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Bank of America and BNP Paribas Exane take top spots in ‘City Oscars’
Bank of America and BNP Paribas Exane have shared the spoils in this closely-watched ranking
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Trainee brokers can no longer make cold calls at BofA’s Merrill Lynch
Internal referrals or LinkedIn messages to be used instead to land clients
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Ex-UniCredit boss Jean Pierre Mustier and former BofA banker Diego De Giorgi team up for Spac
The new Spac will focus on parts of the financial sector such as disrupting fintech companies
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Bank of America, JPMorgan dominate ranks of Europe’s top bond analysts
Jan Hatzius at Goldman Sachs is among stars, while a small clutch of top investment banks have dominated the rankings.
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Why banks’ trading bonanza may rage on well into 2021: ‘It’s far from over’
'There's a better chance that banks' markets business will be on an upward trajectory for the next 10 years, which is in contrast with the past decade'
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Bank of America profit slips by 35% as Covid-19 impact weighs
BofA profit of $17.9bn beat analyst estimates but was down versus 2019 as banks put billions aside amid the pandemic fallout
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Senior banker: ‘If rivals see clients face-to-face, we’re pressured to do the same’
Finance bosses including ex-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond say the pandemic has changed office work forever — except in banking
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Bank of America’s dealmaking push pays off with 40% fee rise
Strong quarter of dealmaking comes a year after bank installed new leaders to revive performance in traditional investment banking
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Here’s what US banks paid their London analysts in bonuses this summer
Higher payouts underscore the dominance of Wall Street banks in the City of London
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BAML hires Barclays analyst to lead fintech investment banking
Gerardus Vos named head of financial technology investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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Bank of America picks ex-UBS banker to lead equity-linked team
The US bank is currently seventh in Europe for equity-linked transactions
Tradeweb: a short-term gain but long-term pain for Wall Street?
The bond trading platform's April IPO lifted banks in Q2 — but its long-term success raises questions about their place in fixed income markets
Bank of America’s investment bank lags behind in record quarter for profits
US bank exceeds analysts’ overall profit expectations, but investment banking disappoints
Bank of America lifts equity strategy team out of Deutsche
The US bank has created a new team within its London office
Fund managers most bearish since 2009, as ECB goes into ‘full dove mode’
More fund managers say they are negative on equities than at any point since crisis
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JPMorgan and BAML raise most money for ‘contentious’ companies
First study to look at banks’ underwriting work through an ethical lens finds Wall Street banks have the least scruples
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JPMorgan supplants Bank of America as top FTSE 100 broker
Rivals have jostled for three years over highest rank for advisers to large-cap UK-listed companies
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The Fintech Files: BAML on the blockchain
Welcome to The Fintech Files, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in financial tech and innovation
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BAML to hire 70 bankers as new boss challenges Wall Street rivals
After disappointing on its post-crisis ambition to rule investment banking, the Wall Street titan is hiring more staff to achieve a top-three position in league tables
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