Top Investment Banking News for 05/08/2009



Trading and counterparty losses would cost the five US banks with the largest investment banking businesses nearly . (eFinancial News)
Trading and counterparty losses would cost the five US banks with the largest investment banking businesses nearly $100bn (‚¬75bn) by the end of next year in the most adverse scenario modeled by the Treasury for its stress tests...

SocGen swings to unexpected loss after write-downs - MarketWatch

Daily Mail

SocGen swings to unexpected loss after write-downs
MarketWatch
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in Societe Generale fell nearly 8% on Thursday after the French bank swung to an unexpected loss due to further write-downs at its investment banking arm. .
socgen Posts First-Quarter Loss on Asset Writedowns Bloomberg
French bank Societe Generale posts 1Q loss The Associated Press
SocGen Hit By Blast From The Past Forbes
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EU lawmakers back new banking rules (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
European Union lawmakers backed new banking rules Tuesday that would require sellers of repackaged debt to hang on to part of the investment and share the risk...

Wells Fargo Names Peter Hill, 25-Year Industry Veteran, Head of Public Finance Investment Banking (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.----Wells Fargo & Company today named Peter J. Hill - a 25-year investment banking veteran - head of Public Finance Investment Banking. Hill is based in New York City where Wells Fargo plans to headquarter its public finance investment banking business...

Investment | PNC sells W. Conshohocken investment banking division .
PNC sells W. Conshohocken investment banking divisionBizjournals.com, NCThe five senior investment bankers at Special Situations Group (SSG) of National City Investment Banking have re-acquired their business from PNC Financial Services ...

PRESS RELEASE: UBS Investment Bank Completes Acquisition of the . - Wall Street Journal

PRESS RELEASE: UBS Investment Bank Completes Acquisition of the .
Wall Street Journal
UBS Investment Bank announced today that its Equities business has completed the acquisition of the commodity index business of AIG Financial Products Corp, including AIG's rights to the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index. The transaction closed on May 6, .
DJ-AIG commods index becomes DJ-UBS in acquisition Reuters
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Islamic Banking: Road to the future? (Zawya)
May 2009 In the broad global context of economic mayhem that is doing the rounds of news and views, where leading names have been swept into crevices of history, Islamic banking has emerged relatively unscathed because they enjoy a built-in stabiliser to help them cope with economic downturns, guided as it is by the Islamic Shariah which limits types of activities and resultantly, exposure...

Bad loans weigh on Russia's banking sector (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
When Russia emerged from what threatened to become a full-scale banking crisis last autumn, government officials and bankers heaved a sigh of relief. Quick action by the authorities appeared to have averted panic and bank failures...

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Friedman's 43-Year Storied Career Has Taken Many Twists and Turns - Wall Street Journal

ABC News

Friedman's 43-Year Storied Career Has Taken Many Twists and Turns
Wall Street Journal
There, he was co-head of a number of key departments, including investment banking. And during the takeover boom of the 1980s, he was in the center of it, often counseling companies that were the target of hostile takeovers. .
New York Fed Chairman's Ties to Goldman Raise Questions Wall Street Journal
Fed Directors' Ties to Banks Spur Calls for Changes Wall Street Journal
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Research and Markets: Islamic Investment Banking - Available Now (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Islamic Investment Banking" report to their offering...

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peHUB » How a Changing Investment Banking Industry Will Finance .
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PNC sells W. Conshohocken investment banking division (BizJournals)
The five senior investment bankers at Special Situations Group (SSG) of National City Investment Banking have re-acquired their business from PNC Financial Services Group. Terms were not disclosed...

