CIB Review 2Q23/6m23

Capital Markets UBS postponed the release of its 2Q23 results to 31-Aug-23; the financials shown here are Tricumen estimates. Credit Suisse is excluded from all analysis. The aggregated operating revenue of the banks in this note topped $105bn in 6m23, down 8% y/y. Despite some signs of recovery in DCM bonds and ECM, Banking weakened; […]

CIB Review 1Q23

Capital Markets The combined revenue of banks in this report reached $59bn in 1Q23, 8% below the prior-year period. There has been no recovery in Banking markets but several banks expressed optimism that volumes will perk up in late 2023: first in M&A/Advisory – which should benefit from institutional ‘dry powder’ – then, sometime in […]

Wealth / PB Review 1Q23

The 14 banks in this note reported revenue of $38bn in 1Q23, 6% ahead of 1Q22, with growth spread evenly between UHNWI/GFO and lower-end client segments. This is a strong result, but entirely driven by net interest income in high-rate environment; fees declined, especially in brokerage and client-directed/advisory services. A recent survey by Schroders revealed […]

CIB Review 4Q22/FY22

Capital Markets: Overview Operating revenue of banks in this note reached $206bn, 12% below FY21. Banking revenue halved on weak ECM and DCM, but Markets advanced 9% y/y, driven by strong macro and, to a lesser extent, commodities and equity derivatives. In view of the uncertain outlook, banks cut overall costs by 4% vs FY21; […]

CIB Review 3Q22/9m22

Capital Markets In difficult markets, banks’ earnings remained weak – weaker, in fact, than was the case in 1H22. In 9m22, the 14 banks in this note reported operating revenue of $154bn, 16% below the prior-year period. Revenue in 3Q22 totalled $46bn, 21% down y/y. Primary/issuance fees halved vs 9m21 and 3Q21 and Equities revenue […]

CIB Review 2Q22/6m22

Capital Markets In 1H22, banks in this report generated operating revenue of $116bn, 7% below 1H21 as a sharp drop in underwriting fees and spread products was only partially offset by strong macro products and equity derivatives. After a tight 1Q22, banks were unable to reduce costs to match a decline in revenue; as a […]

CIB Review 1Q22

Capital Markets: Overview In aggregate, the banks generated $63bn in operating revenue in 1Q22: 8% below 1Q21, but 26% ahead sequentially. FICC and Equities were broadly stable, but Banking was depressed by weak underwriting fees, across DCM (except high grade bonds) and ECM. Most banks – even those that typically ‘front-load’ comp and bonus accruals […]

CIB Review 4Q21/FY21

Capital Markets: Overview The 14 banks in this report generated $50bn of revenue in 4Q21, lifting the 2021 total to $233bn, 8% up y/y. All three business areas registered a slowdown in 4Q21 compared to the first nine months of the year, but only FICC suffered a sharp drop, due to G10 rates, securitisation and credit. […]

CIB Review 2Q21/6m21

Capital Markets: Overview Investment banks in this report generated revenue of $127bn in 1H21, 6% ahead of 1H20. Operating costs grew 12% y/y: US banks’ continued spend/investment – including performance-related comp accruals – contributed to a 4% dip in pre-tax profits. European banks, by contrast, increased profits, but that was partly due to the non-recurrence […]

CIB Review 1Q21

Capital Markets: Overview For most banks in this report, 1Q21 was a quarter of multi-year records. The combined capital markets revenue exceeded $70bn, 34% ahead of 1Q20 driven, in particular, by ECM, DCM loans and equity derivatives. Costs also jumped, but by comparatively modest 22%, and with wide difference between US and European banks: in […]