Top Investment Banking News for 10/05/2008



UBS pares investment banking, to cut 2,000 jobs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
UBS AG said it is cutting another 2,000 jobs at its troubled investment bank and closing most of its commodities business but will remain a universal bank and will not quit investment banking completely...

What a week it has been - The Times

What a week it has been
The Times, South Africa - 20 hours ago
. among ordinary Americans about the way in which the banking industry has been damaged by the EURfat cats of the investment banking world,EUR said Gilmour. .
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UBS Cuts 2000 Investment Bank Jobs, Ends Commodities (Update2) - Bloomberg

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UBS Cuts 2000 Investment Bank Jobs, Ends Commodities (Update2)
Bloomberg - Oct 2, 2008
It plans to build on its equities business and keep a ``leading position'' in investment banking. ``The ongoing crisis in the financial markets and .
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UBS to cut 2,000 more jobs, scale back investment banking arm (Market Watch)
Switzerlands UBS says Friday that it will slash a further 2,000 jobs at its investment banking arm as it cuts costs and scales back its fixed income and commodities operations...

Investment banking loses its allure - GulfNews

Investment banking loses its allure
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - Oct 3, 2008
By Shakir Husain, Staff Reporter Dubai: Dubai may no longer be the kind of haven for investment banking industry professionals it once was because of the .
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Investment banking careers dim for MBA students (The Salt Lake Tribune)
CHICAGO - The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall Street drastically reshaped while they sit in the classroom...

Future dims for careers in investment banking (The Charlotte Observer)
The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall Street drastically reshaped while they sit in the classroom. Just as many were eyeing a job market where starting salaries can far exceed $100,000, an era of giant investment banks came to a crashing end and the need for such specialists dwindled. Their plight may not elicit ...

Reliance Money to enter investment banking biz - Business Standard

Reliance Money to enter investment banking biz
Business Standard, India - Sep 30, 2008
PTI / Mumbai September 30, 2008, 13:34 IST Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Money today said it will foray into the investment banking sector and has .
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Switzerland's UBS bank to cut 2000 jobs at investment banking unit - Xinhua

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Switzerland's UBS bank to cut 2000 jobs at investment banking unit
Xinhua, China - Oct 3, 2008
GENEVA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's largest bank UBS announced on Friday that it would cut 2000 jobs at its investment banking unit which has been hit .
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UBS to Cut 2000 More Investment Banking Jobs
UBS is to further slim down its troubled investment bank, cutting another 2000 jobs and closing most of its commodities business, the bank said on Friday, signaling it might want to hang on to the business. The news comes a day after ...

Switzerland's UBS bank to cut 2,000 jobs at investment banking unit (People's Daily)
Switzerland's largest bank UBS announced on Friday that it would cut 2,000 jobs at its investment banking unit which has been hit by the U.S. subprime loan crisis. "The Investment Bank will reduce net headcount by an additional2,000, bringing staffing levels to approximately 17,000 by year-end, a reduction of around 6,000 since the peak in third quarter 2007," UBS said in a statement. ...

* UBS cuts 2000 investment banking jobs - guardian.co.uk

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* UBS cuts 2000 investment banking jobs
guardian.co.uk, UK - Oct 2, 2008
In Switzerland, UBS AG, hardest hit among European banks by its exposure to subprime-related holdings, said it will cut 2000 investment banking jobs -- on .
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Thain to head investment banking, wealth at BofA (Reuters)
2, 2008 (Reuters) -- John Thain, the Merrill Lynch & Co Inc chief executive who engineered the firm's sale to Bank of America Corp, will head investment banking, securities and wealth management at the new company -- at least for now. ...

Investment banking careers dim for MBA students - CNNMoney.com

Investment banking careers dim for MBA students
CNNMoney.com - Oct 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall .
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Thain to head investment banking at BoA - Reuters

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Thain to head investment banking at BoA
Reuters - Oct 2, 2008
In a statement on Thursday, Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis said Thain will be responsible for investment banking and most of the wealth .
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Investment banking loses its allure (Zawya)
Dubai: Dubai may no longer be the kind of haven for investment banking industry professionals it once was because of the global financial sector's spreading woes...

Investment Banking Loses Its Allure In Dubai
Dubai may no longer be the kind of haven for investment banking industry professionals it once was because of the global financial sector's spreading woes...

Thain to head investment banking, wealth at BofA (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Thain, the Merrill Lynch & Co Inc chief executive who engineered the firm's sale to Bank of America Corp, will head investment banking, securities and wealth management at the new company -- at least for now...

Bay Street Buzz
Equity Capital Markets will now be part of Corporate and Investment Banking under Cam diPrata. Laurent Ferreira will Head a newly created Derivatives team. Éric Girard is now Head of Proprietary Trading. Michel Falk has joined as Chief ...

Separate retail and investment banking again - Financial Times

Separate retail and investment banking again
Financial Times, UK - Oct 2, 2008
Sir, John Kay (EURHow we let down the diligent folk at the HalifaxEUR, September 24) is too well-disposed towards marriages of retail and investment banking, .
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UBS To Cut Another 2,000 Investment Banking Jobs (Fox News)
UBS To Cut Another 2,000 Investment Banking Jobs..

10 Questions I Can Answer About the Future of Investment Banking
Is This the End of Investment Banking? No. Companies always need to raise money, companies are always looking to buy, and companies are always looking to sell. As long as that demand exists, the industry will continue to exist. ...

UBS to Cut 2000 More Investment Banking Jobs
UBS said on Friday it is cutting another 2000 jobs at its troubled investment bank and closing most of its commodities business but will remain a universal bank and will not quit investment banking completely. The news on Friday comes ...

UBS to cut 2,000 more jobs, scale back investment-banking arm (Market Watch)
Switzerlands UBS says that it will slash a further 2,000 jobs at its investment banking arm as it cuts costs and scales back its fixed income and commodities operations...

Opinion: Wall Street's latest rotten apple
The recent demise of bear stearns and Lehman Brothers and the massive losses experienced by many investment and commercial banks demonstrate that they are not as successful at managing risk as they claim...

Investment banking careers dim for MBA students
GRAZIADIO IN THE NEWS Professor Ed Fredericks said students recognize that the traditional route to investment banking _ getting into a companys training program, getting your MBA and getting hired back by the firm _ is drying up as ...

Fieldstone Africa Investment Banking Firm visits Monate
A division of Fieldstone Africa Investment Banking Firm visited MonateEUR Although most of their time was spent in conferencing we did manage to squeeze in some fun events like game drives & a few games of volley - & swingball! ...

UBS pares investment banking, to cut 2,000 jobs (Washington Post)
ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG said it is cutting another 2,000 jobs at its troubled investment bank and closing most of its commodities business but will remain a universal bank and will not quit investment banking completely...

Investment banking careers dim for MBA students - CNNMoney.com
Investment banking careers dim for MBA students CNNMoney.com - Oct 3, 2008 NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall EUR ...

UBS cuts 2000 jobs investment banking jobs - Reuters

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UBS cuts 2000 jobs investment banking jobs
Reuters - Oct 2, 2008
VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will reorganize its troubled investment bank, closing its commodities business and cutting a further 2000 jobs, .
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