The Business of Investment Banking: Overview

Chapter 1 Introduction to Investment Banking: How the Financial Crisis and Reforms Changed the Industry
Chapter 2 New Investment Banking Structure: Financial Holding Companies, Full-Service, and Boutique Investment Banks
Chapter 3 The Structure of Investment Banks: Divisions and Services
Chapter 4 Investment Banking Strategies: How They Compete and Profit
Chapter 5 Employment Opportunities in Investment Banking
Chapter 6 Venture Capital and Private Equity: Direct Investing in Companies
Chapter 7 Mergers and Acquisitions
Chapter 8 Equity Underwriting and IPOs
Chapter 9 Debt Underwriting: Issuing Bonds
Chapter 10 Asset Securitization: Turning Income Streams into New Investment Vehicles
Chapter 11 Listing in New York, London, and Other Markets
Chapter 12 Trading: Market Making, Arbitrage, and Brokering
Chapter 13 Repurchase Agreements and Prime Brokerage
Chapter 14 Derivatives and Financial Engineering: Foreign Exchange, Commodities, and Interest Rates
Chapter 15 Investment Management for Pension Funds, Endowments, and Wealthy Families
Chapter 16 Securities Regulation and Ethics: The Dodd-Frank Bill and Other Key Laws
Chapter 17 The BRICs: Investment Banking in Brazil, Russia, and India
Chapter 18 The BRICs: Investment Banking in China
Chapter 19 Investment Banking Trends and Challenges