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| The rebalancing of Asian investment banking Euromoney Magazine More than a decade into the Asian century, for investment banks and financial services companies, the problem is how to turn the undeniable potential of the region into sustainable profit. As a banker based in Hong Kong puts it: "It's all very well ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Allianz Fund Unit Criticizes Banks for 'Mishandled' Share Sales Businessweek Allianz Global Investors, the fund management unit of Europe's biggest insurer Allianz SE (ALV), criticized investment banks for share sales it deemed "mishandled" and threatened to stop participating in so- called block sales, according to a letter ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GIB wins top honour for investment success Gulf Daily News MANAMA: Gulf International Bank (GIB) has won the title of 'Best Investment Bank in Bahrain', awarded by New York-based Global Finance magazine. The magazine announced the winners of its world's best investment banks awards for 2013. GIB won the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UBS's Burnett joins mate Dowie for Asia StanChart role Chicago Tribune SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered PLC has hired Peter Burnett from UBS AG as its North East Asia head of corporate finance, beefing up its senior leadership with another high-profile regional veteran of the Swiss investment bank. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Banks' Capital: Now We Know the Worst Motley Fool RBS plans to make even bigger cuts in its investment bank to help meet the FPC's shortfall. RBS is also planning to partially float its U.S. retail bank Citizens. With the U.S. economy and its banks healthier than the U.K., a successful IPO could put ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Barclays prime broker moves to hedge fund Financial Times Hedge funds have attracted traders from the investment banks since the financial crisis, as regulatory changes have restricted banks ability to trade with their own capital and forced banks to hold more capital against risky activities. Banks have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Financial giants profit from Houston energy mega deals Houston Business Journal Three Houston-related mega deals -- including Houston-based Linn Energy LLC deal to buy Denver-based Berry Petroleum Co. for $4.1 billion -- boosted the coffers of some giant investment banks. Collin Eaton: Reporter- Houston Business Journal: Email | ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bankers call for SME funding reform South China Morning Post Chu Gang, head of capital markets at home-grown investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC), said small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing greater financing difficulties. In comparison, said Chu, big state-owned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chong Hing Bank shares surge after report says controlling family may sell South China Morning Post Shares of the parent company, Liu Chong Hing Investment, rose 5.1 per cent to close at HK$12.30, their highest since 2007. A source from an investment bank said the lender is in talks to sell the business. The bank declined to comment. The board was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Prime Brokerage 101 Forbes In many ways, there would not be hedge funds if it weren't for the large, bulge-bracket investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse that provide them with these prime brokerage services. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CFTC exempts clearing in same-company swaps Reuters Investment banks set up the swaps industry in the 1980s, allowing companies to hedge against risks such as a rise in interest rates, and quickly developing the market into a $650 trillion playground for speculators. From March 11, clearing houses need ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Asian banking: Richdale's move is the talk of the town Euromoney Magazine Richdale joins Goldman as head of investment banking services for Asia ex-Japan and will take responsibility for client coverage in the region. Gossip about what the move meant was plentiful in the restaurants and bars of the special administrative region. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Banks may earn lower yields in Q1 Peninsula On-line Moreover, the rising demand for foreign currency denominated loans will also negatively impact Qatari banks' NIMS (net interest margin), the investment bank SICO's GCC banks preview noted yesterday. The SICO analysts see further risk from increasing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UBS stumbles towards a solution Euromoney Magazine The disclosure in the report that investment bank head Andrea Orcel was paid SFr24.9 million ($26.4 million) to join UBS last year drew widespread condemnation, and rightly so. The simple act of handing such a lavish 'golden hello' payment to a new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Banking: Asia's global champions Euromoney Magazine The region's ambitious corporate leaders are fast becoming among the most important clients in global investment banking. The battle for their business is fierce. Balance-sheet heft is important, but loyalty and forging close partnerships are the keys ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Macquarie's modest mortgage business BusinessDay.com.au It was "The Millionaires Factory", an Australian success story as an international investment bank, wheelers and dealers close but not too close to the financial engineering edge, a fabulous source of fee generation. Or outrageous fee gougers with a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| SinoPac to Sell Unit Stake to ICBC; First China Investment in Taiwan Bank Fox Business The deal would require approval from regulators in China and Taiwan, which Monday agreed to relax rules governing cross-strait financial sector investment. Under the relaxed rules, Chinese banks will be able to buy up to 10% of a listed Taiwanese bank, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| China's ICBC to Buy Stake in Taiwan Bank Wall Street Journal TAIPEI—Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., China's largest bank by market value, will