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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...

HSBC Shifts Investment Banking Focus from West to Gulf & Asia Amid $1.5B Redeployment

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HSBC is winding down its M&A and equity capital markets businesses...

The bank is shifting investment banking resources to Asia and the ...

Through 11 non-core exits, HSBC aims to free up about $1.5 billion...

This pivot targets Gulf economic transformation opportunities but ...

BBVA CIB Accelerates Sustainable Finance Growth, Eyes Investment Banking Revenue Surge by 2029

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Executive Summary BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) is executing a strategy centered on sustainable growth, sector specialization, and global expansion. In 2025 its revenues rose sharply—recording €1.71 billion in Q1 (+36 % YoY) and €3.194 billion in H1 (+28 % YoY)—while its sustainable finance activity climbed substantially, aligned with a new target of €700 …

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JPMorgan Revenue Momentum Hits Headwinds: Fees Up Slightly, Costs Surge to $105B

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Executive Summary JPMorgan Chase projects that its investment banking revenue will increase by a low-single-digit percentage in the fourth quarter of 2025, with markets revenue rising in the low-teens, citing improved dealmaking conditions and higher trading activity. However, the bank also expects expenses in 2026 to surge to about $105 billion—well above Wall Street’s forecasts. …

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Mizuho Eyes India Entry with Avendus Bid—But Valuation & Governance Pose Key Risks

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Executive Summary Mizuho Financial Group is intensifying efforts to expand its investment banking operations in India, with a focus on servicing corporate and institutional clients rather than commercial or retail segments. Key to this strategy is acquiring a majority stake in Avendus Capital—valued between US$700–800 million—which would provide Mizuho a local platform to accelerate deal-making …

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Société Générale’s Strategic Turnaround: ESG, Cost Cuts & Core Business Growth

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Société Générale is restructuring around three simplified busi...

Under CEO Slawomir Krupa, the bank is improving profitability, wit...

Aggressive cost-cutting and divestments, including the sale of its...

Insurance and private banking are emerging as major profit drivers...

How NBFIs Will Capture Billions in CIB: AI, Regulation & Strategy to 2030

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By 2030, non-bank financial institutions are expected to capture j...

BCG projects the total CIB revenue pool, including NBFIs, will gro...

AI is forecast to deliver 25–40% productivity gains in front-off...

Banks must respond by digitizing core businesses, partnering with ...

BCG Report 2025: Key Trends for CIB, AI, Non-bank Firms & Geopolitical Risk

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Global corporate and investment banking is growing moderately, wit...

Non-bank financial institutions are rapidly gaining share, expecte...

AI is now a core competitive lever, with enterprise-scale deployme...

To navigate geopolitical fragmentation and uncertain scenarios thr...
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