Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper

Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper

Jennifer Skorich

University of Phoenix

FIN 402 - Investment Fundamentals and Portfolio Management

April 24, 2010

Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper

Investment banks provide an abundance of crucial services to the economy. The first important role of investment bank is to assist public and private corporations in raising funds for the capital markets. A second service is to provide strategic advisory services for mergers and acquisitions. These institutions also act as intermediaries in trading for clients. Investment banks differ from commercial banks, which take deposits and make commercial and retail loans. The focus of this paper is to describe the...