When is it correct to call yourself an Investment Banker versus a Corporate Finance Analyst or an M&A Analyst?
Why can't people working at Big 4 M&A call themselves Investment Bankers, while those at boutique firms can, even though they don't work at a bank?
What is the threshold, or what does your company need to have in order to call yourself an Investment Banker?
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It’s pretty simple, if you’re working at a licensed FINRA registered broker-dealer firm as an agent, safe to say you’re an investment banker. This is why B4 advisory M&A is not IB but their IB arms (which are separate legal entities regulated under FINRA) are
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