Category: Investment Banking

April 19, 2022

Signature Bank SBNY reported first-quarter 2022 earnings per share of $5.3, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.31. Also, the bottom line substantially increased 63.6% from the prior-year quarter’s reported number. Increase in revenues, supported by a rise in net […]

April 12, 2022

Step said it has designed the new investing feature responsibly, “with teens’ safety top of mind.” Parents will be able to oversee their teen’s access to the investing feature and will have the ability to manage their teen’s monthly limits, […]

April 11, 2022

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, published its “Dividend Strategy” fourth quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The ClearBridge Dividend Strategy outperformed its S&P 500 Index benchmark during the fourth quarter. On an […]

March 25, 2022

There are many businesses utilizing crypto and DeFi solutions to pay their employees and manage their bills while moving away from traditional exchange systems offered by banks (TradFi). Today, however, we’re looking at the risks involved in these payment solutions […]

March 11, 2022

At the core of the partnership is an agreement to “go-to-market jointly to launch credit cards with issuers worldwide on Zeta’s modern, cloud-native, and fully API-ready credit processing stack”. The payments giant has also invested $30 million, alongside other investors, […]

January 14, 2022

JPMorgan Chase posted a decline in trading revenue that was steeper than analysts expected, and both commercial and consumer loans fell from a year earlier. Shares of the company dropped after the firm reported a 16% slide in fixed-income trading […]

January 10, 2022

Unlike many other European jurisdictions marked by restrictive conditions for foreign direct investment (FDI), Switzerland has been a very attractive jurisdiction for such investments, with few rules, which has encouraged significant foreign investment. In 2016 for example, Chinese investment in […]

December 27, 2021

“Some national FDI regimes determine filing requirements or intervention rights based solely on the size of the stake acquired” While there is no standalone foreign direct investment (FDI) screening at the EU level, the EU continues to push for a […]

December 23, 2021

The round was led by Spark Capital and saw participation from Unbound and previous leads Reid Hoffman and Canaan Partners, along with Slow Ventures, Breyer Capital, Wamda Capital, Flourish Ventures, and additional investors from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and […]

December 20, 2021

Original consortium investors BNY Mellon, Citi, Computershare, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Börse, JP Morgan, and State Street all participated in the round. The platform was incubated in Citi and launched in the UK in 2018, following a collaborative pilot partnership with […]

November 18, 2021

Discussions of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance typically revolve around trends relating to retail investors. However, recent data suggests that institutions are beginning to invest in digital assets in multiple forms, not least of which is their significant investments into financial […]

November 8, 2021

The round was led by Californian tech-focused VC firm March Capital, with participation from B Capital, Point72 Ventures, Fintech Collective, Reciprocal Ventures, Wells Fargo and Pacific Western Bank. Founded in 2017, Extend says it wants to modernise the payments industry […]

October 18, 2021

“Now more than ever, it’s essential to provide our clients with best-in-class solutions, products and services. Capital One and TripleTree together are well-positioned to help our healthcare clients navigate the ever-changing external landscape at every stage of their business,” Darren […]

October 13, 2021

Starting in early 2020, the banking industry, JPMorgan Chase included, began growing its loan-loss reserves in anticipation of bad loans over the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. After setting aside billions over more than a year, banks have been […]

October 8, 2021

Over the past five trading sessions, the performance of major bank stocks depicted an optimistic stance. The continued market optimism on the back of the Federal Reserve’s slightly hawkish stance on monetary policy is driving the bank stocks. Thus, yields […]

October 5, 2021

Gold and gold coins are considered to be one of the most traditional investments that exist. For hundreds of years, this was an asset highly valued by the most varied types of society. One of the advantages most considered by […]

September 17, 2021

Mining stocks are a hot commodity for those seeking stable investment options. The history of mining dates back centuries, and this industry is not going anywhere. However, just like everything on the stock market, breaking into this niche can be […]

September 1, 2021

The investments in Fin Venture Capital and Commerce Ventures are a culmination of work carried out by the bank’s dedicated fintech engagement unit, set up five years ago. The unit combines the bank’s various business units with potential fintech partnerships […]

August 24, 2021

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD), the zero-commission investment app that has revolutionized the brokerage industry, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is set to be one of the most anticipated offerings of the year, given how the […]

August 3, 2021

The challenger says the funds take its total valuation up to $1.62 billion, making it the country’s latest banking unicorn. The raise also included participation from Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, and Sapphire Ventures as well as a number of angel investors. […]