Essays on Investment Banking

It is said that the US crisis is the delayed consequence of the Glass-Steagall Act which was repealed in 1999 and the introduction of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which had allowed the functioning of commercial banks to merge with the functioning of the investment bankers. Our research paper covered the issues like when did the crisis start,…

The workplace culture of investment banking is one that could be described to being similar to that of a lion’s den. In the animal kingdom the lion is the most fierce, savage, and overall king of the jungle. To translate into investment banking, the graduates of Ivy League schools such as Princeton, Yale, and Harvard…

Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Asia Pacific, the BIN Parish Group is a leading employer with more than 8,500 employees* and a presence in 14 markets. Being one of the largest international banking networks, we strive to employ talented and innovative people who are aligned to our vision and culture. The Graduate…

le “big-six” accounting position to work for a 30-person start-up. It was a tremendous gamble, but my choice came down to whether I wanted to continue performing repetitive audits or face new challenges at E-Dak Dynamics, and in the process help to change the world. Working for E-Dak places me at the epicenter of one…

In the business world, mergers and acquisition refers to the corporate plan, corporate finance and management. This may involve two companies or more. The operations under mergers and acquisition may involve buying, selling and combining different companies that can aid each other to have a better performance on the given industry. Many companies merge their…

The rise and fall of Bear Stearns Introduction Bear Stearns, the fifth largest investment bank in US, was established as an equity-trading house in 1923 by Joseph Bear, Robert Stearns, and Harold Mayer. Its headquarters was located in New York City with offices in the major US cities, South America, Europe, and Asia, employing more…

It is obvious from the discourse over that venture banks are useful for the economy of a nation. With the expanding number of new businesses and new enterprising endeavors that are happening in Bangladesh, greater speculation banks are required to interface individuals who are working together and searching for capital and the individuals who will…

The last few decades have seen an extensive effort devoted to studying the herding behaviors in financial markets. Researchers have documented the economic effects of herding among peer analysts (e. g. Trueman 1994; Welch 2000), institutional investors (e.g. Grinblatt et al. 1995; Wermers 1999), and managers (e.g. Zwiebel 1995). Individuals have a tendency to conform…

The Lehman Brothers was a global financial investment firm that despite its large footprint in the industry filed for bankruptcy in 2008. The firm was the fourth largest investment firm and employed over 25,000 people at the time of its bankruptcy filing. Lehman Brothers was in operation for over 158 years before its filing. The…