Complex sentence: During 2014, The Financial Times New York Times, and The Economist all published favorable articles regarding the growing trend of corporations to hire boutique banks due to their absence of conflicts and independence, and skill of one or a relative few individuals.
Split into simpler sentences: During 2014, The Financial Times New York Times, and The Economist all published favorable articles regarding the growing trend of corporations to hire boutique banks. Reasons cited included their absence of conflicts and independence, and skill of one or a relative few individuals.