Top Investment Banking News for 08/14/2008



Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan reach ARS settlement agreements
(Reuters)EURMorgan Stanley and JP...

Debt crisis beginning of the end for Wall Street's masters of the . - The Age

Debt crisis beginning of the end for Wall Street's masters of the .
The Age, Australia - Aug 13, 2008
AMID the turmoil and confusion on Wall Street these days, a serious message is coming through loud and clear: investment banking is dying. .
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Putting ASX back on the map - Business Spectator

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Putting ASX back on the map
Business Spectator, Australia - 14 hours ago
UBS stopped short of doing what many of its critics would like it to do and spin-off, or try to sell, its investment banking businesses. .
RBS Keeps ABN Amro Australia After Sale Talks Founder (Update1) Bloomberg
Rebuff leaves BoS reluctantly holding ABN The Age
ABN Amro deal falls over National Business Review
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EFG profit up 30 pct on investment banking
CAIRO: EFG-Hermes, Egypt's largest investment bank by market value, posted a 30 percent increase in second-quarter net profit as revenue from investment banking soared. The bank said first-half net profit jumped 34.2 percent to LE 757.7 ...

UBS sued again over auction-rate securities
(Reuters)EURNew Hampshire securities regulators sued Swiss bank UBS Thursday on charges of improperly selling securities to help students finance their education...

Merriman Curhan Ford hires two healthcare investment bankers
Both men will be based at the firms officer in New York to serve as managing directors within its healthcare investment banking practice. Chambers will take on duties not just as a healthcare MD, but also as a member of the commitment ...

Dow Jones Newswires seeks Experienced Reporter to cover Investment .
The successful candidate will have experience covering the investment banking beat and will be well sourced in the investment community. The chosen reporter will write insightful, forward-looking features and hard-hitting, ...

Standard Bank Commits to Profit Gains From ICBC Deals (Update1) - Bloomberg

Standard Bank Commits to Profit Gains From ICBC Deals (Update1)
Bloomberg - Aug 13, 2008
``Across our business in Africa, there is a pipeline of decent investment banking transactions,'' David Munro, head of investment banking for Standard .
INTERVIEW-Standard Bank:no consumer recovery until 2010 Reuters India
Gulf African Bank set to open more branches Standard
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General Counsel - Investment Banking (Hong Kong)
Title: General Counsel - Investment Banking (Hong Kong); Company name: HUDSON; Qualification: University / College; Experience: 12 years; Work Location: Hong Kong; Date: 14 Aug 2008...

EFG-Hermes posts record performance in first half of 2008 - Al-Bawaba

EFG-Hermes posts record performance in first half of 2008
Al-Bawaba, Jordan - 8 hours ago
Revenues in the second quarter of this year grew 64.7% over 2Q 07 to EGP 871.3 million and were predominantly booked through investment banking operations. .
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Newswires Columnist for Global Investment Banking Features
Columnist to write, with insight and authority, about the issues affecting investment banking around the world. Experience in the financial services arena would be a distinct advantage. Strong writing and analytical skills and an ...

International Investment Bank income hits $11m - Gulf Daily News

International Investment Bank income hits $11m
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 20 hours ago
MANAMA: International Investment Bank (IIB), yesterday announced a net income of $11.3 million for the first half of the year compared with $9.6m for the .
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UBS to split wealth management and investment bank - Reuters

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UBS to split wealth management and investment bank
Reuters - Aug 12, 2008
The embattled group will separate its prized wealth management business from investment banking, acknowledging flaws in its much-vaunted one-bank strategy, .
Talk of UBS sell-off after writedowns and restructuring Telegraph.co.uk
UBS may sell investment arm to shield main business Irish Independent
Banks: UBS rips up business model to regain trust guardian.co.uk
Financial Times - GAAPweb Finance and Accounting News
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Saving Wall Street - Conde Nast Portfolio

Saving Wall Street
Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 17 hours ago
Resurrecting the Glass-Steagall Act to separate commercial banking, investment banking, and insurers would be an easy option, but the truth is that even if .
FALL OUT FROM THE HOUSING CRISIS Huffington Post
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Citi gets CBQs LSE-listed GDR depository job
Citi to act as depositary for Commercial Bank of Qatars London Stock Exchange-listed GDR program...

Credit Suisse is back in FSA's penalty box - Wall Street Journal

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Credit Suisse is back in FSA's penalty box
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
The bank's former Credit Suisse First Boston investment banking arm was fined 4 million in December 2002, a record penalty at the time, for attempting to .
Banks: Rogue traders cost Credit Suisse 5.6m fine guardian.co.uk
Britain Fines Credit Suisse for Pricing Errors New York Times
Credit Suisse close to settlement over trader mispricing scandal Financial Times
International Herald Tribune - Bloomberg
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CLIENT VALUATIONS ANALYST, INVESTMENT BANKING
Title: CLIENT VALUATIONS ANALYST, INVESTMENT BANKING; Company name: AMBITION; Qualification: University / College; Experience: 4 years; Work Location: Hong Kong; Date: 14 Aug 2008...

Reader Q&A: Relationships Vs. Investment Banking, Accountants .
Accounting is actually a common and useful background for investment banking. Despite rumors to the contrary and all those expensive packages out there purporting to teach you EURfinance,EUR most of what you do as a banker is, in fact, ...

Capmark Financial Group Inc. Reports 2008 Second Quarter Operating . - MarketWatch

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Capmark Financial Group Inc. Reports 2008 Second Quarter Operating .
MarketWatch - Aug 11, 2008
The $28.8 million decline was driven by a decrease in placement fees and investment banking fees partially offset by an increase in net gains. .
Deerfield Capital Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results CNNMoney.com (press release)
Negative outlook for Egypt banking sector in short term Emirates Business 24/7
1st Century Bancshares, Inc. Reports 2008 Second Quarter Financial . CNNMoney.com
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Bank strategies No size fits all - Economist

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Bank strategies No size fits all
Economist, UK - 5 hours ago
And there is a good case for greater simplicity in bank models. The management skills needed to excel at investment banking are different from those in .
UBS: Preparing to Dump Its Investment Bank? BusinessWeek
Is UBS Calling the End of Universal Banks? Motley Fool
UBS to Split Investment Bank From Wealth Management (Update1) Bloomberg
Swissinfo - Reuters
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