10/15/2012

Goldman Sachs swings to profit

The firm ranked first in worldwide equity and equity-related offerings and common stock offerings for the year-to-date.

10/14/2012

JPMorgan deploys new trading model

The January switch and the timing of the firm’s disclosures are the focus of an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the US examines how long executives knew about the CIO’s swelling bets and losses.

10/04/2012

The Woman Who Took the Fall for JPMorgan Chase

He looked out into the audience, where Ina Drew, the 54-year-old chief investment officer, was sitting at one of the tables. “Ina,” he said, singling her out, “is bold.”

09/19/2012

Bank of America Ramps Up Job Cuts

The reductions for the final six months of the year, outlined in a document given to top management, are part of a larger effort to retool Bank of America into a leaner and more focused enterprise.

08/26/2012

UK investment bankers prefer Singapore

Of the 462 investment bankers that were asked, 31 per cent said they would most like to work in Singapore. By comparison, only a fifth preferred New York and only 19 per cent opted in favour of London.

08/21/2012

Breaking up is hard to do, especially for banks

Indeed, the stink is now so bad that some people are calling for the re-introduction of Glass-Steagall, a post-Depression set of rules that erected a strict divide between Main Street and Wall Street banks, or something similar.

08/15/2012

Citi wins 26 Global Finance Awards

Citi Asia Pacific was a big winner in this year’s Global Finance magazine’s annual World’s Best Internet Banks, hauling a total of 26 awards across the corporate/ institutional and consumer banks categories.