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Christian Meissner joins BDT and MSD, US merchant banking and advisory boutique led by former Goldman Sachs dealmakers

Bank controls have proven far more useful on one side of the Atlantic than the other this year and any regulatory overhaul stemming from the recent debacle in the sector should keep this in mind

Damien Aellen returns to BNP Paribas after eight years with Credit Suisse

Returning CEO Sergio Ermotti commits to keep levfin and promises pedigree staffing but appointment of new head of corporate finance jars with tone of collaboration

SMBC’s stake will grow to 15% as firms deepen co-operation

The offering will improve front-to-back processing for the bank’s structured notes between platforms in London and Tokyo

The Japanese bank joins the hiring spree after the collapse of several competitors

The US bank has added a stream of senior bankers this year, despite a sharp downturn in corporate finance activity and more cuts looming

Investment banks should not start replacing entry level positions with AI-trained computers, it could undermine the whole system

The promotion fills a role that has been vacant since 2021

Market participants expect derisking deals to get harder as Lottomatica prepares to reopen the market

Early adopters could gain huge advantages from quantum computing, but it threatens vital security systems