Top Investment Banking News for 11/18/2008
| 'Investment market still robust despite slowdown' (New Kerala) New Delhi, Nov 17: Leading non-banking finance company SKS Microfinance, which added 400,000 customers last month, Monday said the investment market in India was still robust despite the market volatility... | ||
Pressure grows for bank execs to give up bonuses Better to be a broker than a baron on Wall Street if you're expecting a big bonus this year. The decision by top Goldman Sachs executives to forgo bonuses in 2008 is forcing other investment bank bosses to consider following suit. ... | ||
Three banking companies with area offices seek federal boost (The Kansas City Star) At least three more banking companies with area offices have asked for a capital boost from Uncle Sam... | ||
EFG-Hermes to buy back five million treasury shares Egypts largest investment bank, EFG-Hermes, is to buy back up to five million treasury shares between 17 November and 16 December 2008... | ||
Macquarie's profit plunges MACQUARIE Group's half year net profit has tumbled 43pc after the investment bank took a hit from the turmoil in global financial markets. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com... | ||
Colombia taking aim at investment scams (Miami Herald) Colombia declared a state of emergency Monday to crack down on illegal investment schemes that lured millions of people with promises of improbably high payouts, only to collapse amid rioting... | ||
UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank CEO- End at hand for investment banks - Reuters
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RE-POSITION ISLAMIC BANKING & FINANCE, SAYS NAJIB (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today outlined general work plans to position and re-position Islamic banking and the finance industry to enable it to fully exploit the potential market of one billion Muslims worldwide... | ||
Merrill Appoints New Invest Bank Heads; Forbes Leads Asia -Memo - CNNMoney.com
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S1 Corporation signs tenth customer for global financial institution-Centric mobile banking and payments solution (AME Info) S1 Corporation, a leading global provider of customer interaction software solutions for financial and payment services, announced that ten customers have licensed S1 Mobile, which enables financial institutions worldwide to drive mobile banking and payments revenues from their retail and business customers... | ||
US wine investment specialist on SA wines (South African Wine News) Mike Fisher, a founding partner of US investment banking firm Global Wine Partners, believes South Africa, with its excellent wine-growing conditions, the beauty of its winelands and competitive cost structures, is well placed to advance from its relative obscurity in the US to the point where it becomes better recognised for its quality offerings... | ||
November 18: Industry Risk - Solving the Middle Market Investment . Middle market investment banking is likely to take on new prominence for Wall Street and the nation's large banks as financial service companies go down market to look for new sources of revenue to replace large corporate deal flow. ... | ||
Global Banking Corporation presented with the British Chamber of Commerce Award for Business Innovation (AME Info) Global Banking Corporation B.S.C (c) (GBCORP) the Bahrain based Islamic Investment Bank was today, honoured with the award for Business Innovation by the British Chamber of Commerce in the presence of The Right Honourable Lord Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for UK Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and European Union Commissioner for External Trade... | ||
Bank of America to Boost Stake in Chinas No. 2 Bank - Money Morning
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BMO Harris Investment Management Inc. (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) BMO Harris Investment Management Inc. , the investment management arm of BMO Harris Private Banking, announces today that it holds 635,600 Class A shares of Big 8 Split Inc. representing approximately 28% of the issued and outstanding shares of this security with approximately 5% in BMO Harris Private Portfolios... | ||
Morgan Keegan Taps Industry Veterans; Remains Committed to . - MarketWatch
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German Stocks Decline, Led by Banks; Deutsche Boerse Retreats - Bloomberg
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Push for securitisation to move markets Current conditions difficult, but home finance, real estate and bank balance sheets to drive long-term potential for securitisation in the Gulf, says Moodys... | ||
Thomas King Joins KeyBancs Financial Sponsors Group KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., the corporate and investment banking arm of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), announced today that Thomas N. King has joined the firm as managing director within its financial sponsors group. ... | ||
Barclays lets shareholders in on Mideast stock - The Associated Press
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-17 13:03 UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank CEO- End at hand for investment banks (Interactive Investor) (Adds CEO comments, share price) FRANKFURT Nov 17 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's Chief Executive, Josef Ackermann, said he expected banks around the world to drop the model of investment banking as a standalone business as a result of the financial crisis... | ||
Morgan Stanley's Banking Chief Crossing the Line - Financial-Planning.com
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Are you the next Lehman Brothers? On the surface, this financial crisis seems pretty complicated. Wall Street firms made convoluted bets on exotic mortgage securities, and those bets failed for a complex set of reasons. But in fact, investment banks went under for ... | ||
EFG-Hermes nine-month net profit up Egyptian investment banking firm EFG-Hermes has reported a net profit after tax and minority interest of EGP913.8 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, an increase of 2.8%, compared to EGP889.2 million for the same ... | ||
Gulf Bank total losses reach $1.38 billion Central bank auditors panel reveals KWD 375 million ($1.38 billion) loss on derivatives at Gulf Bank... | ||
Managing Director/Investment Banking Bayt.com | Latest Jobs - Major Duties and Responsibilities: -Develop short and long term business strategies and plan for the achievement of overall business objectives. -Set, in coordination with the respective Managers, ... | ||
UPDATE: E.ON: EUR7.5 Billion Credit Line Extended To Nov 26 2009 - CNNMoney.com
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Citi to shed 53000 jobs - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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Barclays CEO, Diamond to Forgo 2008 Bonuses Amid Credit Crisis - Bloomberg
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Swiss banking giant picks PSE as a recommended emerging market (GMA News) MANILA, Philippines - An investment banking giant has picked the Philippine stock market as one of the best emerging markets for investors to put their money in... |





