Top Investment Banking News for 08/15/2008

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 EURœfinance,EUR most of what you do as a banker is, in fact, ...

Conflict Worries Wall Street - New York Times

Conflict Worries Wall Street
New York Times, United States - 16 hours ago
Investment banking revenue from Russia was $148 million from mid-July to now. That is down from $260 million from mid-June to mid-July. .
Tell me again, why do we do business with Russia? BloggingStocks
Bear market deepens in Russia Moscow News
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Citrus Bank, NA Chairman, President and CEO G. Richard Nisbeth . - MarketWatch

Citrus Bank, NA Chairman, President and CEO G. Richard Nisbeth .
MarketWatch - 5 hours ago
Mr. Nisbeth began his banking career in Indiana, and prior to entering the investment banking field, was Executive Vice President of Midwest Commerce .

Pimco's El-Erian Says Raising Bank Capital Is Harder (Update1) - Bloomberg

Pimco's El-Erian Says Raising Bank Capital Is Harder (Update1)
Bloomberg - 40 minutes ago
Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean government investment fund that bought shares in Merrill last December to become the firm's biggest investor, .

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong travel, outsourcing, stock market, finance, banking, insurance (cmi santiago)
China's surge is creating vast finance, banking, investment and outsourcing opportunities. get great ideas from a leading strategist George Zhibin Gu...

(IT) Head of IT Program Delivery- Investment Banking
Head of IT Program Delivery- Investment Banking, Finance Technology, Singapore A high calibre head of IT Program Delivery is required to manage the regional technology team in Asia Pacific in providing program and IT solution delivery ...

Russias Conflict Worries Wall Street
Investment banking revenue from Russia was $148 million from mid-July to now. That is down from $260 million from mid-June to mid-July. And, halfway through this month, there have only been eight transactions raising debt for companies ...

Mantas/Oracle developer (investment banking) - Singapore
A global investment bank is looking for a Mantas/Oracle developer. Main Function Design and de...

Credit Suisse appoints new MDs for investment banking in India (Banking Business Review)
Credit Suisse has appointed Sughosh Moharikar and Samita Shah as the new managing directors of its investment banking department, based in Mumbai, India. In addition, Ashim Ahuja will join as a new director of the investment banking team...

Big Investment Banking Opportunities in Emerging Markets: McKinsey
While US financial markets remain gloomy, opportunities for investment bankers remain strong in emerging markets. That's the conclusion of a recent McKinsey Quarterly study that paints a cheerful picture of most of the world's banking ...

Bank strategies No size fits all - Economist

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Bank strategies No size fits all
Economist, UK - Aug 14, 2008
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 .
Rohners latest blueprint for UBS puts investment bankers on trial Euroweek.com
UBS: Preparing to Dump Its Investment Bank? BusinessWeek
UBS to Split Investment Bank From Wealth Management (Update1) Bloomberg
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Credit crunch may mean higher capital rules for investment banks
(Reuters)EUR”When the dust settles on this financial crisis, regulators may force investment banks to hold almost as much capital as commercial banks...

probing emerging giants China, India under globalized finance, investment, outsourcing law (cmi santiago)
how to manage borderless world of banking, wealth, labor, investment, finance, entrepreneurship, competition and politics? How to face emerging nations China, India, Latin America and Africa? Get insights from a leading strategist George Zhibin Gu...

Investment Banking and Financial Crisis: Facts, background, prospects - Die Bank

Investment Banking and Financial Crisis: Facts, background, prospects
Die Bank, Germany - 1 minute ago
Dr Alexander Dibelius is head of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and in charge of GS's business in Germany, Austria, Russia and Central and .

ING profit slips 25% on weaker investment returns (Market Watch)
Dutch insurance and banking firm ING Group on Wednesday reports a 25% drop in second-quarter net profit as the downturn in markets weighs on its investment returns, though write-downs on risky debt remain low...

Fortis appoints head of Merchant Banking Asia Pacific (Thaipr.net)
Fortis has appointed Paul Schuilwerve as Senior Managing Director, Head of Merchant Banking Asia Pacific with effect from 15 August 2008. Mr Schuilwerve will report to Luc Henrard, CEO Asia Pacific, a..

UPDATE: ING Profit Slips 25% On Weaker Investment Returns (Nasdaq)
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Dutch insurance and banking firm ING Group on Wednesday reported a 25% drop in second-quarter net profit as the downturn in markets weighed on its investment returns, though write-downs on risky debt remained low...

Wachovia agrees to buy back $9 billion in debt to settle ARS probe
Wachovia Corp. plans to buy back $9 billion in auction-rate debt, the latest in a series of settlements by major banks to restore liquidity to the market following an investigation by six US states...

New European equities platform begins trading (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A new European equities trading platform backed by a group of investment banking heavyweights began operating on Friday, piling further pressure on the London Stock Exchange PLC and other traditional European bourses...

ING Second-Quarter Profit Drops on Investment Decline (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- ING Groep NV , the biggest Dutch financial-services company, said second-quarter profit dropped a less-than-estimated 25 percent as investment earnings at the wholesale-banking and insurance units declined...

EFG-Hermes posts record performance in first half of 2008 - TMCnet

EFG-Hermes posts record performance in first half of 2008
TMCnet - 13 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. .
The Malaysia Fund, Inc. Announces Portfolio Manager Changes MarketWatch
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Banker turned baker aims to whip Asia into a cupcake whirl - Daily Times

Banker turned baker aims to whip Asia into a cupcake whirl
Daily Times, Pakistan - 10 minutes ago
But does he ever long for a return to a testosterone-filled investment bank? "I don't miss it. Ever. I don't even think about it, except how can I get hold .

NIBC Bank Reports EUR 110 Million Profit After Tax From Continuing . - MarketWatch

NIBC Bank Reports EUR 110 Million Profit After Tax From Continuing .
MarketWatch - 12 hours ago
Investment banking activities are under pressure. Profit after tax from continuing operations amounted to EUR 110 million in the first half year of 2008, .
Van Der Moolen Reports an Operating Profit of EUR 21 Million for . MarketWatch
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(IT) Snr Project Manager Investment banking, operations technology
Senior Project Manager Investment banking, operations technology, Singapore Tier one investment bank based in Singapore is looking for a high calibre project manager (Snr VP) to join the global operations technology department. ...

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

International Investment Bank income hits $11m
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Aug 13, 2008
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 .

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 ...

(IT) Project Manager Investment Banking, FX
Associate Director (Project Manager) Investment Banking, Global Technology, Singapore A highly skilled Project Manager is required for a top tier investment bank in Singapore to deliver the project against cost, schedule and quality. ...

Bank Stocks vs. Shorts: SEC's Clout Seen As Limited - Hedgeworld (subscription)

Bank Stocks vs. Shorts: SEC's Clout Seen As Limited
Hedgeworld (subscription), NY - 7 hours ago
Investment banks suffered too. Two of the icons of the banking industryEUR” Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JP Morgan Chase & Co.EUR” as well as Lehman Brothers .

Delegates From 'KFH' transfer the Islamic banking experience to Spain (AME Info)
Investment and Public Relations delegates from Kuwait Finance House 'KFH' visited the city of Barcelona Spain as a response to an invitation from business men, bankers and economists, explaining the Islamic banking experience, its growth, and the challenges it faced...

Delegates From "KFH" transfer the Islamic banking experience to Spain (Zawya)
Investment and Public Relations delegates from Kuwait Finance House Kuwait Finance House " KFH KFH " visited the city of Barcelona Spain as a response to an invitation from business men, bankers and economists, explaining the Islamic banking experience, its growth, and the challenges it faced...

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