Top 10 Investment Banks

Top 10 Investment Banks


Investment banks refer to the banking institutions which offer specialized services related to investment banking. Investment banks provide a wide variety of services related to investment management, buying and selling, research, risk diversification, and portfolio management.


List of Top Investment Banks worldwide:


Investment Bank Revenue (in $B) Net Earnings (in $B) AUM (in $B)
Goldman Sachs 45.2 13.4 871
JP Morgan Chase 100.4 11.8 1219
Morgan Stanley 24.74 1.7 779
Citigroup 80.3 (1.6) 556
Bank of America 121 6.3 523
Barclays 31.8 10.3 1379
Lazard 1.53 (0.18) 98
Credit Suisse 31.05 7.9 384
Deutche Bank 25.3 4.96 181
UBS 24 (1.9) 159




Source: Balance Sheet of respective banks (2009)

Goldman Sachs: It was founded in 1869 & is global investment banking and securities firm which engages in investment banking, securities services, investment management and other financial services primarily with institutional clients.

JP Morgan Chase: It is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world & has operations in 60 countries with assets of $2 trillion, the largest market capitalization & reports US$779 billion as assets under its management.

Morgan Stanley: It is a global financial services provider & serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals with US$779 billion as assets under its management.

Citigroup: It is a major American financial services company based in New York, NY. & has the world's largest financial services network, spanning 140 countries with approximately 16,000 offices worldwide.

Bank of America (Bank of America Merrill Lynch): It is a financial services company, the largest bank holding company in the United States, by assets, and the second largest bank by market capitalization.

Barclays Capital: It is the 25th largest company in the world by Forbes Global 2000 (2008 list) and the fourth largest financial services provider in the world by Tier 1 capital ($32.5 billion). It is also the largest financial services provider globally with $3.7 trillion of assets.

Lazard: It is a preeminent international financial advisory and asset management firm & is one of the world's largest investment banks having a cumulative value in excess of $1 trillion & more than 250 restructurings totaling over $350 billion in debtor assets.

Credit Suisse: It was founded by Alfred Escher in 1856 & is organized into three divisions, Investment Banking, Private Banking, and Asset Management.

Deutsche Bank: It is an international universal offering financial products and services like sales, trading, and origination of debt and equity; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); risk management products, corporate finance, wealth management, retail banking, fund management, and transaction banking.