JPMorgan buys disruptors while its core businesses thrive

The bank hopes to profit from the normalization it expected in 2021, if borrowing picks up and rates rise in 2022.

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JPMorgan went on a shopping spree in 2021 to secure its present leadership far into the future. This was at the same time as its already large share of US deposits – driven even higher by savers’ flight to safety in the pandemic – prevents it from buying banks in its home market.

Among 30 or so bolt-on deals, it acquired OpenInvest in June. OpenInvest is an environmental, social, governance (ESG) investment management products and impact reporting services company.

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