Top Investment Banking News for 08/03/2009



Firedoglake Pecora in Perspective: Investment Banking .
15 Responses to EURPecora in Perspective: Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, and Glass-SteagallEUR. KellyCDenver July 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm. 1. Look, the whole mess of unwinding Glass-Steagall arose as a CURE for the illegal ...

Barclays 1H Net Profit +10% On Investment Banking - Wall Street Journal

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Barclays 1H Net Profit +10% On Investment Banking
Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK bank Barclays PLC (BCS) Monday said first-half net profit rose 10%, as investment banking .
Barclays Profit Rises 10% in First Half as Investment-Bank .Bloomberg
HSBC and Barclays Report ProfitsNew York Times
HSBC blew a golden chance last yearMarketWatch
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Port of Oakland hires former investment banker from Goldman, Sachs . - Oakland Tribune

Port of Oakland hires former investment banker from Goldman, Sachs .
Oakland Tribune
Lee worked for 11 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in San Francisco, where she was most recently a vice president in investment banking, Port spokeswoman .

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AT A GLANCE: UK Banks Report First-Half Results - Wall Street Journal

AT A GLANCE: UK Banks Report First-Half Results
Wall Street Journal
Reflecting high levels of client activity in trading markets, investment banking revenue more than doubled, to $6.3 billion. OUTLOOK: Operating conditions .

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Investment Banking Profits Help Results at HSBC and Barclays (New York Times)
Many analysts had expected a first-half loss at HSBC, but the bank surprised with a $3.35 billion profit. Barclays said first-half profit rose 10 percent to $3.2 billion...

HSBC (HBC) And Barclays (BCS): The Bank Recovery Continues, For Now - 24/7 Wall St.

Jakarta Globe
HSBC (HBC) And Barclays (BCS): The Bank Recovery Continues, For Now
24/7 Wall St.
The stock market was pleased that investment banking did well and pushed the HSBC stock up. Barclays (BCS) also announced earnings, and they rose 10% from .
HSBC Impairments Soar, 1H Net Profit Drops 57%Wall Street Journal
HSBC profits dragged down by US lendingguardian.co.uk
HSBC Holdings H1 FY09 net profit dips 57% yoyIndia Infoline.com

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Barclays May Say Profit Rose on Investment Banking - Bloomberg

BBC News
Barclays May Say Profit Rose on Investment Banking
Bloomberg
Profit from investment banking may have doubled to 2 billion pounds. The bank reports earnings at 7 am London time Aug. 3. Barclays is expanding its .
Barclays bank 1H net profit up 10 percentThe Associated Press
Bank results set to show scars of financial crisisWalesOnline
RPT-PREVIEW-Bad loans to hit UK banks, Lloyds set for H1 lossReuters
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As Banks Retreat, Valley Financier Looks to Fill a Gap - New York Times

New York Times
As Banks Retreat, Valley Financier Looks to Fill a Gap
New York Times
Recent consolidation in the banking industry has made the situation more dire. Today, fewer than 200 investment banks actively underwrite public offerings; .

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Investment banking drives Barclays profit up 10% (Market Watch)
U.K. bank Barclays' first-half net profit rises 10%, as growth from its investment banking arm helps offset rising bad-debt charges, though the result falls short of market expectations...

Investment Banking Hums, But Loan Losses Grow - DealBook Blog .
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup reported a total of $10.2 billion in profits for the quarter that relied on investment banking and asset sales to counter losses on consumer loans...

Barclays profits surge to 3bn as investment banking booms (u.tv)
A doubling in investment banking profits allowed Barclays to report an 8% rise in first half profits, to 3bn - despite a dramatic jump in the charge to cover bad debts...

Investment Banking Boosts Barclays Profit (TheStreet.com)
U.K. bank Barclays reported first-half earnings rose 10%, but the results fell short of analysts' estimates...

UPDATE: Barclays 1st Half Net Profit +10% On Investment Banking (Nasdaq)
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Resume Tips for a Career in Investment Banking - Career Coach
How can you make your resume stand out when you want to work in investment banking? Career coach CJ Liu offers advice...

Jeff Urwin, Bear Stearns' One-Time Investment Banking Guru, Chops .
Even though it took Alex Reyfman, the former head of credit derivatives research for Bear Stearns, four price cuts before he finally sold his Upper West Side co-op, he ended up getting only $540000 less than his first asking price...

