Wealth / PB Review 1Q26
Aggregate revenue rose to $49bn, up 15% from 1Q25, led by transactional and advisory fees, the sub‑$1m client tier, and AMER, with APAC close behind. Pre‑tax margin improved to 27%, from 25% a year earlier. AuM increased 19% y/y to $21tn. Prompted by the war on Iran, managers are sharply de‑risking portfolios, with several lifting […]
CIB Review 1Q26
Capital Markets Operating revenue topped $79bn, 18% ahead of 1Q25. ECM, Advisory and Equities outperformed, with FICC also contributing meaningfully. Costs rose, but at a slower pace; as a result, the aggregate profit surged 21%. AMER banks outperformed their EMEA counterparts in revenue and profit growth. US regulators’ Basel III endgame proposals look far softer […]
Wealth / PB Review 4Q25/FY25
HSBC and Standard Chartered have not yet released their 2025 results, so Tricumen estimated the banks 4Q25 performance. Banks’ operating revenue exceeded $180bn, up 12% from FY24. Transaction revenues surged, supported by strong brokerage fee inflows. Investment management fees – particularly advisory – also contributed meaningfully, though growth lagged the 20% increase in AuM. Net […]
CIB Review 4Q25/FY25
Capital Markets HSBC has not yet released its 2025 results, so Tricumen estimated the bank’s 4Q25 performance. Banks’ capital markets revenues exceeded $250bn, up 13% from FY24. Equities delivered the fastest growth, followed by FICC and Banking. Operating costs – driven mainly by performance‑related compensation and technology – rose more slowly, allowing profits across all […]
Wealth / PB Review 3Q25/9m25
The aggregate operating revenue reached $11bn in 9m25, 11% y/y. The mass-affluent segment ($200k-$1m) recorded the fastest growth; this was driven by strong transactional revenues, the fastest-growing revenue segment across the peer group. Regionally, AMER and APAC outpaced EMEA. AuM jumped 17% y/y, with several banks in the peer group reporting record net new money […]
CIB Review 3Q25/9m25
Capital Markets Peer group revenues reached $192bn in 9m25, marking a 14% y/y increase. All three core business segments posted revenue gains of 12-15%, with FICC and Equities also delivering over 10% growth in front-office productivity. Operating expenses rose – primarily driven by elevated front-office comp and continued investment in technology – but at a […]
Wealth / PB Review 2Q25/6m25
The aggregate operating revenue reached $42bn in 2Q25, up 10% y/y and only a shade below 1Q25. Year-to-date, revenue totalled $85bn, +10% y/y. Investment management fees, up 12% and 17% y/y respectively, were the key drivers in 2Q25. Contrary to consensus expectations, net interest income grew, albeit very slightly and only due to three large […]
CIB Review 2Q25/6m25
Capital Markets The combined operating revenue topped $62bn in 2Q25, 13% ahead of the strong 2Q24. Year-to-date, American banks outperformed in Banking and Equities, while European banks reported impressive revenue gains in FICC. Partly as a result of (thus far targeted) cost-cutting measures, European banks grew their pre-tax profits faster than Americans; the aggregate pre-tax […]
Wealth / PB Review 1Q25
In-scope operating revenue topped $43bn, 10% ahead of 1Q24. NII declined held up better than expected, and fees – recurrent and transactional – jumped 14-20%. Amid the market turmoil, there has been a marked increase in demand for structured investments, defensive yields and hedging activities, especially for exposure to US$. Regionally, APAC and AMER outperformed. […]
CIB Review 1Q25
Capital Markets In aggregate, banks in this note reported operating revenue of $67bn, 14% ahead of 1Q24. American and European banks reported similar rates of growth, but with notable difference in the revenue mix: the former outperformed in syndication fees and Equities, while European banks grew their FICC revenue faster. Costs also grew, but at […]