Top Investment Banking News for 10/23/2008



Nomura Said to Name Charles Donald U.K. Investment Banking Head (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc . picked Charles Donald to run U.K. investment banking following its takeover of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc...

Citigroup May Cut 160 Jobs at Japan Investment-Banking Unit (Bloomberg)
Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. , the second-largest U.S. bank, plans to cut at least 10 percent of employees at its Japanese investment-banking unit, two people familiar with the matter said...

Baird opens Charlotte investment banking office (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., of Milwaukee, has opened an investment banking office in Charlotte, N.C., and hired two former Wachovia executives to staff the new location...

FBR Capital Markets sales, profits plummet - Bizjournals.com

FBR Capital Markets sales, profits plummet
Bizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours ago
In the third quarter, FBR Capital Markets generated investment banking revenue of $12.8 million compared to $66.2 million in the third quarter of 2007. .
FBR Capital Markets Reports Third Quarter Results MarketWatch
FBR Capital Markets Corporation, Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
FBR Capital Markets Slips to Loss in Q3 RTT News
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Brazil Scraps Tax on Foreign Investment and Loans (Correct) (Bloomberg)
(Corrects to remove stocks from first paragraph.) Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil eliminated a financial tax on foreign investment in fixed-income securities and loans in an effort to prop up the falling local currency...

Goldman Sachs to cut 3260 jobs - CNNMoney.com

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Goldman Sachs to cut 3260 jobs
CNNMoney.com - 52 minutes ago
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) were the last remaining investment banks on Wall Street before federal officials granted the firms' .
600 jobs axed at Goldman Sachs This is Money
Goldman Sachs To Slash 10% Jobs From 32500 Total Employees AHN
Goldman Sachs May Slash 3200 Jobs as Turmoil Worsens (Update1) Bloomberg
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Columbia Banking System Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results - MarketWatch

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Columbia Banking System Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
As shown above, Columbia recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of investment securities in the amount of $881872 in the first quarter. .
SunTrust Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.88 Per Share PR Newswire (press release)
Provident Financial Holdings Reports First Quarter Results MarketWatch
Horizon Bancorp Announces Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Earnings MarketWatch
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UPDATE 4-C.Suisse wary on Q4, investment bank disappoints - Hemscott

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UPDATE 4-C.Suisse wary on Q4, investment bank disappoints
Hemscott, UK - 3 hours ago
But its shares fell more than 8 percent to 42.68 francs at 1037 GMT as investors feared investment banking, which was hit by a pretax loss of 3.2 billion .
Credit Suisse Swings to Loss Wall Street Journal
Credit Suisse Swings to Third-Quarter Loss TheStreet.com
Credit Suisse stung by 1.7 billion loss International Herald Tribune
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Wells Fargo CEO happy with government investment (Washington Post)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo & Co. Chairman Richard Kovacevich may not have initially wanted the U.S. government's $25 billion investment in his bank, but he dropped his resistance after realizing the infusion will provide the ailing economy with a vital shot in the arm...

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ETA InfoTech sees Dhs55m investment in healthcare, education, BFSI at GITEX 2008 (AME Info)
ETA InfoTech, the IT arm of Dubai-based ETA Ascon Star Group, announced investment of Dhs55m in the region's Healthcare, Education and BFSI (Banking, Finance, Securities, and Insurance) sectors in line with the government's vision for the UAE...

UPDATE 1-KBW posts Q3 loss, investment banking revenue plummet - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-KBW posts Q3 loss, investment banking revenue plummet
Reuters - Oct 22, 2008
The investment bank, which specializes in financial services sector, reported non-GAAP net loss of $21.3 million, or 69 cents a share. .
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Bank of America putting Merrill execs in top jobs Reuters
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INTERVIEW with Hamad Al-Sayari/Saudi central bank: Capital flow . - Asahi Shimbun

INTERVIEW with Hamad Al-Sayari/Saudi central bank: Capital flow .
Asahi Shimbun, Japan - 13 hours ago
In addition, I believe the regulatory regime was lax, especially in the investment banking area, which allowed these excesses to happen. .
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So that is how investment banking worksEUR
If you ever wandered what is going on in the word wide financial turbulence right now, here is a funny attempt to explain the mindset of international investment banking. Enjoy this brilliant satirical interview by John Bird and John ...

George Ferris Jr.; Investment Banker And Philanthropist (Washington Post)
George M. Ferris Jr., 81, the chief executive who made Ferris, Baker Watts one of the largest investment-banking firms in the mid-Atlantic region and who had an active role in the District's civic and philanthropic life, died Oct. 20 at George Washington University Hospital after a heart attack...

Nomura Said to Name Charles Donald UK Investment Banking Head - Bloomberg

Nomura Said to Name Charles Donald UK Investment Banking Head
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Jacqueline Simmons and Joyce Moullakis Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc. picked Charles Donald to run UK investment banking following its .
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Credit Suisse Reports Loss on Investment Banking Writedowns (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Credit Suisse Group AG reported its second quarterly loss this year after writing down the value of leveraged loans and commercial property assets and as financial market swings hurt trading...

JP Morgan Signs on for DTCC's Loan/SERV to Automate Syndicated . - MarketWatch

JP Morgan Signs on for DTCC's Loan/SERV to Automate Syndicated .
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
JP Morgan is the investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.3 trillion and .
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Rit Amin Joins Houlihan Lokey
Rits extensive investment banking and capital raising experience across a variety of industry sectors complements our approach to corporate finance, and we are excited to welcome him to our team of professionals.EUR ...

Shamil Bank Appoints Brooke Borden as Assistant General Manager .
October 22, 2008, Bahrain - Shamil Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic commercial and investment bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ithmaar Bank, announced the appointment of Brooke B...

Shamil Bank appoints Assistant General Manager, Investment Banking
Points of Essence: Bahrain based Islamic bank, Shamil Bank welcomes Brooke Borden as their new Assistant General Manager for banking investment. Borden is an experienced investment banker who previously led major public offerings and ...

Education is the key to improving profitability in Russian banking sector, regulator says (Investment Executive)
The global financial crisis hasnt affected Russias banking sector, said Georgi Medvedev, vice chairman of the Association of Russian Regional Banks (ARB), in a keynote speech this morning at the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association conference, held at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre in Toronto...

Douglas L Braunstein, Head of Investment Banking, JP Morgan
JP Morgan's Douglas Braunstein, Head of Investment Banking, addresses an audience on Bear Stearns, WaMu, and what it takes to get deals done in the current economic environment. "Having a strong balance sheet, being well capitalized, ...

Chemokine Therapeutics Engages Investment Banker - FOXBusiness

Chemokine Therapeutics Engages Investment Banker
FOXBusiness - 21 hours ago
Boenning and Scattergood investment banking team will immediately begin work with the Company on key initiatives already underway including implementation .
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Jefferies hires investment banker Greenip
In his new role, which falls under the umbrella of the Investment Banking Division, Greenip will be responsible for working with private equity and other financial sponsor clients. Jefferies co-head of Investment Banking, Chris M. ...

Investing in New York - Boston Globe

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Investing in New York
Boston Globe, United States - 10 hours ago
Bank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch in September as credit pressures undermined the entire investment banking industry and led to the collapse of .
Video: Money Minute: Merrill, GM, Nike AssociatedPress
Bank of America Holds On to Top Merrill Executives Wall Street Journal
Bank of America Announces Future Global Banking, Securities and . MarketWatch
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Brazil Scraps Tax on Foreign Investment and Loans (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil eliminated a financial tax on foreign investment in stocks, bonds and loans in an effort to prop up the falling local currency...



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