All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
GlobalData announces top M&A financial and legal advisers for 2024
GlobalData has announced the latest updates to its Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in 2024
Private credit in PE: Will it continue to thrive in 2025?
Might banks try to get into the private credit market, as Wells Fargo did when it partnered with Centerbridge? David Miles’ expert comment sets out prospects for private credit in PE in the year ahead
Top 25 global banks post 27% increase in market cap in 2024, reveals GlobalData
JPMorgan Chase continues to lead the way; Goldman Sachs and Agricultural Bank of China market caps both rise by over 40% while TD Bank loses over 20%
Wealth Trends to Watch 2025
Andrew Haslip, GlobalData’s Head of Content for Wealth Management and Asia-Pacific (FS), reveals his forecasts for the year ahead.
RBC FY2024 net income +11% boosted by HSBC deal, strong wealth management metrics
RBC beats analyst forecasts for the fourth quarter and full year on solid average volume growth and higher spreads in retail and commercial banking and higher corporate & investment banking revenue in capital markets
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Saxo Bank launches 2025 Outrageous Predictions
Saxo Bank’s Chief Macro Strategist, John Hardy discusses this year’s outrageous predictions with RBI editor Douglas Blakey
Wealth management clients expect more personalised experience from their firms’ mobile apps, websites
JP Morgan Wealth Management ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction with the full-service wealth management digital experience according to the JD Power 2024 US Wealth Management Digital Experience Study
HSBC reorganisation to give it even greater wealth management focus
A clear winner of HSBC’s shakeup is its wealth management operations and broader wealth strategy says Andrew Haslip
Tackling the scale-up gap: How can Europe back its tech champions?
Nikolay Shestak discusses why European tech startups struggle to scale compared to US counterparts and sets out potential strategies to help Europe close the scale-up gap, including pension fund involvement and cross-border integration
India overtakes China in MSCI index as demand for Indian stocks surges
India’s economic growth has outpaced China’s for the year to date and is forecast to continue doing so, explains Heike van den Hoevel