Commercial banks and investment banks have similar names, but the overlap largely ends there. A commercial bank is a depository and lending institution that mainly works with business clients.

Investment banks manage IPOs, helping with valuation and handling initial trading. In mergers, they offer crucial buy-side and sell-side advisory roles. Since 1999, banks can operate both investment ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Amid inflationary economic conditions, business leaders and consumers are preparing for a ...

As the Q3 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the ...

Julien Villemonteix is the CEO of UpSlide, a software company that creates documents for investment banking and financial advisory firms. If 2025 is the year investment banking M&A makes a comeback, ...

Citigroup is making aggressive moves to revitalize its investment banking unit by recruiting top talent, a strategy being led by Viswas "Vis" Raghavan, who joined as head of banking last June. The ...

As young professionals re-examine their work-life balance, investment banking is becoming a less popular choice despite the money. By Kate Kelly and Lananh Nguyen When Vince Iyoriobhe joined Bank of ...

As hundreds of TD Securities managing directors gathered at the Encore hotel overlooking Boston Harbor in June, there was a celebratory atmosphere in the air. Less publicly, there was grousing as well ...

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 investment ...