{"id":38071,"date":"2016-12-23T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T05:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/?p=38071"},"modified":"2025-09-01T05:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:59:22","slug":"top-6-investment-banks-world-investment-banking-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/top-6-investment-banks-world-investment-banking-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Investment Banks In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/certified-investment-banking-operations-program\/\">Investment Banking<\/a> basically refers to that stream of banking, which primarily focuses on capital financing for every type of organization out there. Then may it be a global or a local business, any private individual run firm as well as governments. This field is said to cater to a number of diversified financial requirements, like equity or debt, bonds, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio management and so on. This field is considered to be one of the most dignified and challenging fields to make a career out of. This is exactly the reason why so many finance aspirants have their heart, set on becoming an investment banking professional. To achieve their goal, many individuals try to get an edge for themselves by taking up various esteemed certification courses that are offered by the sterling institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/\">Imarticus Learning<\/a>.<br \/>\nEvery Investment Banker as well as any aspiring professional wishes to work in one of the top Investment Banks all over the world. While there are a number of criteria, which put an Investment Bank in the coveted big league. Various factors like the revenue numbers, global reach, employee headcount, income etc prove to be most decisive when it comes to determining whether a bank fits in as one of the Top Investment Banks.<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/certified-investment-banking-operations-program\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaigntype=banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61145 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/728-x-90-CIBOP.jpg\" alt=\"Investment Banking Banner\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a list of the top 6 full-service <a href=\"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/certified-investment-banking-operations-program\/\">investment banks<\/a> on a global scale.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Goldman Sachs\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49852 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9b91c5be6f8e1963709f2bfc0ba46317-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"102\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Apart from being one of the oldest banking firms, founded in 1869, this prestigious bank, offers a wide range of services, which are spread across four divisions, which include investment banking, institutional client services, investing and investment management. It also has a reported revenue of around $34.210 billion, which probably could be more today.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. JP Morgan Chase\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49860 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/JP-Morgan-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is said to be one of the largest, investment banks and has reported net revenues, up to around $96,606 million. This organization has branches in around 60 countries and has about 260,000 employees working under them, offering a varied set of services.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Barclays<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49856 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"89\" \/><\/strong>This UK based bank was founded in around 1896 in London and has recorded earnings, of around 28,444 million Euros. This banking organization has a strong presence in retail and commercial banking, in addition to being a key player in the field of investment banking.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Bank Of America Merrill Lynch\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49861 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MerrillLynch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This entity recently took over the erstwhile Merrill Lynch, following the economic crisis in America. It offers a wide array of services which include, investment banking, mortgage, trading, brokerage as well as card services.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Morgan Stanley<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49857 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/morgan-stanley-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"111\" \/>Since its inception in the year 1935, this global firm has employed about\u00a055,794 employees, spread across multiple countries. Apart from offering the usual services,<br \/>\nit is also known to offer diversified services like prime brokerage, custodian, settlement and clearing and so on.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Deutsche Bank\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49859 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1448987349008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"130\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This erstwhile organization has reported revenue of around, EUR 31,915 million and is also known to be one of the largest financial services firms in Europe. This bank is very well known for its global presence and ongoing operations in around 71 countries as well as its omnipresence on the international trade and finance market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/how-do-investment-banks-operate\/\">How Do Investment Banks Operate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investment Banking basically refers to that stream of banking, which primarily focuses on capital financing for every type of organization out there. Then may it be a global or a local business, any private individual run firm as well as governments. 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