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Pres Obama proposes sweeping regulatory reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... that Consolidated Supervised Entity Program that is currently lead by the SEC would be phased out. However, investment banking firms that seek consolidated supervision by a US regulator should be subject to supervision and regulation by the Federal Reserve ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... office of the chairman. "This relationship offers the opportunity to form a closer relationship between our investment banking and wealth management business and BlackRock," said Robert E. Diamond, Jr., president of Barclays PLC. Under the terms of the ...

Morgan Stanley adds to Sydney business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... directors was appointed head of global capital markets in Australia. Both Ball and Richard Wagner will manage the investment banking and capital markets divisions. Ian Chambers, head of the firm's institutional equities business, said is still looking ...

UBS cuts business and jobs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... core business across international wealth management and the Swiss banking business alongside its divisions in investment banking and asset management. "UBS will exit high risk and unpromising businesses. The bank is currently conducting a review to ...

Bonus hocus pocus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... concepts we are considering would not increase total compensation," Brian Moynihan, Bank of America's president of investment banking and wealth management, wrote yesterday in a memo to employees obtained by Bloomberg News. "Rather, we believe it is ...

BNP turns to games for education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... said employees gain knowledge about the bank's core business; retail banking, asset management corporate and investment banking. Using video games to highlight issues or promote education is being adopted in Australia. As part of AUSfund's campaign to ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
As job opportunities in investment banking and funds management dry up, investment professionals should turn their sights on superannuation, with three super funds managing a combined $80 billion on the hunt for the best talent. Queensland-based Sunsuper ...

Macquarie targets funds mgmt acquisitions

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... aiming to take advantage of anticipated divestments of wealth management businesses by its global banking and investment banking rivals to bulk up in funds management. Macquarie Funds Group (MFG) head Shemara Wikramanayake told analysts at a Macquarie ...

New CEO for Russell

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... spectrum of financial services, including asset management, retail banking, wholesale banking, hedge funds, investment banking, private equity, life insurance, general insurance and financial services distribution. Prior to joining McKinsey, Doman worked ...

Credit Suisse appoints private banking head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... Partners team in the region, McGregor played a role in establishing strong collaboration with Credit Suisse's investment banking and asset management divisions, strengthening the bank's product capabilities and delivering industry leading solutions to ...