09/25/2013
Merrill Co-President Swaps Banking for Steak in London
Ahmass Fakahany ended a 20-year career at Merrill Lynch & Co in 2008 as co-president and chief operating officer, responsible for 63,000 employees in 40 countries.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/23/2013
A Million Dollars Not What It Used to be
A million dollars just isn't what it used to be.
09/12/2013
Five Years on From Lehman Brothers - Schroders
15th September 2013 marks the 5th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
09/12/2013
Mary Callahan Erdoes, JPMorgan’s Quiet Force in Asset Management
JPMorgan Chase’s Mary Callahan Erdoes got her first assignment managing money when she was 6 years old.
09/10/2013
Executives From Biggest Subprime Lenders Are Peddling Risky Mortgages Again
Andy Pollock rode the last subprime mortgage wave to the top then got out as the industry collapsed and took the U.S. economy with it.
09/10/2013
Advisors Split on Outlook for International Investments - Aberdeen Survey
The Aberdeen Asset Management RIA Survey found that six in ten RIAs plan to increase their allocation to international equities over the next year
09/08/2013
At play with the risk market wolves by Tim Price
“We have to turn the page on the bubble-and-bust mentality that created this mess. - President Obama, weekly radio address, August 10, 2013.
09/07/2013
Is JPMorgan going to spin off asset management ?
Rafferty Capital bank analyst Dick Bove spoke with FOX Business Network (FBN) Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino about what’s ahead for JPMorgan Chase
09/05/2013
The Perils When Megabanks Lose Focus
They face tougher regulations than their smaller competitors because of the greater damage their failure could cause
09/05/2013
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman: Chances Of Another Financial Crisis 'Close To Zero'
The way these firms are managed, the amount of capital that they have, the amount of liquidity that they have, the changes in their business mix.
09/02/2013
The $10m-revenge of Paul Taubman, the man Morgan Stanley didn’t choose
It was an impossibly tough decision to make: both men were highly regarded.
08/30/2013
Women who left their mark on Wall Street
While her light is gone, her triumphs remain, as do those of the women who followed in her footsteps.
08/27/2013
Man Group Shuts Vision Fund in Overhaul of Guaranteed Products
The world’s biggest publicly traded hedge-fund manager, is shutting a range of products that aimed to protect clients from losses after they failed to meet performance targets.
08/27/2013
Emerging markets pummelled as fear over Syrian crisis grows
Concern that probable military strikes by Western powers against Syria could cause upheaval in the Middle East pushed oil up by more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday
08/26/2013
Global Finance ranks National Bank of Abu Dhabi 35th in the world
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been named the safest bank in the Middle East by Global Finance, a leading finance publication, which ranked the Abu Dhabi-based lender 35th safest in the world.
08/26/2013
Swatch Group grows by 9% in the first half of 201
The acquisition of the Harry Winston brand boosted the brand’s high-end offering but also expanded the brand’s high jewellery portfolio.
08/25/2013
Five Years After TARP, Misgivings on Bonuses
There was such a total lack of awareness from the firms that paid big bonuses during this extraordinary time.
08/22/2013
Key Challenges and Issues Shaping the Banking Industry - KPMG
Culture of embracing change – In today's environment, change is constant, so banks must be nimble and innovative.
08/21/2013
Google, Facebook challenge global banks
The competitors of tomorrow will not be large scale banks, they will concentrate on the single aspects of retail bankin
08/20/2013
Executives Expect Increased Availability Of Credit For Remainder Of 2013 - KPMG
Supply and demand imbalance has set off a wave of opportunistic deals