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SocGen Q1 profit slumps less than expected as investment bank surprises

Global Banking & Finance

SocGen Q1 profit slumps less than expected as investment bank surprises By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -French bank Societe Generale’s net income fell less than expected in the first quarter, as profits on equity derivative sales offset weaknesses at its retail bank and in fixed-income trading.

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Investment Banking – Meaning, Functions and More

Razorpay

Similarly, businesses with large, complex financial needs go to the country’s biggest banks. These banks are called investment banks. Let’s take an in-depth look at what an investment bank is, and how businesses benefit from them. What is Investment Banking? How do they do this?

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COGS Uncovered: What are Cost of Goods Sold and How do they Impact Profitability?

Peak Frameworks

If you'd like to learn more about financial statements or are interested in investment banking, you should check out our Investment Banking Course. A lower COGS means a higher gross profit margin, which indicates better profitability. When costs are rising, FIFO results in lower COGS and higher profits.

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Retail Banking vs Corporate Banking

Razorpay

Regular retail banks provide financial services to individuals but are not equipped to service businesses. Corporate banking provides businesses financial services like account holding, loans, capital, vendor management, and more. Corporate banking and retail banking might provide similar services but are vastly different.

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For Tire Dealers, Bigger Is Not Always Better

Focus Investment Banking

“Smaller retailers often provide a stable environment that delivers more attentive customer service.” It’s tempting for all of us who read Modern Tire Dealer for news about some of these big tire and service retail acquisitions to think that the large players have some kind of magic formula or secret sauce that allows them to keep growing.

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TBC’s Strategic Shift: Embracing Franchising for Growth

Focus Investment Banking

Motivations for TBC: Perhaps TBC's management gradually became less inclined towards company-owned stores, finding franchising to be a simpler and more profitable venture. This reminds me of Monro’s recent decision to divest its wholesale operations to ATD, establish a supply agreement, and focus on its retail footprint.

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Creating a “Powerhouse of Solutions” in Advanced Manufacturing

Focus Investment Banking

In 2019, FOCUS Investment Banking helped to bring together two disparate yet complementary companies—HL Precision Manufacturing, a precision machining business based in two facilities in downstate Illinois, and Hi-Grade Welding & Manufacturing, a rugged fabrication and laser cutting company based in suburban Chicago—under the H3 parent.