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Q3 2025 Sees Investment Banking Rebound & Trading Surge—Cautious Optimism Ahead

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Executive Summary The last two quarters of 2025 have ushered in a sharp rebound in investment banking (IB) activity in the U.S., led by major banks which reported double‐digit year-over-year fee growth in advisory, underwriting, and equity/debt markets. Trading revenue has also surged, helping to lift net profits, while analysts and bank leaders project continued …

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Regulators Lift Caps on Leveraged Lending — What It Means for Banks and Risk

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Executive Summary NYSE regulators FDIC and OCC have withdrawn the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance, ending formal caps (notably a 6× debt/EBITDA limit) and restrictive venture lending standards, citing competitive disadvantage and excessive rigidity in past years. These changes are already effective and accompany additional easing of capital rules (e.g., community bank leverage ratios), but criticism warns …

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How Scott Galloway’s Harsh Investment Banking Start Fueled His Path to Entrepreneurship

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Executive Summary Scott Galloway’s first job out of college was with Morgan Stanley in investment banking—a role he says he hated and was terrible at. Though he disliked nearly all aspects of it, he still credits the experience with teaching him foundational skills in discipline, attention to detail, and developing resilience. He later came to …

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Tech & Data Roles Lead Pay in India’s BFSI: Investment Banking GCCs Top Charts FY 2025-26

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Executive Summary A recent report by Careernet reveals that investment banking global capability centres (GCCs) in India offer the highest compensation across the BFSI sector in FY 2025-26, leading all other segments including retail & commercial banking, financial services, and insurance. Key roles such as data scientists and full-stack developers in investment banking GCCs command …

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Paramount’s $108B Hostile Bid for Warner Bros Discovery Beats Netflix — Big Risks Ahead

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Executive Summary Paramount Skydance has initiated a hostile all-cash tender offer of US$108.4 billion (US$30 per share) to acquire *Warner Bros. Discovery* (WBD), seeking to supersede Netflix’s earlier agreed proposal valued at US$82.7 billion (US$27.75 per share) for WBD’s studios and streaming assets, excluding cable networks. Paramount claims its bid offers greater regulatory certainty and …

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Netflix $59B Bridge Loan Signals Surge in AI-Driven Financing & M&A Trends

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Executive Summary Netflix is arranging a landmark financing package of $59 billion in short-term debt (a bridge loan) to help fund its $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (“WBD”), with Wells Fargo leading the deal and BNP Paribas and HSBC among other major lenders. The transaction reflects renewed strength in large-scale corporate finance, with …

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UBS Investment Banking Drives Profit Surge Amid Regulatory and Risk Hurdles

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Executive Summary UBS has delivered robust investment banking performance in recent quarters, led by strong Global Banking and Global Markets revenue growth. The bank’s ongoing integration of Credit Suisse is ahead of schedule, enabling cost savings and gains in operating efficiency. However, regulatory pressure—especially potential changes to Swiss capital requirements—and exposure to risk in its …

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Morgan Stanley’s New Global Power & Energy Group: Strategy & Risks Explained

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Key Changes Announced On September 17, 2025, Morgan Stanley issued an internal memo combining its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities investment banking groups into a single entity: the Global Power and Energy Group. [1][2] Leadership structure: the group will be co-headed by Jon Fouts (formerly global head of Power & Utilities since 2022) …

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How Temple’s Experiential Learning Propelled a Non-Elite Grad into Top Investment Banking Role

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A recent profile in Temple University’s news outlet highlights Andrew Belder, a senior at the Fox School of Business, who is set to begin his professional career with Guggenheim Securities after graduation. This analysis gathers facts drawn from that profile, corroborates with institutional information, and examines implications for both student pipelines and investment banking recruiting …

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DoD Backs MP Materials: Building a U.S. Rare-Earth Magnet Supply Chain by 2028

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Deal Overview & Key Components MP Materials entered a landmark public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in mid-2025 to build out a domestic rare-earth magnet supply chain. JPMorgan acted as exclusive financial advisor and lead left arranger on $1 billion of committed financing. [1][2][3] Under the agreement, the DoD invested $400 million …

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