The interest rates business is the single-biggest revenue source in the investment banking industry. Rates revenues exceeded those of the credit business even during the credit bubble years. But now that credit revenues have collapsed – indeed have turned negative at many large banks – the rates business is all the more critical. For under-capitalized banks that over-invested in the structured credit business, the performance of their rates business is the key to survival.
| Global overall results | ||
| Place | Bank | % of vote |
| 1 | JPMorgan | 13.4 |
| 2 | Deutsche Bank | 9.6 |
| 3 | RBS/ABN | 8.7 |
| 4 | Barclays Capital | 8.6 |
| 5 | BNP Paribas | 5.5 |
| 6 | HSBC | 5.3 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 5.2 |
| 8 | Bank of America | 5.1 |
| 9 | Société Générale | 5.1 |
| 10 | UBS | 4.1 |
Individuals voting 831
The full results will be released in the August issue on Wednesday the 6th of August
When the credit crisis first hit, rates revenues held up remarkably well, supported by increased volatility, wider bid-offer spreads and the structural curve steepening that was prevalent across the industry.