Frank Gong takes on investment banking role for J.P. Morgan (Finance Asia)
Frank Gong, who headed J.P. Morgan's China research franchise, has become the firm's vice-chairman of China investment banking and chairman of China diversified industry clients...

Investment Banking Interview: Questions, Answers, Guide & Tips .
Investment banking is one of the most challenging professions today. Since it is a financial position, the questions are more critical and pointed as compared to the questions in other professions. This is simply because an investment ...

Room for Emerging Players in Investment Banking - The Little Known .
Research Reloaded: /Damaged reputations for the big boys might be opening up more opportunity for the smaller players. We hope so. The big brands were shown to be just B-level ideas with A-level marketing, or even worse when it came to ...

Barclays Profit Rises 10% As Investment Bank Grows (Fox News)
Barclays Profit Rises 10% As Investment Bank Grows..

J.P. Morgan Shifts Gong to China Corporate Role - Wall Street Journal

J.P. Morgan Shifts Gong to China Corporate Role
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Gong's shift from research and analysis to investment banking isn't common, though there have been several instances in the region. .
JP Morgan Promoted Gong To Vice Chairman Of Investment Banking .Comtex Smartrend
Frank Gong takes on investment banking role for JP MorganFinanceAsia

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Barclays Earnings Rise 10% on Investment Banking (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc , the U.K.s second- biggest lender, said first-half earnings rose 10 percent as profit from investment banking almost doubled...

STREET MOVES: Credit Suisse Hires JPMorgan Investment Banker - Wall Street Journal

STREET MOVES: Credit Suisse Hires JPMorgan Investment Banker
Wall Street Journal
(JPM) as vice chairman of consumer in the Americas within its investment banking division. According to an internal memo reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires, .
Credit Suisse Hires Andrew Van der Vord for Consumer CompaniesBloomberg

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Considering A Career In Investment Banking? : Bizzia - Business .
I can appreciate the enthusiasm, and interest in equities, but the footage didn't reveal much regarding the specifics of a career in investment banking. It seems like the most extreme behaviors are often associated with the job. ...

City bonuses: 'Investment banking is having a renaissance' - guardian.co.uk

City bonuses: 'Investment banking is having a renaissance'
guardian.co.uk
As Britain's four biggest banks report first-half results this week, analysts say investment banking is likely to have been driving up profit. .
Guardian Daily: Banking bonuses are backguardian.co.uk

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Bank Of America Plans Wholly-Owned China Unit -Sources - CNNMoney.com

Straits Times
Bank Of America Plans Wholly-Owned China Unit -Sources
CNNMoney.com
The bank, which owns Merrill Lynch, will use this China -incorporated unit to focus on corporate lending and investment banking activities, one person said. .
Bank of America plans China subsidiary: sourcesReuters
Bank of America reportedly planning China subsidiaryMarketWatch
Bank of America looks to expand in ChinaDaily Finance
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FBR Capital Markets Announces Investment Banking Leadership Team
FBR Capital Markets Corporation (FBR Capital Markets), announced a reorganization of its investment banking department, which will be comprised of three primary practice areas. To complement its existing industry-focused team, ...

Barclays H1 net profit up 10% as investment banking roars on (eFinancial News)
Barclays Group, whose investment banking arm Barclays Capital generated over one-third of overall first-half profits, said today the unit's contribution will be skewed following the sale of its funds division and the impact of buying parts of Lehman Brothers, but added it expects to reduce its reliance on the division "over time"...

Banking giants buoyed by investment boom | WORLD-BIGGEST-NEWS.COM
At HSBC, the UK's biggest bank, directors said they were EURpleasedEUR with its results, driven by an EURexcellent performanceEUR in its investment banking arm. HSBC's pre-tax profit was $5bn (2.96bn), down 51% on the same period last year, ...

Virtual loan, investment officers next step in high-tech banking (BizJournals)
Only a few decades ago, automated teller machines were a marvel. In those days, technology such as Skype and video conferencing were more like science fiction...

Investment Banking: Rebound Amid a Revolution - Financials * US .
The financial crisis may have left investment banking bruised and embarrassed, but analysts say an industry comeback is on the way, even if it means competing in a dramatically different marketplace...



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