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Posts by Federico Baradello:
The Next Horizon: Investment Banking As A Platform
Four years ago, I wrote a blog post discussing the broken nature of private market dealmaking. Professionals from across the dealmaking world have all experienced it —...
How Much Does a Broker-Dealer License Cost?
Before launching your own broker-dealer, it’s important to consider the following question: how much does a broker-dealer license cost?
Understanding the required...
How Global Firms Can Safely Access U.S. Markets
For investment bankers based outside of the U.S., accessing the U.S. capital markets presents a lucrative $115 trillion opportunity in annual securities trading in U.S....
From Crisis to Confidence: An Opportunity for FinTech to Build Trust
The stability of financial institutions has come into stark relief over the past couple of weeks due to seemingly overnight bank runs and failures, leading consumers...
The Rise of the $200 Million Banker: How AI, Compliance, and Platforms Are Rebuilding Investment Banking
When a Single Banker Can Move Markets—and a 200-Person Bank Can Do It with Half the Headcount
When we founded Finalis, we asked a radical question: what if the next...
How Trump’s Second Term Could Reshape Private Capital Markets
When we founded Finalis, we asked a hard question: What happens to capital markets when trust itself becomes volatile?
Today, that’s no longer theoretical. We’re...
How AI Is Reshaping Investment Banking’s Workforce – From Pyramid to Diamond
The New Shape of Wall Street: What Comes After the Pyramid?
When we founded Finalis, we asked a hard question:
Why do capital markets professionals still rely on...