Top Investment Banking News for 02/20/2009



Morgan Stanley Hires William M. Wicker as Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Natural Resources Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Morgan Stanley today announced that it has appointed William M. Wicker as a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Natural Resources Group, focused on the energy sector. Mr...

Wall Street, Theyre Just Not That Into You - DealBook Blog .
Professors Alan D. Morrison and William J. Wilhelm, in their book, EURInvestment Banking Institutions, Politics, and Law,EUR ably document the importance of the old investment banking model. Back when Wall Street investment banks were a ...

Sandler O'Neill appoints new managing director in investment banking group (Banking Business Review)
Sandler ONeill + Partners, an investment banking firm, has appointed William Burgess III as a managing director in the investment banking group...

Japan's Nomura Enters India With Investment Banking Operations . - AHN

Japan's Nomura Enters India With Investment Banking Operations .
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Mumbai, India (AHN) - Japan's largest brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc. recently entered the Indian markets with its equity sales and trading and investment banking operations, but it may not be the only global financial firm tapping into the emerging .
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Asian Stocks Fall on Profit Concern; Topix Drops to 25-Year Low - Bloomberg

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Asian Stocks Fall on Profit Concern; Topix Drops to 25-Year Low
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EURThe whole food chain is starting to feel the pain,EUR said Theo Maas, who helps manage about $3.2 billion at Fortis Investment Partners in Sydney. EURMargins are coming down rapidly and theres definitely worse to come. There is really no risk appetite .
Asian Shares Down On Europe Jitters; Financials Fall MarketWatch
DETERIORATING EMERGING MARKETS THREATEN EURO ZONE BANKS ForexTV.com
Asian stocks decline for third day as global recession deepens Tehran Times
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Sagent Adds Auto Banking Head in Chicago - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
Investment Banking,; Revolving Door. Industries. Airlines/Autos. As the upheaval in the American auto industry continues, Sagent Advisors, a boutique investment bank, has hired an automotive banker to lead its new Chicago office. ...

Week Ahead: RBS. Lloyds Banking, Thomson Reuters (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
There could be a run on fine-toothed combs next week as part-nationalised banks Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group release results that are sure to be pored over by investment analysts and shareholders...

Wall Street, Theyre Just Not That Into You - New York Times Blogs

Wall Street, Theyre Just Not That Into You
New York Times Blogs, NY
This is not a debate about compensation; it is a fight over the future of the investment banking model. It is clear that the executive compensation caps in the bill are a hash. For banks that took more than $500 million from the Troubled Asset Relief .
Wall Street Deserved Its Bonuses Forbes
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William Burgess Joins Sandler O'Neill as Managing Director in Investment Banking Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., a full-service investment banking firm specializing in financial services companies, announced today that William E. Burgess III has joined Sandler O'Neill as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group...

Citi/Smith Barney Veteran to Join Barclays Global Investors . - MSNBC

Citi/Smith Barney Veteran to Join Barclays Global Investors .
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In early 2008, his purview expanded with the additional responsibilities of Citi Global Wealth Management's domestic lending services, Citi Trust, Citi Family Office and Citi Capital Strategies, Citi's middle-market investment banking division. .
Citigroup Private Banking Chief Longley To Join Barclays CNNMoney.com
Longley Joins BGI; Reports Dispute Firm's Sale IndexUniverse.com
Citigroup private banking head resigns Wealth Bulletin
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Capital IQ Power Moves BNP Paribas Names Alain Papiasse as New .
BNP Paribas has announced a new investment banking head. The bank has named Alain Papiasse as its new investment banking head. The appointment was made as part of an internal management shuffle. Papiasse is currently head of BNP ...

Sandler O'Neill appoints new managing director in investment . - Banking Business Review

Sandler O'Neill appoints new managing director in investment .
Banking Business Review
Bill Hickey, principal and co-head of investment banking at Sandler O'Neill, said: "We are pleased to welcome Bill to Sandler O'Neill. He is an experienced advisor to financial companies and has proven expertise in the key areas of our investment .
Goldman Sachs Banker Strikes Out for Sandler ONeill Wall Street Journal Blogs
Sandler ONeill hires from Goldman Financial News (subscription)
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Stanford Financial faces fraud charges - Bizjournals.com

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Stanford Financial faces fraud charges
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Stanford Groups San Francisco investment banking office at 580 California St. referred a San Francisco Business Times reporter to the SECs Fort Worth, Texas, office. A call to that office for comment was not immediately returned. .
Video: FBI Tracks Down Texas Financier in Fraud Case AssociatedPress
SEC accuses Stanford Group owner of massive ongoing fraud MiamiHerald.com
Investment fraud suspect Stanford was major political donor Christian Science Monitor
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Geary Behavioural Economics Blog: Can We Separate Commercial .
"Investment banking, commercial banking and fund management are distinct businesses, and have clients with conflicting interests. They must be kept apart." So says Prof. Tim Congdon (writing here), the founder of the macroeconomic ...

