Investment banking is about more than deals and trades. Increasingly, it is about helping clients navigate a rapidly changing world.

In the final episode of our Investment Banking 101 series, host Vicky Garrod is joined by Ozan Tarman and Bhavna Sahay to explore two of the biggest forces shaping investment banking today: geopolitics and artificial intelligence.

How are geopolitical developments reshaping global business? Why has AI become one of the world's biggest investment themes? And what skills will future investment bankers need to succeed in an increasingly complex environment?

Whether you're considering a career in investment banking or simply want to better understand how global trends shape financial markets, this episode is for you.

03:13 – Separating the news from the noise in investment banking and how the number of topics affecting dealmaking has increased in recent years

06:36 – Geopolitics: how it affects capital markets, fixed income and how we support clients

15:59 – Artificial intelligence: the explosive growth of investment and the challenges it brings for dealmaking

16:06 – The skills Ozan and Bhavna think the next generation of bankers will need

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When companies raise money, that's only the beginning of the story. Every day, investors buy and sell bonds, businesses manage currency risks and banks help clients navigate financial markets around the world. That's where fixed income and currencies comes in.

In the second episode of our Investment Banking 101 series, Scott Cameron, Global Chief Operating Officer for Fixed Income & Currencies at Deutsche Bank, joins host Vicky Garrod to explain how bond trading, foreign exchange markets and trading floors help keep the global economy moving.

If you're considering a career in investment banking, curious about financial markets, or want to understand what happens when interest rates, elections or world events move markets, this episode is for you.

01:37 – Everything Scott’s role entails and what is like to work on the trading floor

06:27 – What fixed income is, what it’s used for and how it differs from capital markets

13:06 – Currencies: all about foreign exchange trading

16:06 – Back on the trading floor: who is working there and what skills are important to work in fixed income and currencies

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Investment banking can sound complex from the outside, full of acronyms like IPO, ECM, DCM and M&A. But at its core, it is about helping companies access the capital, advice and expertise they need to grow, expand into new markets or make major strategic decisions.

That is the focus of the first episode in our special Investment Banking 101 series from This is Deutsche Bank, designed to demystify investment banking without the jargon. If you’re exploring career options, trying to help someone find their path, or simply curious about how investment banking works – this one is for you.

In our first episode, Mike Paleos, Global Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking and Capital Markets business, joins host Vicky Garrod to unpack the basics of capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.

What’s the difference between equity and debt? How do we support companies looking to expand? What career options are available and which skills do you need to work in this exciting area of banking? Find out here.

02:20 – What investment banking and capital markets are and what role they play in the economy

07:48 – How companies raise money on capital markets, the difference between bonds and shares and the motivation behind mergers and acquisitions

18:01 – Putting the theory into practice: how Deutsche Bank might help a company to expand and secure the funding to do it

26:57 – The roles in this part of investment banking and the skills needed

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