Top Investment Banking News for 08/04/2009



Britannia Radio
Should Barclays be forced to separate investment banking from retail EUR as some politicians and officials are keen on EUR the lender would lose its edge, but the business would still prosper. The fear is, though, that without BarCap ...

Why is investment banking doing so well? - guardian.co.uk

Why is investment banking doing so well?
guardian.co.uk
1 Rise in shares, credit and commodities Investment banks have large trading rooms, sometimes hosting as many as 700 traders, buying and selling stocks, .

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Stock Strategy Trading » Barclays Earnings Rise 10% on Investment .
Barclays Earnings Rise 10% on Investment Banking Bloomberg The stock has increased five times since then, trailing only Bank of Ireland Plc. Varley profited from his decision to expand investment banking at a time EURŠ ...

BNP Paribas Net Rises on Fortis, Investment-Banking - Bloomberg

Reuters
BNP Paribas Net Rises on Fortis, Investment-Banking
Bloomberg
The French bank, along with Barclays Plc and Credit Suisse Group AG, reported higher earnings from investment banking as credit markets thawed. .
BNP Paribas 2Q Net +6.6% On Fortis Deal, CIBWall Street Journal
BNP Paribas Profit Up 6.6%New York Times
Fixed income unit boosts BNP Paribas CIB revenuesReuters
Earthtimes (press release) -Wall Street Journal
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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...

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
Wall Street Journal -The Daily Deal (subscription) -Reuters -Reuters
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Investment Banking Business Leader: Middle East - jobs from exec .
Investment Banking Business Leader: Middle East - UAE - Negotiable...

BofA pays $33 million SEC penalty for Merrill deal - MarketWatch

ABC News
BofA pays $33 million SEC penalty for Merrill deal
MarketWatch
Tom Montag, who currently runs Global Markets for the company, will run Global Corporate and Investment Banking and Sallie Krawcheck, is leaving Citigroup .
BofA Hit by Fine Over MerrillWall Street Journal
bofa Fined $33 Million for Misleading InvestorsBusinessWeek
BofA pays $33m fine to settle bonus chargesIndependent
Times Online -The Money Times -Bloomberg
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Pekao 1H Profit -40% Due To Economic Slowdown - Wall Street Journal

Pekao 1H Profit -40% Due To Economic Slowdown
Wall Street Journal
However, the bank's bottom line was helped by a sale of part of its brokerage and investment banking business. Pekao didn't provide financial guidance for .

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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"...

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...

Bank of America CEO Scrum Begins in Leadership Revamp - Bloomberg

Boston Globe
Bank of America CEO Scrum Begins in Leadership Revamp
Bloomberg
Moynihan, 49, who ran wealth management and corporate and investment banking, is the top CEO candidate, according to analysts including Richard Bove of .
BofA hires Citigroup veteran, shuffles managementReuters
Hub man nears Bank of America's topBoston Globe
Bofa Shakes Up Senior RanksWall Street Journal
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Investment Banking Buoys HSBC and Barclays | Breakings.org EUR The .
Investment Banking Buoys HSBC and Barclays. Mon, Aug 3, 2009. NYT - Breakings. The two giants also set aside a combined $22 billion to cover potentially bad debts. Rest of the story. Leave a Reply. Name (required) ...

BNP Paribas Net Rises on Fortis, Investment Banking (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- BNP Paribas SA , Frances largest bank, reported a 6.6 percent increase in second-quarter profit, helped by the acquisition of Fortis assets and higher investment-banking revenue...

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...

Morgan Joseph Opens Investment Banking Office in Atlanta to Serve Southeast Middle Market Companies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA----Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., a leading investment banking firm serving middle market companies, today announced the opening of a full service office in Atlanta, at 3475 Piedmont Road, Suite 260...

BNP Paribas Net Rises on Fortis, Investment-Banking (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- BNP Paribas SA , Frances largest bank, reported an increase in second-quarter profit, helped by the acquisition of Fortis assets and higher investment-banking revenue...

Capital IQ Power Moves » FBR Capital Markets Announces Investment .
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, ...

Morning eyecatchers: investment banking helps Barclays profits .
Intertek first-half pre-tax profits are up 50%, but it expects slower growth in the second half, and losses widen at Hammerson...

Investment banking lifts Barclays and HSBC (Financial Times)
Barclays and HSBC became the latest banks to record bumper profits from their investment banking businesses, mirroring the trend that has emerged as a key EUR and contentious EUR theme of this earnings season...

Investment Banking Aids HSBC and Barclays Profit (International Herald Tribune)
The two giants also set aside a combined $22 billion to cover potentially bad debts...

UBS Still Faces Big Challenges - Wall Street Journal

Telegraph.co.uk
UBS Still Faces Big Challenges
Wall Street Journal
As a result, UBS has largely missed out on the area of investment-banking activity that has enjoyed the most remarkable boom this year. .
UBS Plays The Confidence GameForbes
UBS Posts $1.3 Billion Quarterly LossNew York Times
UBS posts seventh loss in two yearsguardian.co.uk
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Investment banking | ArticleSphere Answers
Dr Kathy Walsh from the School of Banking and Finance at the Australian School of Business has produced a video that introduces undergraduate students to...

Barclays 1H Net Pft +10% On Invest Bk; Shares Up - Wall Street Journal

Globe and Mail
Barclays 1H Net Pft +10% On Invest Bk; Shares Up
Wall Street Journal
The strong performance from investment banking offset higher credit-market provisions and weaker performance in its retail arm, and Barclays said economic .
Barclays makes the case for universal bankingTelegraph.co.uk
HSBC blew a golden chance last yearMarketWatch
Barclays profits surge to 3bn as investment banking boomsguardian.co.uk
Economist -Wall Street Journal -Wall Street Journal
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Financial News: Analysts Hail barcap Strength - Wall Street Journal

Reuters South Africa
Financial News: Analysts Hail barcap Strength
Wall Street Journal
Barclays PLC (BCS), whose investment banking arm Barclays Capital generated over one-third of overall first-half profits, .
Barclays Capital to Hire as Many as 1000 Workers, Diamond SaysBloomberg
Bob Diamond in the redReuters Blogs
Hiring: Barclays is hiring 1000The Daily Deal (subscription)
BBC News -Reuters UK -Wall Street Journal
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Investment banking | ArticleSphere Answers
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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...

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...

Barclays Earnings Rise 10% on Investment Banking (Update4) (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...

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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