December 2025

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Surge: Ranking Soars After Regulatory Cap Lift

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Wells Fargo is pivoting toward a more aggressive investment bankin...

The bank has hired over 125 managing directors since 2019 and is e...

Its global M&A ranking has climbed from 17th to 8th by volume, but...

CEO Charlie Scharf aims to make Wells Fargo a top-five global inve...

European Investment Banking Fees to Rebound in 2026 Lifted by PE Exits & IPO Revival

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European investment banks expect a meaningful rebound in fee pools...

Despite a 22% rise in 2025 European M&A volumes to about US$894.5 ...

Stabilizing interest rates, listing-rule reforms, and a sizeable I...

Key risks include persistent valuation gaps, higher financing cost...

European Investment Banking Fees Set for Rebound in 2026 Driven by IPO Recovery

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European investment banking fees barely grew in 2025 and significa...

Bankers expect private equity to be the main driver of higher fees...

IPO and broader ECM activity in Europe remain at depressed levels ...

Macro, political, and monetary-policy risks in Europe could still ...

LPL’s Stunning Revenue Surge X Morgan Stanley’s Balanced Q3 Showdown

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Investment banking and brokerage firms delivered strong Q3 2025 re...

LPL Financial led revenue growth and asset expansion via acquisiti...

Morgan Stanley posted broad-based revenue and EPS growth across tr...

Diversified business models and M&A-driven scale are boosting grow...

LPL Financial Q3 2025: Strong Revenue & Asset Surge Despite Acquisition-Driven Loss

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LPL Financial posted strong Q3 growth, with adjusted EPS up about ...

Despite robust top-line and asset growth to around $2.3 trillion, ...

Overall expenses jumped roughly 66%, prompting management to tight...

Investor sentiment and ratings remain favorable with upside to ana...

European Investment Banks Eye Fee Rebound in 2026 Fueled by PE Exits & IPO Recovery

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<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Gist European investment banking fees have lagged the U.S. in 2025 but are expected to rebound in 2026, driven mainly by revived private equity exits and IPOs. Banks report building deal pipelines as valuation gaps narrow and financing costs stabilize, with JPMorgan alone citing over $30 billion of potential EMEA IPOs into …

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Standard Bank’s $138M Boost for Safaricom Ethiopia Spawns Digital Opportunity

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Standard Bank has provided a USD 138 million bespoke term facility...

The bank is sole arranger, lender, facility agent, and advisor on ...

STEP has grown to 10.1 million active customers in four years in a...

The funding underpins Ethiopia’s broader push for higher interne...
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