citigroup booked $844 million in investment ...

Goldman to merge investment banking, trading as Marcus takes backseat By Saeed Azhar and Lananh Nguyen October 17, 202210:01 PM PDTUpdated October 17, 2022 ...

Exclusive: Santander plans to hire about 150 bankers to grow investment banking By Andres Gonzalez and Jesús Aguado July 26, 202310:59 PM PDTUpdated July 27, 2023 ...

Royal Bank of Canada RY -0.45% is shaking up the leadership structure of its U.S. and global investment banking units in a bid to boost growth. Matthew Stopnik will become head of global ...