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FT Partners' McLaughlin: Grit and Prior Failure Rank Above Pedigree in Founder Selection
The fintech investment bank's founder says a rough background and a chip on the shoulder matter more than elite credentials when sizing up a founder.
FT Partners CEO: Big Banks Will Miss the AI Window
Steve McLaughlin, who advised Coinbase's $4.3B Deribit deal, says legacy back-office inertia will hand fintech challengers their next opening.
Banks Offload Used ETF Tail Risk Through Crash-Put Market
Investment banks are buying exotic 'crash puts' from hedge funds and institutions to shed extreme downside exposure from single-stock leveraged ETFs.
Deutsche Bank Q2 Fixed-Income Revenue Hits Record €2.6 Billion, Q3 Momentum Holds
CFO Raja Akram said July trading remained strong after a 16 percent Q2 revenue surge beat analyst estimates and outpaced most U.S. rivals.
Boutique IPO Reflects Shifting Financial Sector Confidence Under Persistent High Rates
Lincoln International's rare U.S. investment bank IPO serves as a critical indicator of evolving investor sentiment and the financial sector's adaptability within a sustained high-interest rate environment.