PCI Gold to boost premium banking (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd expects its newly launched Premium Currency Investment Gold (PCI Gold) to contribute at least 20% of its premium banking business by year-end...

Why a 61-Year-Old Banker Still Loves His Job - Wall Street Journal Blogs

Why a 61-Year-Old Banker Still Loves His Job
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY
The 61-year old veteran adviser has just joined investment bank Peter J. Solomon after a four-year stint working on his own, pitching deals to his old media clients for his one-man shop, Seegal Benson Leucadia Partners. It is something of a homecoming .
Longtime M.&A. Banker Joins Solomon Co. New York Times Blogs
Peter J. Solomon Company Hires Veteran Banker Frederic M. Seegal Earthtimes (press release)
Peter Solomon adds advisor for media group Financial News (subscription)
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Investment Banking: Australia Edition | Mergers & Inquisitions
Investment Banking Australia: how the culture, pay, recruiting process, and exit opportunities differ from the US/Europe/Asia...

Research and Markets: 2009 Worldwide Investment Banking & Securities Dealing Industry Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2009 Worldwide Investment Banking & Securities Dealing Industry Report" report to their offering...

University of San Francisco MBA Career Services: MBAs with Energy .
MBA students with energy and investment banking experience are sought for possible unpaid internships. Contact Jenna Raby for additional information. (You also may wish to check out her LinkedIn profile to learn more about her work.) ...

Jobs in Bahrain - Manama : CRMPB/ZP: Client Relationship Manager .
At least 3 years in a similar relationship management role in Investment Banking, Private Banking, Financial Advisory or possibly Corporate Banking or Treasury Sales in an investment bank in the GCC. EUR Minimum a Bachelors degree or ...

BNP Paribas Says Its Investment Bank Had EURVery Good January - Bloomberg

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BNP Paribas Says Its Investment Bank Had EURVery Good January
Bloomberg
19 (Bloomberg) -- BNP Paribas SA, Frances largest bank, said its corporate and investment banking unit had a EURvery good performanceEUR in January, after the division led the company to a loss in the fourth quarter. EURI really hope that CIB will be .
Senior Executives Swap Jobs at Core BNP Units Wall Street Journal
Papiasse to be BNP Paribas investment bank head Reuters
BNP Paribas posts $1.7 billion loss MarketWatch
Financial News (subscription) - FinanceAsia
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Dubai World keen on Vietnam for investment - Banking & Finance .
Holding company says Vietnam market has huge growth potential, offers opportunities...

Nomura launches investment banking operations in India (The Economic Times)
Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc, has launched its equity sales and trading and investment banking operations in India...

StanChart targets 25pc premium banking growth (Business Times (Malaysia))
STANDARD Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd (StanChart Malaysia) hopes its "Premium Currency Investment Gold" product will contribute 20 per cent to its premium banking revenue this year...

Outsourcing Investment Banking To Please Congress - 247 Wall Street
The answer is probably that investment banking will be outsourced. Money management firms already handle cash for outsiders. It may be that the best traders are willing to provide services to their former employers on a contract basis. ...

Wesleying: Investment Banking Talk at PAC
Wesleying is an independent, student-produced blog about real students and real student life at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut...

US lawsuit seen as challenge to Swiss private banking model - MarketWatch

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US lawsuit seen as challenge to Swiss private banking model
MarketWatch
He also noted that the news is especially bad for UBS, which has been hit by billions of dollars in write-downs, because the private banking arm had been seen as the part that it could fall back on as the investment banking business deteriorated and .
UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal InvestmentNews
Singapore offers tax incentive in wealth play Wealth Bulletin
UBS Agrees to Reveal US Tax Shelter Clients WebCPA
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French gov't impatient to seal mutual bank merger - Reuters

French gov't impatient to seal mutual bank merger
Reuters
PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Groupe Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire could face action from the French government if they do not complete negotiations on their merger next week, a deal that is complicated by investment banking losses. .
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Is the Indian banking system geared up for NRIs? (The Economic Times)
To harness huge investment potential that NRIs have and remittances that come from them, Indian banking system needs to be more streamlined...

The average return on equity for investment banking is expected to fall to single digits this year from 17% in 2006 . (eFinancial News)
The average return on equity for investment banking is expected to fall to single digits this year from 17% in 2006 before the onset of the credit crisis, according to a new report...



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