Paul J Davies
BLOOMBERG
Dimon’s success creates headaches for JPMorgan
The bank’s dominance has generated two big problems – excess capital and a lofty stock valuation
Crypto, startups and banking make a scary mix
Tailoring regulation to make life easier for small lenders, especially those heavily linked to venture capital and crypto, could be dangerous as the mini-banking crisis in March 2023 showed
UBS’s US$26 billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
The Swiss bank’s shares rose following the government’ announcement of its too-big-to-fail rules, probably because investors anticipate the final settlement will be much lower
Shadow banks are too big to stay in the shadows
Mega hedge funds are so critical to modern finance that they should be regulated more like lenders
Investment bankers finally start to take Trump literally
The president’s chaotic policymaking has undermined hopes for a surge in deal flow
That online investment scam is a geopolitical problem
Cybercrime is a national security issue that should be taken as seriously as drug trafficking or terrorist financing
Revolut’s road to IPO will test fintech’s hype
The neobank’s ambitious expansion comes with renewed pressure on cost
Mega deals won’t lead M&A rebound under Trump
US BANKERS are rubbing their hands at an expected boom in dealmaking under a market-friendly president-elect Donald Trump next year. But scratch the surface, and it is apparent that the mergers and ac...
Investment banks will lose billions of dollars to private rivals
Lenders are set to lose as much as US$50 billion from annual revenue by 2027, mostly in the US and mostly in corporate and investment banking
HSBC’s wealth push is a good story only half told
Georges Elhedery, the incoming CEO, needs to prove that managing money can replace income from units squeezed by interest rate declines
