Top Investment Banking News for 07/17/2008



Wall Street firms eye 'green' banking (The Economic Times)
The billions of dollars being poured into clean energy and other "green" technologies amid global fears of soaring commodity prices, dwindling supplies of traditional energy and climate change have created new investment banking opportunities..

Michael Phalen Joins Wachovia Securities - MarketWatch

Michael Phalen Joins Wachovia Securities
MarketWatch - 19 hours ago
Based in Charlotte, he will report to Joe Kennedy, managing director and head of Retail Investment Banking. "Mike brings a tremendous amount of restaurant .
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Natixis to Raise 3.7 Billion Euros in Rights Offer (Update1) - Bloomberg

Natixis to Raise 3.7 Billion Euros in Rights Offer (Update1)
Bloomberg - 10 hours ago
Natixis also confirmed it aim to cut costs by 400 million euros in 2009, mostly from savings on support functions at its corporate and investment banking .
Natixis stock slump leads to delisting speculation guardian.co.uk
Natixis Seeks to Raise as Much as EU4 Billion (Update1) Bloomberg
Natixis Falls on Report It May Have to Raise Capital (Update2) Bloomberg
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SEC, Fed to Swap Info - CCH Wall Street

ABC News

SEC, Fed to Swap Info
CCH Wall Street, NY - 22 hours ago
While the Fed does not have normal access to investment banks, bank holding companies register with the SEC. EURśIt is a recognition that if the Fed is going .
Video: Energy Prices Lead Consumer Prices Jump AssociatedPress
Dear Fed: If it acts like a bank, regulate it like a bank! BloggingStocks
Wall Street soars as bank shares set record USA Today
Minneapolis Star Tribune - The Herald
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A smarter investor bids for Alliance & Leicester - Financial Times

A smarter investor bids for Alliance & Leicester
Financial Times, UK - 10 hours ago
. a phenomenon commonly known as Wimbledonisation when it refers to investment banking, since Brits never win their lucrative home tennis championship. .
Phantom chair Financial Times
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JP Morgan, the top investment banking fee earner in metals and mining, is advising on a $10bn (‚¬6.3bn) US merger that . (eFinancial News)
JP Morgan, the top investment banking fee earner in metals and mining, is advising on a $10bn (‚¬6.3bn) US merger that has taken mergers and acquisitions volumes in the sector to almost $100bn so far this year...

Paul E. Griffin Joins Cowen's Technology Investment Banking Group (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cowen Group, Inc. announced today that Paul Griffin has joined the firm as a Managing Director in Technology Investment Banking...

SEC crackdown has hedge funds scrambling
(Reuters)EUR”Dozens of hedge funds and broker dealers are scrambling to send reams of e-mails and trading records to US...

UBS opens equity research office in Dubai
Stephen Andrews to move to Dubai to become head of Middle East research and banks analyst...

Senior HR Director EUR Investment Banking | Executive Solutions
Our client is the regional investment banking entity for the Dubai Government. Activities also include asset management and private equity, as well as brokerage and corporate advisory. Serving the needs of government and semi-government ...

Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. Announces Improved Asset Quality and . - MarketWatch

Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. Announces Improved Asset Quality and .
MarketWatch - 12 hours ago
Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans held for investment were 0.13% and 0.09% for the first six months of 2008 and 2007, respectively. .
Piper Jaffray Companies Announces Second Quarter Results Business Wire (press release)
CVB Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings MarketWatch
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Net . MarketWatch
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Editors letter: The last days of independence - Euromoney Magazine

Boston Globe

Editors letter: The last days of independence
Euromoney Magazine, UK - 23 hours ago
The head of investment banking at a rival firm talks with a mixture of admiration and disappointment about a senior hire from Lehman his firm had been .
SEC Issues Subpoenas in Banking Probe TheStreet.com
Shares Revive Amid Confusing Signs From SEC New York Times
SEC Subpoenas Wall Street in Hunt for `Manipulators' (Update2) Bloomberg
Housing Wire - BusinessWeek
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Wells Fargo rides to the rescue of global banking stocks (The Herald)
Global banking stocks pulled back from the depths of depression yesterday after US giant Wells Fargo boosted its dividend, countering concerns about the health of America's financial sector, and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in "no danger of failing"...

