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SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Allianz SE, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank ADS and HSBC Holdings are included in the order. In addition, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Merrill Lynch & Co, Mizuho Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are also covered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Thursday in seesaw trade, amid lingering concerns about the financial health of two big mortgage finance firms and Lehman Brothers. On the positive side of the ledger, traders said Dow Chemical's move to takeover a rival firm and a better-than-expected ...

Lehman Bros appoints ex-Grange Securities chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Global investment bank Lehman Brothers appointed former Grange Securities chief executive Paul O'Halloran as head of investment management in Australia. Prior to this appointment, O'Halloran was chief executive at Lehman Brothers-owned Grange Securities. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... almost three months, ending 2.8 per cent lower. The big decline was led by financials after US investment bank Lehman Brothers reported a $US2.8 billion loss and announced it would raise billions of dollars in capital. Bellwether resources stocks BHP ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... Australian share market was down more than two per cent at noon, as the banks led declines after US investment bank Lehman Brothers announced overnight it expects an unprecedented second-quarter loss. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... shed 78.2 points, or 1.35 per cent, to 5,703. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 0.8 per cent as reports investment bank Lehman Brothers was short of capital and could have to raise billions of dollars in equity reinforced fears of more fallout from the credit ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Lehman Brothers has shifted to a global fixed income management strategy forcing them to abandon their Australian focused funds. "We will no longer be managing Australian based fixed income assets for our clients," said the firm in a statement. "[However] ...

Lazard appoints Asia MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... Japan. Choon has more than 15 years experience in Asian funds management and prior to this appointment worked at Lehman Brothers Investment Management as head of North Asia Institutional Business. In this role, Choon will introduce Lazard Asset Management's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... surged 4 per cent to a one-month peak as banks roared higher, with credit fears easing after a capital boost by Lehman Brothers and a write-down by Swiss Bank UBS AB. The Nikkei closed up 532.94 points at 13,189.36, its first time above 13,000 for three ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... adding $1.06 to $23.47 and Westpac increasing $1.17 to $24.57. US stocks gained overnight after strong demand for a Lehman Brothers share offering quelled fears it was headed toward a fate similar to Bear Stearns and a $US19 billion ($A20.83 billion) ...