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Goldman Sachs defends reputation after scathing NY Times op-ed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has hit back at the views of former executive director Greg Smith, who slammed the firm in a strongly worded resignation letter published in the New York Times. The former head of US equities in Europe ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Is this what the other side looks like? 'Twas exactly a week ago today that financial markets suffered an attack of the jitters as all things dark and gloomy flashed before their eyes. You, I and Irene remember that day oh so well. The day there was ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
It's now exactly one hour to midnight in Brussels as I write this and so far all we have is wishing and hoping and praying that all those seated around the negotiating table Yes Virginia, there's still no news out on whether the EU finmins did or didn't ...

Perpetual announces institutional appointments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
A week after Geoff Lloyd took the reins at Perpetual, the group has announced three senior appointments to grow the business' institutional fixed income and multi-sector offer. Sandi Orleow, Jeremy Rolleston and Darren Beesley are the new appointments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Australian shares have trimmed early gains after disappointing jobs data weighed on optimism driven by strong energy results and stronger-than-expected results from Goldman Sachs. Market-beating results from Woodside Petroleum and Santos pushed energy ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Ascalon Capital Managers (Asia) has formed a partnership with long-short equity manager Canning Park by taking a 30% stake in the business. Headquartered in Singapore but with an office in Sydney, Canning Park invests across a total of 10 Asian markets ...

Franklin Templeton hires ex-INGIM head

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Fund manager Franklin Templeton has made three new appointments including ING Investment Management's former head of distribution, Jim McKay, as its director of advisory services as the firm expands its staff numbers. In the new role, McKay will be ...

Big four banks downgraded

ELISE BURGESS, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australia's big four banks have been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's. The decision to lower Westpac, Commonwealth, ANZ and NAB issuer credit ratings from AA to AA- is part of the agency's recent shakeup of ratings criteria, which was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to for a relatively flat start on Friday as world markets failed to continue a strong rally sparked by central bank action for major banks. At 0829 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up two ...

S&P downgrades US bank ratings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the ratings of major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, by one notch. The ratings agency said it reviewed its ratings on 37 of the world's largest ...