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Banking

Goldman Realigns Banking and Markets Divisions to Form Mega-Deals Team

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The Wall Street firm said parts of its investment banking and markets divisions will be combined to form a team focused on mega-deals.

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M&A

The Most Important Pharma Event in America Kicks Off Today With High Hopes for M&A

Some 8,000 industry movers and shakers are expected today for the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, or simply JPM.

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Advisor Upside

Financial Advisors’ Delicate Dance to Court Retail Investors

As retail investors booms, advisors are balancing full-service offerings with more hands-on advice options.

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Banking

Winner of 2024: Investment Bankers

As the dealmaking environment improved in 2024 thanks to the bull market and interest-rate cuts, investment bankers reaped a windfall.

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Markets

Stock Buybacks are the Ultimate Gift for Companies in Record Year

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This month marks the end of what Goldman Sachs estimates will be a record year for stock buybacks, with a volume of roughly $930 billion.

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Markets

BlackRock Strikes Deal With Banks to Provide Closely Held Bond Price Data

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Real-time prices for corporate bonds are hard to come by. A handful of banks want to bring the closely guarded data into the 21st century.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Chase May Use Blockchain to Check Facts

Core blockchain technologies themselves are being adopted at a more gradual pace.

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Banking

Wall Street’s Trading Assets Cross $1 Trillion

It’s got to be at least a yellow flag whenever 2008 — the height of the Great Recession — is your point of reference, no?

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Advisor Upside

Big Brokers Beat Estimates in Strong Start to Earnings Season

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, among other banks and asset managers, beat analysts’ expectations in the third quarter.

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Advisor Upside

JPMorgan Wants In on the Great White North

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The bank’s asset management arm has made two ETFs available on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and plans to grow staff in Canada.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Chase Patent Highlights Risk of AI Bias in Banking

A growing footprint in AI increases risk — especially when it comes to lending and risk analysis.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Chase’s Patent Tracks Data with Blockchain

JPMorgan Chase may want to put blockchain to work.

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