1. a badge of one or more V-shaped stripes worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers to indicate rank, length of service, etc. 2. an ornament in this form, as on a molding. 3. Also called chevâ²ron weave`. herringbone (def. 2a). 4. Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of an inverted V. [1300â50; Middle English cheveroun < Old French: rafter, chevron < Vulgar Latin *capriÅn-, s. of *capriÅ, derivative of Latin caper goat]
An investment banker is typically a line job in the investment banking division. A financial engineer is typically a staff job in the sales & trading, or financial strategies, division. They provide valuable supporting input, but are typically not in charge.
For corporations, investment bankers offer information on when and how to place their securities on the open market, an activity very important to an investment bank's reputation. Therefore, investment bankers play a very important role in issuing new security offerings.n investment bank may also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and provide ancillary services such as market making, trading of derivatives and equity securities, and FICC services (fixed income instruments, currencies, and commodities).