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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

The TRADE

We’ve leveraged a lot of their [equities franchise] work in terms of how they visualise baskets and look at risk and some of these toolsets especially on the systematic market side.” That’s versus a bank that has an equity department and a fixed income department.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

These are known as “Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Bonds” or “contingent convertible” (CoCo) bonds, and they allow a bank to boost its capital ratios without diluting shareholders via an equity issuance. First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

The TRADE

Meanwhile, with regards to equities, revenue deriving from prime brokerage compared to trading shifted from a 30% versus 70% ratio a decade ago, to 40% to 60% in 2023. Dominic Rieb-Smith, managing director, international head, prime services sales, JP Morgan, refers to the past year as “a standout”. billion in 2023.

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