buy a 20% stake in Taiwan's Bank SinoPac, marking the first investment by a mainland lender in one of the island's banks. The deal reflects growing economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Q&A: what's happened to the financial regulator? Citywire.co.uk The PRA is a subsidiary of the Bank of England (pictured) and will have responsibility for supervising banks, investment banks and insurance companies, effectively all of the country's big financial institutions. The official line is that the PRA will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China's ICBC to buy Taiwan bank stake Financial Times China's ICBC bank has announced plans to buy a 20 per cent stake in one of Taiwan's biggest banks, the first significant proposed investment by a mainland buyer into a Taiwanese financial group. Tuesday's deal between ICBC and Bank SinoPac, valued at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Strong start to 2013 for Latin American bank stocks Business News Americas Investment bank BTG Pactual, federally owned BB, as well as the two largest private sector banks Itaú Unibanco (NYSE: ITUB) and Bradesco (NYSE: BBD) posted respective gains of 11%, 8.8%, 8.1% and 7.8%, while Santander Brasil (NYSE: BSBR) was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The technology business week: two other offers for Dell, Yahoo! to buy Summly Siliconrepublic.com Dell is to go private under a US$24.4bn transaction led by founder Michael Dell and global tech investment firm Silver Lake and involving loans and financing from Microsoft and major investment banks. Dell is offering stockholders US$13.65 in cash for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Foreign c.banks bought more S.Korea bonds in March -regulator Reuters SEOUL, April 3 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks continued to increase their holdings of South Korean bonds in March, the country's financial regulator said on Wednesday, even as tensions with North Korea intensified. Foreigners' net investment in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Trade body rolls out compulsory integrity tests for bankers South China Morning Post Some institutions including Bank of America require staff working in retail investment advisory roles to take examinations set by, or belong to, approved bodies like the CISI so they can more easily demonstrate competence of their employees to regulators. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Scary Is China's Shadow Banking System? Forbes In February, Financial Times reported that "China will rein in its shadow banking system by requiring banks to provide greater disclosure about their off-balance sheet activities." As the Central Bank mines for data on these investment vehicles, and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Big Banks Are Recklessly Gambling With Our Money, And It Will Cause The ... Men's News Daily Cypriot banks invested heavily in Greek sovereign debt, and last summer's Greek debt restructuring resulted in losses equivalent to more than 25 percent of Cyprus' GDP. These banks then took their bad investments to the government, demanding a bailout ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| call for lower borrowing rates Herald Sun The investment bank has penciled in one more 25-basis-point cut, in November. A string of fresh figures are due for release today and tomorrow, giving economists a better insight into the state of the economy. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Renewed optimism in finance sector to spur IT investment, says PwC survey ComputerworldUK According to the survey, the goals for bank's IT investment centre around "regulation, replacement and the desire to reach new customers", as well as enabling banks to target innovation within their services. Increased expenditure on multichannel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Launch of test to restore trust in the troubled finance industry Yorkshire Post The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) is hoping to give the public a reason to believe in the honesty of firms involved in investment banking, wealth management, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, by introducing a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Portuguese Banks Slash Repossessed Home Prices to Revive Market Bloomberg Portuguese lenders are offering thousands of repossessed homes at reduced prices after investment in real estate fell to the lowest in a decade. Banco Comercial Portugues SA (BCP) is offering discounts of as much as 12 percent. Portuguese banks are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Not Your Grandfather's Bank Holiday TheStreet.com To get more insight into these implications, I spoke with Jim Rickards, lawyer, former investment banker, and the author of "Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis," which was published in 2011. Also see: 12 Ways Skimping Now Can Blow Up ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Community wind power plan intriguing StarPhoenix After all, why would someone who has worked for major oil companies, investment banks, national wind energy associations and university research teams around the world randomly pick a city he has no association with to start a wind farm? "There are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Jim Rogers: "Run For the Hills. I am." | Wall Street Oasis By Edmundo Braverman Second, if people do begin to keep their money outside of banks say in physical gold/silver as Jim Rogers would advise, what would the long term effects be on the American/global economy? However, I would hope that most Americans would begin to look closer at the practices of not ..... The purpose of this website is NOT to give any advice on your personal investment strategy. If you base your investment decisions on content of this website, you may lose part or all of your money. Wall Street Oasis - Investment... |
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| Is It Time to Invest in the Investment Banks? A Wall Street Transcript ... From Yahoo! Finance: 67 WALL STREET, New York - April 1, 2013 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Investment Banks and Asset Management ... finance.yahoo.com/.../time-invest-investment-banks-wall-1905... | ||
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