List of Investment and Commercial Banks by Country Lists by Matt - January 30, 2019January 1, 20210 Are we missing an investment or commercial bank? Email us and let us know! List of Commercial Banks in the US Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) Zion Bancorp Wells Fargo Bank of America Union Bank JP Morgan Chase Citibank Mainfirst Amergy Comerica BOK Financial Cadence Bancorp Bank 7 Citizens Bank TD Bank
Canadian M&A Roundup Q4 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions by Brian - January 28, 2019January 28, 20190 After a sharp increase in the deal activity in the third quarter of 2018, Canadian M&A experienced a 14.8% drop to CAD $129.75B in Q4 from $152.4B in Q3, reflecting a 14.8% Q/Q decrease, and a significant increase from $32B in Q4 2017. M&A Drivers A few drivers of M&A activity in
Where is the S&P 500 and Where Will It Be in 6/12/18 Months – Part II China Markets by Matt - January 27, 2019January 27, 20190 Where is the Stock Market Going in 2019 and After Read Part I Here We expect the market to rise back to its peak around 3,000 because of how we interpret this chess game - Trump needs a deal to save face because of voter fatigue around the China issue. Midterm elections
Where is the S&P 500 and Where Will It Be in 6/12/18 Months – Part I Markets by Matt - January 27, 2019January 27, 20190 Answering Market Questions in S&T/Investment Banking Interviews 2019 We get asked a lot by people who are interviewing for sales and trading (and investment banking, as MDs like to see if students know what is going on in the markets, can speak to the underlying factors and develop a view). We
Why Investment Bankers Are Bad Investors Culture Investing by Matt - January 26, 2019January 26, 20190 Friendly Neighbourhood Investment Banker Not A Stock Picker Seems counterintuitive right? People who literally look at stocks all day and tell corporates how to take on corporate actions (such as mergers & acquisitions, dividend hikes and share repurchases, and play Nostradamus on how the market will respond to things in glossy
Value Capture Model Finance 101 by Karl - January 20, 20190 Porter's five forces, founded in the 1980's, is the classical framework used to understand and analyze competitive forces in an industry. In the 1990's, a new framework was formed, the Value Capture Model. The Value Capture Model extends on previous frameworks in two ways. One, it formally describes competition as a
Are Investment Bankers Good Investors? Culture by Matt - January 20, 20190 Looking for Free Investment Advice This is something I wanted to address because I am asked for stock advice often. I was having dinner and a glass of wine at a friend's house where most of the other participants were doctors and lawyers, nurses and civil servants. After some conversation on Donald
Compiling a Buyers List in Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions by Matt - January 20, 2019January 20, 20190 Compiling a Buyers Universe When investment bankers are looking at an asset or a corporate for sale, the natural question is who buys it. This is part of the expertise that the investment banker provides in their services offering. At a large investment bank such as JP Morgan, there are large, dedicated
The Investment Banking Staffer Culture by Matt - January 12, 2019January 12, 20190 The Need for a Staffer Role As you may know from frequenting this website, investment banking is very much a brokerage role with senior staff in coverage groups operating on an eat what you kill model. This is less pronounced at the bulge brackets and large integrated banks but the model
Types of Hedge Funds Hedge Funds by Matt - January 7, 2019January 7, 20210 We couldn't find an article on the various types of hedge funds out there. So what are the types of hedge funds? We will populate this list of hedge fund types as time goes on. Types of Hedge Funds Illiquid Credit / Private Credit / Private Debt / Structured Debt Hedge Funds Private credit