DJ Solomon is the new bank CEO. Like his counterpart at Citi. Solomon and Fraser are new influencers on Wall Street. And there is more to the achievements of Solomon if you consider it from this angle.
When he joined in May 2021, Antonio Horta-Osorio, Credit Suisse’s new Chairman, went out and acquired $1.2 million worth of shares in the group. Showing just how serious he was about the job. Less than 9 months later he was gone.
This situation highlights what many are beginning to see as the main issue of junior markets like AIM. Although ASOS was able to build a successful company while listed, they’ve reached a pivotal point where growth is no longer possible without graduating to a main market.
2021 was a spectacular year for JPMorgan. But with high earnings comes the question, can this performance be sustained? What can JPMorgan shareholders expect in the future?
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has recently written a “Dear CEO” letter, intended to outline the Authority’s priorities for international banks that operate in the UK. The letter was sent to “the wide and diverse range of international banks that [the FCA] supervises” and helps such organisations identify and manage potential risks.
2021 was a big year for IPOs. With almost 1,500 companies listing around the world, the number of IPOs nearly doubled in 2021 compared to the year before. The amount of capital raised surpassed $525 billion.
How much of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial affected the exit of previous CEO, Jes Staley, is hard to say. But today is all about the new CEO of Barclays. Coimbatore-Sundararajan “C. S.” Venkatakrishnan, or 'Ventak'.
As Christmas and the New Year approaches, pour yourself a glass of Bailey’s (or perhaps something more expensive if you’re one of this year’s crypto winners) and look back at some of the winners and losers of 2021.
Who are the most notorious rogue traders? Do their stories share common features? Is the phenomenon of "rogue trading" an inherent part of the industry, or can better regulation and workplace culture protect against such activity?
Eight years after one of the most controversial initial public offerings of the decade, let’s revisit the Royal Mail IPO. The price of the Royal Mail stock (LON: RMG) skyrocketed shortly after it had begun trading on the London Stock Exchange. For months and years, the company was deemed undervalued and its IPO stock price a bargain.
Every now and again, something happens in the banking sector that makes you amazed nobody is going to prison. Last week it was reported that the European Commission has fined four of the world’s largest banks for involvement in price fixing on the foreign exchange markets.
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