Top Investment Banking News for 07/15/2009



UBS resolves dispute over Jefferies' banker hires - Reuters

UBS resolves dispute over Jefferies' banker hires
Reuters
N) over the smaller firm's hiring of three dozen UBS employees, including the bulk of its healthcare investment banking team. .

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Ren may head BNP investment banking biz in China (People's Daily)
Margaret Ren, the former investment banking chairwoman of Merrill Lynch & Co China is set to join BNP Paribas SA to manage its advisory business in China, two people familiar with the situation said. Ren would be the chairwoman and chief executive officer of investment banking for Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, one of the people said, asking not to be identified before an announcement. ...

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Global stock markets: Will the Goldman Sachs rally last? - MoneyWeek
He was talking about the death of the investment banking industry. Hammered by the credit crunch, both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley had converted status from being investment banks to being commercial banks, so that they could tap ...

Hot Stocks: Goldman Sachs Expected to Post "Blowout" Quarter Amid .
And made the most of its position as one of the few remaining heavyweight-investment-banking firms willing and able to service the deal-making market. It reaped lucrative fees from the high-margin business of underwriting stock ...

Capital One gives boost to banking sector - MarketWatch

Capital One gives boost to banking sector
MarketWatch
Also, in light of Goldman's strong second-quarter performance, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of the investment bank to outperform from .

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MOVES-BMO and RBC Capital Markets, Duff & Phelps - Forbes

MOVES-BMO and RBC Capital Markets, Duff & Phelps
Forbes
The corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada named James Caldwell, most recently global head of Banc of America's aerospace, .
STREET MOVES: BMO Capital Adds Oil Services, Tech AnalystsWall Street Journal
BMO Unit Taps Merrill Energy AnalystsEmii.com
BMO Capital Markets Expands Research Coverage of the North .PR Newswire (press release)

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UBS Sees Signs of a Turnaround - Wall Street Journal

UBS Sees Signs of a Turnaround
Wall Street Journal
On the restructuring, Mr. Grübel said that "we will combine our wealth management and Swiss banking businesses with the global expertise of our investment .
Grübel sees 'encouraging signs' of UBS turnaroundWealth Bulletin
UBS sees "encouraging signs" for quarterly performanceSmartBrief

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Everybody hates Goldman. Should they? - Telegraph.co.uk

New York Times

Everybody hates Goldman. Should they?
Telegraph.co.uk
Goldman Sachs has always been the bank that rivals love to hate, but the US investment bank, .
Goldman Sachs scores big in latest quarterCNNMoney.com
Will the Goldman Sachs rally last?MoneyWeek
Stephen Bartholomeusz Goldman's paradox of riskBusiness Spectator
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JPMorgan Trading May Rescue Profit for Second Straight Quarter - Bloomberg

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JPMorgan Trading May Rescue Profit for Second Straight Quarter
Bloomberg
Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, 53, is counting on profits from investment banking to offset losses in credit cards and retail loans amid the worst .
Big banks try to extend winning streakCNNMoney.com
Mortgages Are Now a Bank's Best FriendNew York Times
Banks in spotlight as earnings get rollingReuters
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Duff & Phelps Strengthens Global Investment Banking Segment with New M&A Leader and Seven New Managing Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Duff & Phelps Corporation , a leading independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, today announced the expansion of its Investment Banking segment with the appointment of Michael Cochrane as leader of the Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory practice and the addition of seven new managing directors: Frederic Dubuisson, Philippe Nataf, Raymond Kane, Michael Guptan, Glen ...

RBS To Combine Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Teams - Wall Street Journal

RBS To Combine Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Teams
Wall Street Journal
RBS's Asia-Pacific investment banking operations will thus have two pillars: the coverage and origination team and the markets team, which includes the .
RBS to merge Asia-Pacific investment bank unitsReuters
RBS merges investment teams ahead of Asian saleScotsman
RBS announces combined coverage and origination teamFinanceAsia

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There is cause for tempered optimism half way through this year: global investment banking fees have risen for the . (eFinancial News)
There is cause for tempered optimism half way through this year: global investment banking fees have risen for the first time on a quarter-by-quarter basis in the past 12 months to $16bn (‚¬11.4bn), according to Thomson Reuters...

