Investment banking

To say 2019 has been a busy year for Michal Katz fails to capture the whirlwind of activity and change that has surrounded her for the past 12 months.

Michaela Ludbrook joined Deutsche Bank in 2014 and has risen to lead both its global securities services business and its global transaction bank in the Americas.

Paulette Mullings Bradnock is on a mission to bring more diversity to BNY Mellon's workforce, and she is leading by example.

A classically trained pianist who co-heads investment banking for consumer products at Citigroup, Hoover sees a parallel between the focus she and her team bring to their business and achievement at the highest levels of classical music.

The research division Browning has built at Bank of America Merrill Lynch is consistently ranked among the best in the world.

Under Chang, J.P. Morgan has been named the world's top global research firm for two years running.

Under the leadership of Barbara Mariniello, Barclays now ranks among the largest underwriters for corporate bonds in the Americas.

JWTT, created by former Wedbush Securities bankers, says it will use its connections to court business from other investment banks that were recently sold.

Mnuchin hopes to strike a deal soon to recapitalize the two mortgage giants, a prelude to privatization; the bank’s focus on mid-tier corporations is starting to bear fruit.

About 15% of the bank’s partners are likely to leave this year to make room for new ones; the bank said it is looking into why it charges some customers even after their accounts are closed.