Banking Winners Seem Obvious, but Aren't - Wall Street Journal

guardian.co.uk

Banking Winners Seem Obvious, but Aren't
Wall Street Journal
By SIMON NIXON Who will be the winners and losers in the brave new world of post-crisis banking -- retail or investment banks? The answer ought to be obvious. Investment banks have seen their funding sources dry up, their most lucrative revenue streams .
Lehman Unit Helps Lift Barclays' Profit New York Times
Barclays Q1 net up 15% to 1.37 bn pounds Business Standard
Lehman buy boosts Barclays' bottom line Business Report
FinanceAsia - The Associated Press
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IFC Creates Asset-Mgmt Unit For Bank,Sovereign Fund Investing - Wall Street Journal

IFC Creates Asset-Mgmt Unit For Bank,Sovereign Fund Investing
Wall Street Journal
Gavin Wilson, managing director in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs, was named chief executive of the unit. The IFC's bank recapitalization fund made its first investment in late March, injecting $20 million into Paraguay's Banco .
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Twitter Finance » Winststijging Barclays door investment banking .
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China Investment Corp. may buy B. of A.'s CCB shares: report - MarketWatch

China Investment Corp. may buy B. of A.'s CCB shares: report
MarketWatch
It said Bank of China Ltd. (3988.HK) and Singapore's state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. may also buy some of the shares. BOC International Holdings Ltd., Bank of China's investment banking unit, will be the arranger of the share .
China Construction Bank Rises On Reports Of CIC Buy Wall Street Journal
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EU Clears Aid To Commerzbank, Extends Probes Of Other Bks - Wall Street Journal

Irish Independent

EU Clears Aid To Commerzbank, Extends Probes Of Other Bks
Wall Street Journal
The EU decision, which requires Commerzbank to divest "volatile investment banking" activities, will also affect its ability to compete with Deutsche Bank AG (DB) as one of the country's leading bank brands. "Deutsche Bank is still driven by investment .
EU to probe German rescue of HRE bank AFP
Germany wins EU OK for Commerzbank rescue Forbes
EU oks German Aid To Commerzbank On Strict Conditions Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
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Barclays 1Q Net Pft +12%; April Like Feb, March - Wall Street Journal

Barclays 1Q Net Pft +12%; April Like Feb, March
Wall Street Journal
By Ragnhild Kjetland Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Barclays PLC (BCS) said Thursday that first-quarter net profit rose 12% on a surge in investment banking profits, and that April trading had been in line with the trend seen in February .
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Barclays profit jumps on investment banking (Sydney Morning Herald)
British bank Barclays said first-quarter profit rose 15% as strong growth at its investment banking arm made up for a big jump in bad debts...

Barclays Profit Up 15% on Investment Banking - DealBook Blog .
Barclays, the British bank, said first-quarter profit rose 15 percent as strong growth at its investment banking arm made up for a big jump in bad debts as economies worsen, sending its shares to a seven-month high, Reuters reported. ...

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Financial News: BNP Performance Pay Up On Fixed Income Gains - Wall Street Journal

RTE.ie

Financial News: BNP Performance Pay Up On Fixed Income Gains
Wall Street Journal
FR) capital markets staff in the first quarter as unprecedented fixed income revenues and an equities and advisory recovery drove a fourfold jump in pre-tax profits from corporate and investment banking compared with the same period last year. .
BNP Paribas 1Q profit drops 21 percent Forbes
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-BNP surges after strong earnings Reuters UK
BNP Paribas beats analyst forecasts Business Day
Reuters - Forbes
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PNC sells W. Conshohocken investment banking division - Bizjournals.com

PNC sells W. Conshohocken investment banking division
Bizjournals.com, NC
The five senior investment bankers at Special Situations Group (SSG) of National City Investment Banking have re-acquired their business from PNC Financial Services Group. Terms were not disclosed. SSG of West Conshohocken, Pa., was founded in 2001 and .
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Fitch affirms Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation at 'A+'/ 'F1'; outlook stable (AME Info)
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Saudi Arabia-based Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation's (Al Rajhi) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook, its Short-term IDR at 'F1', Individual Rating at 'B/C' and Support Rating at '1'...

Lehman Unit Helps Lift Barclays? Profit (New York Times)
The British bank benefits from taking over Lehman?s former North American investment banking unit in the wake of its collapse last fall...



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