Elisa Martinuzzi

Former Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Elisa Martinuzzi is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance. She is a former managing editor for European finance at Bloomberg News.

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Rosignano Solvay Plant Pollution

Decades of Dumping Plagued an Italian Beach Paradise. Then Officials Detected Mercury

Solvay was cited in 2013 for dumping illegally high levels of mercury near a Tuscany beach. The company says the same plant is under investigation again.

March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022

Decades of Dumping Plagued an Italian Beach Paradise. Then Officials Detected Mercury

Solvay was cited in 2013 for dumping illegally high levels of mercury near a Tuscany beach. The company says the same plant is under investigation again.

Rosignano Solvay Plant Pollution

December 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

The Junior Bankers Who Pleaded for Help

The first-year analysts detailed damning revelations about Goldman Sachs’s workplace culture in a slide presentation that went viral in March, leading the company and other financial institutions to raise pay to a minimum of $100,000 and lighten the workload.

The Junior Bankers Who Pleaded for Help

June 7, 2021

June 7, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Bankers Face a Dirty New Temptation

Keeping derivatives out of “green asset ratio” calculations may just encourage lenders to use more of them on climate-unfriendly financing deals.

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June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi and Therese Raphael

The Greensill Scandal Isn't Quite Done Yet

A parliamentary probe into the supervision of Greensill paints a worrying picture. It’s also missing some key testimony.

The Greensill Scandal Isn't Quite Done Yet

June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

The Fintech Express Is Leaving Women Behind

Technology hasn’t closed the gender gaps in wealth and financial inclusion.

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May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Morgan Stanley Didn’t Get the Diversity Memo

The executive shake-up to succeed James Gorman looks all too familiar.

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May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Jamie Dimon Sets Off a Darwinian Succession Race

The head-to-head competition between Marianne Lake and Jennifer Piepszak may not be as seamless as investors might hope.

For advocates of greater diversity in banking, the succession competition between Jennifer Piepszak and Marianne Lake is welcome news.

May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Bank CEOs Should Resist the Urge to Hot-Desk

In Europe, lenders are jumping on the hybrid-working bandwagon. Their U.S. peers can't wait to get back in the office. It's a safer bet.

Hunt for the Future Faangs Vaults Invesco ETF to $1 Billion Club

May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

A Bad Time to Bet Against Barclays Traders

Edward Bramson was unlucky that the pandemic transformed the fortunes of the Barclays investment bank. But he made strategic errors, too.

A Bad Time to Bet Against Barclays Traders

April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Barclays Traders Show Signs of Peaking

Jes Staley was proved right in hanging onto the British bank’s large securities business. Investors want to know what comes next.

City Financiers Meet With U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May

April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Hedge Funds Take a Shine to Greece

The recent run in Greek bank shares has been spectacular, but the country’s lenders are still depending on a solid economic rebound.

Hedge Funds Take a Shine to Greece

April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Deutsche Bank Hasn’t Changed Its Spots

Profit from the risky and volatile investment bank still dwarfs the bank’s three other main activities.

Deutsche Bank Hasn’t Changed Its Spots

April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Archegos Blowup Claims Another Swiss Victim

UBS wants to move beyond its $860 million loss on Bill Hwang’s family offices, but investors deserve more of an explanation on what went wrong.

Archegos Blowup Claims Another Swiss Victim

April 22, 2021

April 22, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Credit Suisse Nightmares Aren’t Quite Over Yet

The Swiss bank's rehabilitation and return to sustainable profitability will be a long and uncertain process.

Credit Suisse Nightmares Aren’t Quite Over Yet

April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Credit Suisse Problems Go Right to the Top

It’s encouraging that Thomas Gottstein is holding the Swiss bank’s managers accountable, but the board’s record over the past 18 months has been dismal.

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March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Credit Suisse's Horrible Year Is Just Starting

The Swiss bank's capacious appetite for risk is at the heart of its Bill Hwang and Lex Greensill calamities.

Credit Suisse's Horrible Year Is Just Starting

March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

Archegos Greed Got the Better of Wall Street

Letting someone build huge stakes using derivatives hidden from public view puts the onus on prime brokers to police their own risk. Maybe that’s not ideal.

Too tempting.

March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi

SPACs Are a Pretty Wild Party for Wall Street's Finest

The SEC is right to look at the involvement of investment banks in the SPAC frenzy. There’s not enough transparency.

SPACs Are a Pretty Wild Party for Wall Street's Finest

March 23, 2021

March 23, 2021

OpinionElisa Martinuzzi and Marcus Ashworth

No Zoom on Friday! Citigroup’s Bankers Have Their WFH Prayers Answered

Citi’s move to limit Friday Zoom calls and promote regular working hours is long overdue. It’s better not to wait for harried staff to explode in public.

No Zoom on Friday! Citigroup’s Bankers Have Their WFH Prayers Answered

March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021

OpinionMarcus Ashworth and Elisa Martinuzzi

Young Bankers Have an Absurd Work Life

Junior Goldman Sachs analysts complaining about 100-hour work weeks should just suck it up, apparently. Why is investment banking so stuck in the past?

A dysfunctional culture.