Exclusive: Goldman Sachs International boss joins non-dom exodus April 24, 2025 Goldman Sachs’ most senior banker outside America is joining the growing ranks of wealthy foreigners leaving the UK to avoid the government’s crackdown on non-doms, Morning Wire can reveal. Richard Gnodde, the investment banking juggernaut’s vice chairman, is moving to Milan to avoid changes the Chancellor made to the non-dom regime and foreign-held trusts in [...]
Goldman Sachs: Profit jumps after record quarter for traders April 14, 2025 Goldman Sachs posted a 15 per cent jump in first-quarter profit. The Wall Street giant’s revenue was boosted by record equities trading amid market volatility. The bank’s first-quarter net revenue was $15.06 bn (£11.4bn), surpassing the analyst consensus of $14.8bn (£11.2bn). Net earnings were $4.74bn (£3.6bn). Equity-trading revenue rose 27 per cent from the previous [...]
Barclays beats expectations after Tesco Bank takeover February 13, 2025 Barclays surpassed analyst expectations in its annual results report on Thursday, after a strong year for its investment banking arm and day one benefits of its Tesco Bank takeover. The FTSE 100 bank reported a pretax profit of £1.7bn in the fourth quarter, ahead of the £1.62bn expected by analysts. For 2024 as a whole, the [...]
HSBC set to wind down UK, European and US investment banking arms January 28, 2025 HSBC is set to wind down parts of its investment banking operations across the UK, Europe and North America as part of a sweeping global restructuring plan under new chief executive Georges Elhedery. The move comes after Europe’s biggest lender revealed plans to make $3bn (£2.4bn) of cost savings last year and reorganise into four [...]
Canaccord Genuity launches strategic review of UK wealth arm November 26, 2024 Investment bank Canaccord Genuity has reportedly launched a strategic review of its UK wealth management business amid a barrage of consolidation in the sector.
Square Mile and Me: Megan McDonald on leading investment bank Daiwa Capital November 21, 2024 Daiwa Capital Markets Europe CEO Megan McDonald tells us how she went from selling mangoes in South Africa to the City C-suite.
Cavendish says IPOs on the way as City investment bank returns to profit November 11, 2024 Cavendish has reported a jump in dealmaking fees and said more IPOs could be on the way as the City investment bank returned to profitability.
Barclays shares hit nine-year high as investment bank helps profit beat forecasts October 24, 2024 Barclays' shares have hit their highest level in nine years after a rebound in investment banking helped its profit beat expectations for the third quarter.
Man Utd deal was win-win for Ratcliffe and Glazers, says Raine Group October 16, 2024 Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £1.25bn investment in Manchester United was a win for both him and majority shareholders the Glazers, insists the bank which brokered the deal. Ineos tycoon Ratcliffe shelled out for a 27.7 per cent stake in the Premier League football club in December and, in return, took over much of the decision-making from [...]
Wall Street lenders beat earnings estimates as investment banks rebound October 16, 2024 Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup all surpassed analysts' estimates for their third-quarter earnings, helped by renewed strength in their investment banks.