December 2025 – Page 16 – Investment Banking Updates

ABG Sundal Collier Acquires FIH Partners to Boost Danish Investment Banking Reach

Leave a Comment / Corporate Finance, Danish Markets, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nordic Markets / By Owen A. Radcliffe

ABG Sundal Collier is acquiring Danish M&A advisory firm FIH Partn...

The deal includes DKK 50 million upfront in cash and shares, plus ...

FIH Partners brings a strong mid- to large-cap advisory track reco...

The combination is expected to create synergies across M&A, ECM, a...

Why BK & USB Stocks Could Outperform as Funding Costs Ease and Rates Fall

Leave a Comment / Bank Stocks, Equity Analysis, Interest Rates, Investment Strategy, Regional Banks / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Zacks highlights Bank of New York Mellon (BK) and U.S. Bancorp (US...

The Major Regional Banks group trades at a discounted price-to-tan...

BK’s appeal stems from strong projected earnings growth, global ...

Key risks include deteriorating asset quality, timing mismatches b...

UK Campaign Launched to Lift Retail Equity Investment from G7’s Lowest Levels

Leave a Comment / Equities & Markets, Financial Regulation, Investor Education, Retail Investing, UK Financial Policy / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Nineteen major firms including Barclays will launch a fully funded...

The initiative aims to shift UK savers from property and cash—wh...

Research shows widespread inertia and low confidence, with most no...

Aligned regulatory reforms on ISAs, risk disclosures and advice ru...

How Kai Liekefett Shapes Modern Shareholder Activism & CEO Accountability

Leave a Comment / CEO Accountability, Corporate Governance, Legal & Regulatory, Proxy Fights, Shareholder Activism / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Kai H.E. Liekefett, co-chair of Sidley’s Shareholder Activism & ...

Sidley’s activism-defense team led by Liekefett and Derek Zaba i...

Shareholder activism in 2025 remains robust, with U.S. activists w...

CEO-targeted activism is rising, disproportionately affecting wome...

What JPMorgan’s Expense Warning Reveals About Margins, AI Investment & Credit Risk

Leave a Comment / AI in Finance, Bank Earnings, Banking, Credit Risk, Financial Markets / By Owen A. Radcliffe

JPMorgan now expects 2026 expenses of about US$105 billion, roughl...

Higher costs stem from volume growth in consumer banking, strategi...

The expense guidance triggered a roughly 4–4.7% drop in JPMorgan...

While management sees modest near-term growth in investment bankin...

Navigating Vietnam’s Fintech Future: Regulation, Foreign Investment & Banking Strategy

Leave a Comment / Digital Banking, Fintech Regulation, Foreign Investment, Investment Banking, Vietnam Fintech / By Owen A. Radcliffe

IKIGAI Corporation has opened a new regional headquarters in Ho Ch...

The move bets on Vietnam’s push to become a regional financial a...

Vietnam’s sandbox regime enables pilots in areas such as credit ...

Strict rules on P2P lending, foreign bank ownership caps, and heav...

Deutsche Bank Cuts Prime Rate to 6.75%, Echoes US Fed Easing and Margin Risks

Leave a Comment / Banking News, Deutsche Bank, Interest Rates, Lending & Loans, Monetary Policy / By Owen A. Radcliffe

<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Gist Deutsche Bank New York and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas cut their prime lending rate from 7.00% to 6.75%, effective December 11, 2025. This follows sequential 25-basis-point cuts from 7.50% to 7.25% in mid-September and to 7.00% on October 30, 2025, mirroring broader US rate easing. The lower prime rate should …

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Lessons from the Bank: Scott Galloway on Discontent, Career Clarity & Smart Finance

Leave a Comment / Career Development, Entrepreneurship, Investment Banking, Personal Finance, Risk Management / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Scott Galloway says he hated investment banking and was bad at it,...

He views investment banking as a powerful early-career training gr...

Realizing his insecurity, resentment, and discomfort with hierarch...

He generalizes the main lessons as building self-awareness, enduri...

Building Real-Time Investment Tools: Designing Platforms That Educate, Screen & Perform

Leave a Comment / Financial Education, Fintech Product Design, Investment Tools, Portfolio Management, Real-Time Market Data / By Owen A. Radcliffe

The post covers Wells Fargo Bank’s announcement that it has lowe...

This rate cut reduces borrowing costs for customers whose loans an...

The move likely follows broader shifts in interest rate policy and...

The change may affect consumer demand for credit, corporate financ...

Santander Taps MoffettNathanson for Deepened TMT Equity Research Alliance

Leave a Comment / Capital Markets, Equity Research, Investment Banking, strategic alliances, Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Santander CIB’s U.S. arm has formed a strategic equity research ...

This is Santander’s fourth U.S. research partnership, adding TMT...

The deal lets Santander deepen sector-specialized research coverag...

The move reflects a wider industry shift toward global banks partn...