China Investment Banking Veteran Ren Said to Join BNP (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Margaret Ren , a former Merrill Lynch & Co. China investment banking chairman, may join BNP Paribas SA to run the companys advisory business in Greater China, two people familiar with the situation said...

RBS To Merge Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Units | peHUB
The new investment banking group will be led by John Mullins, currently the Asia-Pacific head of corporate and financial institutions debt origination. He will report to John McCormick, Asia-Pacific CEO of Global Banking and Markets. ...

RBS Group to merge Asia-Pacific investment bank units (The Herald)
ROYAL Bank of Scotland Group said yesterday it will merge its Asia-Pacific investment banking teams into one group in a move to better cross-sell its products and services and manage client relationships...

A Post-Merger Talk With Top BofA Bankers - New York Times

Reuters

A Post-Merger Talk With Top BofA Bankers
New York Times
Buying an investment bank is always a risky proposition, in part because there's no guarantee that the bankers will stay put. Bank of America has faced this .
Bank of America Said to Court Former Merrill BankersBloomberg
Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Heading for .PR Newswire (press release)
bofa-ML Rumored in UBS FIG RaidLatinFinance
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Banking rules, poor schools blamed for detering offshore investment (Miami Herald)
Florida's economy needs less onerous regulation of international banking and more investment in education, local business leaders told the state economic development agency Tuesday morning...

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Regions Financial Unit Receives Wells Notice - Wall Street Journal

Regions Financial Unit Receives Wells Notice
Wall Street Journal
s (RF) investment banking subsidiary Morgan Keegan & Co. received a wells notice related to "certain mutual funds formally managed" by the brokerage. .
Regions Unit Draws SEC Scrutiny on FundsTheStreet.com

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RBS to merge Asia-Pacific investment bank units (Express India)
Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday said it would merge its various Asia-Pacific investment banking teams into one group...

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. Announces Six Senior Hires to Its Investment Banking and Brokerage Platforms (Marketwire)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2009) - Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ : TWPG ), a global growth-focused investment bank, today announced that it has made a total of six senior hires with four additions in Investment Banking and two in International Sales. Joseph ("Joe") Carey, Les Franks, Zach Maurus and Geoff Cohen joined the Investment Banking team and Keith Mulcahy and ...

China Investment Banking Veteran Ren Said to Join BNP - Bloomberg

China Investment Banking Veteran Ren Said to Join BNP
Bloomberg
China investment banking chairman, may join BNP Paribas SA to run the company's advisory business in Greater China, two people familiar with the situation .

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Fear and Loathing In Georgetown: State The Obvious And Become An .
After talking with friends in finance FLG is becoming increasingly skeptical of anything even close to "talent" existing in investment banking. Oh, sure, the are rainmakers with loads of contacts, but is that talent exactly? ...

Bank of China's investment banking arm to set up domestic media fund
AltAssets - Bank of China's investment banking arm to set up domestic media fund...

naked capitalism: Bair and Bernanke Back Size Disincentives For Banks
The problem with the concept, however, is that it does not attack size and complexity per se, but goes back to trying to separate traditional banking from investment banking by slapping charges on depositaries who do more than ...

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Germany May Sell Fewer Bonds as Banking Crisis Eases (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Germany may sell fewer bonds this year than planned as the banking crisis ebbs, Deputy Finance Minister Karl Diller said...

Dow Jones Adds Premier Copy Editor to Investment Banking Editorial Team (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company , today announced a new editorial hire at Dow Jones Newswires to enhance reporting and analysis of companies, industries and events for the global investment banking community...

Six months after buying Wachovia, Wells Fargo tunes up investment .
As the Journal points out, Wells made $3 billion in trading income and investment banking fees in the first quarter, with Wachovia's operation contributing nearly three quarters of that. On the other hand, Wachovia needed rescuing in no ...



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