Top Investment Banking News for 08/05/2009



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...

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

AFP
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 Rides Investment-Banking WaveForbes
BNP Paribas 2Q Net +6.6% On Fortis Deal, CIBWall Street Journal
BNP Paribas Profit Up 6.6%New York Times
Reuters -France24 -Wall Street Journal
all 159 news articles »
..

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 profits surge to 3bn as investment banking boomsguardian.co.uk
HSBC blew a golden chance last yearMarketWatch
Bumper profits from investment bankingFinancial Times
TIME -Wall Street Journal -Wall Street Journal
all 1,201 news articles »
..

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

CBBC Newsround
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 .
For Barclays, dealmaking saves the dayBloggingStocks
Barclays profits hit 2.9bn despite soaring bad debtsForex Factory

all 11 news articles »
..

Pay Rises at UBS Despite Net Loss - Wall Street Journal

BBC News
Pay Rises at UBS Despite Net Loss
Wall Street Journal
BNP Paribas SA said Tuesday that investment-banking activities contributed to a 6.6% rise in its second-quarter net profit.
UBS Plays The Confidence GameForbes
Withdrawals continueMarketWatch
UBS Posts $1.3 Billion Quarterly LossNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -Wall Street Journal -Forbes
all 507 news articles »
..

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 EUR ...

Should Lloyds Bulk Up On Investment Banking? - Forbes

guardian.co.uk
Should Lloyds Bulk Up On Investment Banking?
Forbes
Lloyds, with almost no investment banking operations to speak of, has had to pay the price for bankers that made ill-judged bets on the commercial property .
EDITOR'S TAKE: It's hard not to pay your investment bankers when .eFinancialCareers UK
HBOS: how a staid Scots bank came to outstrip Wall Street in toxic .guardian.co.uk
Lloyds, RBS May Write Down Extra $30 Billion on Property LoansBloomberg
The Herald -This is London -Forbes
all 719 news articles »
..

UniCredit Second-Quarter Net Falls 74% on Bad Loans - Bloomberg

AFP
UniCredit Second-Quarter Net Falls 74% on Bad Loans
Bloomberg
Investment banking also lifted second-quarter profit at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, as revenue from trading .
UniCredit 2Q Profit Down, But Beats EstimatesWall Street Journal
Unicredit bank says quarterly profit fallsAFP
UniCredit Rises to 10-Month High After EarningsBloomberg
Wall Street Journal
all 77 news articles »
..

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...

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 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...

BROKER'S WORLD:Sontag Quits While Many Merrill Brokers Stuck - Wall Street Journal

MiamiHerald.com
BROKER'S WORLD:Sontag Quits While Many Merrill Brokers Stuck
Wall Street Journal
"There has been much more turmoil on the investment banking side than the retail side." A Merrill spokeswoman declined to comment for this story. .
Ex-Merrill exec to retire from BofABizjournals.com
BofA pays $33 million SEC penalty for Merrill dealMarketWatch
Sontag Said to Leave Merrill as Krawcheck Is HiredBloomberg
Financial Times -The Business Insider -Wall Street Journal
all 899 news articles »
..

Investing Notes: Investment Banking Buoys HSBC and Barclays
LONDON EUR HSBC Holdings and Barclays reported robust first-half profits Monday based largely on the performance of their investment-banking businesses, along with their Wall Street peers. Yet the banks also set aside a combined $22 ...

Financial News: SocGen CIB Stays In Red Despite Record Revenue - Wall Street Journal

Financial News: SocGen CIB Stays In Red Despite Record Revenue
Wall Street Journal
FR) corporate and investment banking division remained loss making despite generating record revenues in the second quarter as the bank took a series of .

and more »
..

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"...

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...

Investment Banking Business Leader: Middle East - jobs from exec .
Investment Banking Business Leader: Middle East - UAE - Negotiable...

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...

HSBC in talks to set up investment banking JV in China - Alibaba News Channel

Reuters
HSBC in talks to set up investment banking JV in China
Alibaba News Channel
. the biggest foreign bank in mainland China, is in talks with potential partners to establish an investment banking joint venture in mainland China, .
HSBC in talks to form securities JV in ChinaReuters India
HSBC appoints CICC, Citic Sec for Shanghai IPOReuters

all 243 news articles »
..

UBS Chief Warns on Recovery of Investment Unit (New York Times)
UBS Chief Executive Oswald Grubel said that the Swiss banking giant will need until next year to rebuild its investment bank, whose revenues have been hurt by less risk-taking and departing employees, Bloomberg News reported...

Should Lloyds Bulk Up On Investment Banking? (Forbes)
Gaps in the market suggests the famously-conservative lender could try its hand, but in practice it would be a bad idea...

Brazil Hedge Funds Post Biggest Monthly Inflow in July for '09 - Bloomberg

Brazil Hedge Funds Post Biggest Monthly Inflow in July for '09
Bloomberg
Hedge funds began the year with 8.9 billion reais in redemptions in January, according to the investment banking group known as Anbid. .

and more »
..

Visual Management Systems Enters Investment Banking Relationship With Blackhawk Partners and Trilogy Capital (Marketwire)
TOMS RIVER, NJ--(Marketwire - August 5, 2009) - Visual Management Systems, Inc. ( OTCBB : VMSY ), a leading developer, manufacturer and provider of video surveillance technologies, announced that an institutional investor has assisted the company to engage Blackhawk Partners and Trilogy Capital for a co-exclusive investment banking relationship. "Blackhawk and Trilogy have been retained to ...

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 ...

Wells Fargo embraces investment banking - Daily Report
The Daily Report is Fulton County's official legal organ and Georgia's leading source for legal news and information. Only the Daily Report offers comprehensive coverage of Georgia's legal affairs...

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, ...

Investment Banking Jobs - Trades & Tombstones Blog Archive .
Finding the best Investment Banking Jobs can be difficult and time consuming. Investment Banking Job Digest has done the hard work for you - giving you a competitive advantage in the job market. ...

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...

How to become an investment banker in the UK? | Hot Financial Trends
Investment banking is among the most sought-after jobs because of the high salaries offered to those qualified. Those with MBA degrees from well-known institutes can expect to start on an average around Rs 9-2 lakh per annum. ...

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...



Archives Main Index