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More pain for insurance firms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... of stopping soon. Overall, Mahoney argues that the insurance industry has done "pretty well" compared to the investment banking industry, but at the heart of more troubled waters is the issue of depleting assets of insurance firms. "There isn't an insurance ...

ANZ appoints Denby

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... management and credit at Nomura Asia. Before that, he worked at HSBC across risk management and in the corporate, investment banking and markets divisions. He will be based in Hong Kong and report to Chris Page, ANZ chief risk officer and Alex Thursby ...

Japan bank buys $11bn of Morgan Stanley

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... per cent interest in the company, a deal that forms an alliance between the two firms to pursue corporate and investment banking opportunities. The deal means MUFG will buy almost 10 per cent of Morgan Stanley's common stock for more than $25 per share ...

Investment titans now governed by Fed

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
Two of the world's investment banking giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have morphed into bank holding companies - a historic move to avert a disastrous turn similar to Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. Goldman Sachs announced in a statement yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... 4.48 per cent, to $21.98 and its takeover target St George Bank sank $1.39, or 4.61 per cent, to $28.76. In investment banking, Macquarie Group continued its downward trend, losing $5.73, or 16.89 per cent, to $28.20, while Babcock & Brown fell 19 cents ...

Deutsche Bank extends Russian footprint

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... said Igor Lojevsky, Deutsche Bank Russia chief executive and chief country officer. "The acquisition of UFG's investment banking business in 2004 was a decisive step forward in that process and today's transaction further strengthens our role in Russia." ...

Tough times herald education boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... more difficult market is by way of education." Enrolment levels across financial services courses including investment banking, broking, wealth management and financial planning are high, he said. Kaplan Professional is also looking to launch a range ...

Credit Suisse slapped with $12m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Investment banking giant Credit Suisse has been fined $12 million by the UK's Financial Services Authority for repricing certain asset-backed securities. According to a statement released by the FSA, Credit Suisse was fined $12 million for "failing ...

CBA swoops on ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... NAB announced it was in was in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase ABN AMRO Australia Holdings investment banking and wholesale banking businesses. However, yesterday it announced the firm had withdrawn from negotiations with Royal Bank ...

NAB in talks to buy ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Bank (NAB) is in discussions with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to purchase ABN AMRO Australia Holdings' investment banking and wholesale banking businesses in Australia and New Zealand. A NAB statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange ...