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SEBI Accuses Bank of America of Confidential Leak in ₹1,400 Cr Block Trade

Asia Risk Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

SEBI found Bank of America improperly shared ...

The regulator alleges weak “Chinese walls,” w...

SEBI says BofA misled investigators by initia...

BofA is pursuing a multi-million-dollar settl...

Corporate Bond Spreads Reach Multi-Decade Lows—Risks Rise Amid Tight Valuations

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. investment-grade corporate bond spreads ...

Issuance has been relatively constrained afte...

Moderating inflation, steady employment, soli...

With valuations stretched, the upside from fu...

Chattanooga M&A & Private Equity Trends 2026: Industrial & Multifamily Insights

Americas M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. M&A is expected to accelerate in 2026 as...

Chattanooga bankers see a growing pipeline ti...

Local multifamily and residential segments re...

Key constraints are interest-rate uncertainty...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Reboot: Regulatory Wins, Big Deals & Strategic Trade-Offs

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wells Fargo is having its best investment-ban...

It led a record $29.5 billion commitment on a...

The Fed’s June 2025 removal of Wells Fargo’s ...

The bank is hiring aggressively and restructu...

Chinese AI Stocks to Drive Gains Through 2026 Amid Strong Earnings Outlook

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Banks expect Chinese AI-linked stocks to keep...

Julius Baer targets Hang Seng around 29,500 a...

Citibank sees AI beneficiaries in internet an...

Key risks include overheated AI capex with un...

China’s 2025 Investment Banking Fees Rebound: Trends in M&A, ECM & DCM

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

China’s 2025 investment-banking fees rebounde...

Debt capital markets dominated with roughly U...

China-involved M&A rose about 63% to US$474bn...

Cross-border activity stayed subdued, with in...

Boutique Banks Gain Stake in French M&A Fees While Lazard and Rothschild Still Lead

Europe M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. advisory boutiques have lifted their sha...

Paris remains dominated by Lazard and Rothsch...

French M&A is becoming more top-heavy: 2024 d...

The boutiques’ selective, high-fee strategy c...

Citi Appoints Åkermark & Dichow to Lead Nordics Investment Banking Push

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citigroup hired Tobias Åkermark (ex-Barclays)...

Åkermark starts in late 2025 and Dichow in ea...

They report to Patrick Frowein and Erik Savol...

The hires underline Citi’s push to expand in ...

ACF Investment Bank’s Strategic Media M&A Expansion into Germany

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

ACF Investment Bank is expanding into Germany...

ACF says Germany is a cornerstone market as E...

The move builds on ACF’s broader expansion, i...

Backed by owner Forest Road, ACF is positioni...

Alantra Names Alexander Matthes to Lead German Consumer Sector Push in Investment Banking

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Alantra appointed Alexander Matthes as Managi...

Matthes brings nearly 25 years of investment ...

The hire supports Alantra’s plan to rebuild i...

Alantra is positioning the move to capitalize...