Distinct Areas of Investment Banking
Bill Gallagher
30 years: Credit & banking
In the second part of Bill's video on investment banks, he explains some of the functions the bank performs, including capital raising, sales and trading, and financial advisory.
In the second part of Bill's video on investment banks, he explains some of the functions the bank performs, including capital raising, sales and trading, and financial advisory.
Distinct Areas of Investment Banking
12 mins
Investment banks generally cover several distinct areas: capital raising, through debt and equity instruments; financial advisory services, including M&A advice; and sales and trading services, through trading desks. However, this leaves them liable to legal, credit, market and other forms of risk.
Key learning objectives:
What is capital raising?
What are the benefits of trading for investment banks?
What financial advisory services do investment banks provide?
What risks are investment banks exposed to?
Bill Gallagher
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