![End of year report card: Investment banking](https://assets.fnlondon.com/2016/12/IMG014070_full4x3.jpg)
The year started with great optimism. And there was lots of hard work. But the (financial) results were disappointing.
Performance: C-
Not enough time is being spent on homework! Global investment banking revenues across the largest firms look set to drop for a fourth consecutive year in 2016, according to analysis by research firm Coalition.