29 Sept 2010

Goldman versus Matt Taibbi - PR Battle looms

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Given the history of the stormy relationship between Goldman Sachs and Matt Taibbi it will be interesting to see who wins the public relat...

More pessimism about outlook for investment banking

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Andy Kessler is always interesting to read. In his latest piece in the Wall Street Journal he makes a pessimistic prognosis for the inves...
16 Sept 2010

A distorted view of the banking crisis

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The standard of public discourse in the United States reaches a new low when respected commentators can argue that the main culprits in the...
14 Sept 2010

Should Malta and Latvia merge?

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The way legislation (if you want to call it that) goes in the EU, the merger of Malta and Latvia may not be so non sensical as it may sound...

Staff could sue if discriminated by customers

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If anyone has hoped that a change in government would reduce the regulatory burden in the UK the new Equality Act that comes into force on ...

How to define Prop Trading

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All market professionals know what proprietary trading positions are when they see one. But one has to doubt if regulators - or the politic...
13 Sept 2010

Investment Banking Jobs in Danger?

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When the prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitne y predicts substantial job cuts in the investment banking industry it pays to listen. A...
12 Sept 2010

No one helps Bank analyst Bove in hour of need

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We are not able to confirm details in today's New York Times article about the lack of support for Dick Bove . BankAtlantic , a Florida...
11 Sept 2010

Investment Banking: tough to make it pay

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A quick glance at the stock price history of Deutsche Bank illustrates how difficult it is to make sustainable profits out of investment ba...
10 Sept 2010

FSA fines Goldman Sachs $31 million

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The way the FSA arrives at the amount of fines levied is shrouded in mystery. Only dictatorships like the good old USSR and the like were a...