Equity derivatives’ performance last year was overshadowed by losses in other areas, and activity was not as strong as it could have been, but of all investment banking business areas it was the equity derivatives sector that delivered the best goods. Natasha de Terán investigates whether the sector can rise to the challenge of 2008.
BNP Paribas has been expanding its businesses globally, both through acquisition and organic growth, and the previously predominant French operations are slowly but surely decreasing in significance. In an interview with Brian Caplen, CEO Baudouin Prot says that the anchor to all the bank’s business remains its retail base.