Macaskill on markets: UBS and Citadel show it’s not easy to staff an investment bank

It seems an odd time to devote resources to building an investment banking franchise.

 

Jon Macaskill is one of the leading capital markets and derivatives journalists, with over 20 years’ experience covering financial markets from London and New York. Most recently he worked at one of the biggest global investment banks

Jon Macaskill is one of the leading capital markets and derivatives journalists, with over 20 years’ experience covering financial markets from London and New York. Most recently he worked at one of the biggest global investment banks

A newfound zeal for increased regulation among politicians has heightened uncertainty over key revenue sources. And there are signs that the astonishing boom in bank profits in 2009 was a one-time windfall. But experienced financiers persist in trying to develop competitors to the oligopoly that emerged from the crash of 2008.

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