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UBS ‘will rebuild’ after Barrenjoey Bloody Monday Mar 15, 2021 – 4.21pm Save Share UBS has pledged to rebuild its research and investment banking team after a ‘Bloody Monday’ raid on its top analysts and traders by local upstart Barrenjoey which is run by a group of former executives from the Swiss bank. The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column revealed yesterday morning that UBS was told of a first wave of resignations, following the landing of deferred cash bonuses. Among those defecting were top-rated analysts Jon Mott who covers banking and Glyn L...

Save Share “There’s never been a better time to be in investment banking,” declares Aidan Allen, a co-founder at Jarden Australia, one of the country’s newest and fastest-growing advisory houses, from its boardroom in Sydney’s Martin Place. It certainly seems that way. Less than a year after Jarden Australia, headed by UBS capital markets veteran Robbie Vanderzeil, opened its doors, the firm has hired 63 people across equities research, equities sales, corporate advisory and capital markets. Jarden Australia has been hiring aggressively and has 11 managing directors. ...

ANZ retained its position as the dominant Antipodean bond house after successfully adapting to an unprecedented year on both sides of the Tasman Sea. “Our priority was to support clients by providing advice, liquidity and issuer access when the market began functioning again, which actually proved quicker than anticipated,” said Paul White, ANZ’s global head of syndication. ANZ challenged for the top of the league table during the awards period, with a 14.1% share of the market. Its 79 trades encompassed a broad range of issuers, including high fee-paying sectors like corporates and fin...

UBS continued to lead the way in Australian equity issuance in 2020, reacting quickly to the Covid-19 pandemic with tailormade solutions for clients despite increasing market competition. The Swiss bank continued its run at the top of the Australia/New Zealand equity and equity-linked league table after a run of high-profile departures in 2019, including former country head Matthew Grounds, head of investment banking Guy Fowler and equities co-head Chris Williams. Robbie Vanderzeil, chairman of capital markets, also left in early 2020. UBS reinforced its reputation as a trusted adviser to cli...