DEALTALK-Wall Street firms eye "green" banking - Reuters

DEALTALK-Wall Street firms eye "green" banking
Reuters - 8 hours ago
Tim Kingston, Goldman's head of power and renewable energy investment banking, said it's a "strategic priority" for Wall Street's biggest firm by market .
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Dubai-based Eastgate Capital Group takes a stake in Avendus Capital (AME Info)
Eastgate Capital Group, the private equity subsidiary of NCB Capital, the investment banking arm of the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia (NCB) announced an investment in Avendus Capital Pvt. Ltd., India's leading financial services company for an undisclosed amount...

In-house Recruitment Manager EUR Investment Banking - Sydney
In-house Recruitment Manager role, up to $120k package, CBD location, full life-cycle recruitment recruitment with some project work. Contract position for 10 months minimum EUR August start date; CBD Location; Up to $120k package ...

FBI mortgage probe expands to 21 firms from 19
(Reuters)EUR”The FBIs investigation into potential corporate fraud in the US...

Banking shares surge for a change (San Diego Union-Tribune)
NEW YORK EUR Euphoria tinged with a bit of panic swept Wall Street yesterday, as battered financial shares roared back in their biggest one-day rally ever. Coming after a week of staggering losses, the surge left many traders dizzy. It was only on Monday when banking stocks took one of their steepest dives since the 1980s...

Fannie, Freddie among 19 stocks protected by ban on short-selling
(Reuters)EUR”US securities regulators issued an emergency rule on Tuesday to limit certain types of short selling in major financial firms, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

EQUITY EXOTICS, VALUATION AND CONTROL, INVESTMENT BANKING
Title: EQUITY EXOTICS, VALUATION AND CONTROL, INVESTMENT BANKING; Company name: AMBITION; Qualification: University / College; Experience: 4 years; Work Location: Hong Kong; Date: 16 Jul 2008...

National Health Partners Announces Investment Through Bank Julius Baer - MarketWatch

National Health Partners Announces Investment Through Bank Julius Baer
MarketWatch - 18 hours ago
Bank Julius Baer and GAM, a leading global active asset manager, are the key companies of The Julius Baer Group. The investment through Julius Baer follows .
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Senior Relationship Manager EUR Multinational | Oldbury Howard
Top Tier Multi-National Bank established in the UAE since 1976 with businesses spanning Corporate Banking and Investment Banking, Private Banking, Trade finance, Brokerage, Asset Management, Structured finance and the recently set up ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-14 06:54 Dawnay Day puts investment banking division up for sale - report (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dawnay Day has put its investment banking division up for sale as the privately owned financial group scrambles to raise cash after being hit by hefty losses on investments, the Financial Times reported...

Cowen Group appoints managing director of technology investment banking (Banking Business Review)
Cowen Group, a provider of investment banking, equity research, asset management and alternative asset management services, has appointed Paul Griffin as a managing director of technology investment banking...

Morgan Joseph Expands Its Miami Investment Banking Office with Addition of Senior Bankers, Ron Zimmerer and Michael . (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----The investment banking firm of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. today announced the expansion of its Miami, Florida office with the appointments of Ronald J. Zimmerer as a Director and Michael Holland as a Vice President...

The Principal Financial Group Partners with CIMB Group for Islamic . - Earthtimes (press release)

Earthtimes (press release)

The Principal Financial Group Partners with CIMB Group for Islamic .
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 12 hours ago
It offers consumer banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, asset management and insurance products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, .
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Banking rally boosts US markets (BBC News)
Better news from the banking sector and a further sharp fall in oil prices boost US stock markets...

BNP Paribas Appoints Carl Mason as Head of Equity Derivatives . - MarketWatch

BNP Paribas Appoints Carl Mason as Head of Equity Derivatives .
MarketWatch - 19 hours ago
The group holds key positions in three major segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. .
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Paul E. Griffin Joins Cowens Technology Investment Banking Group
Cowen Group announced that Paul Griffin has joined the firm as a managing director in technology investment banking. Based in Cowens Boston office, Mr. Griffin will serve as head of east coast software banking and report to David ...

Moody's: Rating actions show credit quality weakening in 2008
Airlines, non-life Insurance, real estate and construction and media and entertainment had the largest percentages of issuers experiencing downgrades...



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