07/12/2012

All eyes on JPMorgan as banks report earnings

JPMorgan Chase revealed a $2 billion trading loss, triggering an investigation by the government and hearings in Congress. Then the large banks were implicated in a global dust-up over interest rate manipulation.

07/08/2012

China Banks Coming to America

With the finalization of the deal, ICBC gained the license to conduct retail banking in the United States and expanded its organization and business network in the country, ICBC Chairman Jiang Jianqing said at a ceremony marking the completion of the tran

07/04/2012

Most Women In Hedge Funds Feel Disadvantaged

More than eight in 10 women in the hedge fund and private equity industries feel their gender has affected their likelihood of having a successful career, Financial News reports.

07/01/2012

Global investment banking fee income falls 25%

The fees totalled nearly $14 billion in the second quarter, down from more than $18 billion in the first quarter of 2012. Year to date, fees have totalled $32 billion, down 25 percent from the same period in 2011.

06/27/2012

JPMorgan Trading Loss May Reach $9 Billion

Losses on JPMorgan Chase’s bungled trade could total as much as $9 billion, far exceeding earlier public estimates, according to people who have been briefed on the situation.

06/21/2012

Deutsche Bank to push U.S. investment bank

Deutsche Bank will focus on expanding its investment bank in the United States and on overhauling the asset and wealth management division, new co-chief executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen told Manager Magazin in an interview.

06/20/2012

Bosses Rein In Banker Who Golfs With Obama

One of the biggest banks in the world wants the president's favorite banker muzzled. One of the biggest banks in the world wants the president's favorite banker muzzled.

06/13/2012

Smith Barney Name to Join Wall Street's Dustbin ‎

The name change, to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, has been the subject of speculation for more than a year, but Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman for the first time confirmed the branding plan in a public setting.

06/13/2012

Wells Fargo Named Best U.S. Trade Bank

The Trade Finance Awards for Excellence are considered the most comprehensive poll of the global trade finance market, revealing which institutions lead by market sector and on a country-by-country basis.

05/31/2012

Fed's Dudley: U.S. banks in better crisis shape

This does not mean that the U.S. would be completely insulated from any type of crisis stemming from Europe, he noted, particularly if banks refuse to lend to each other out of a concern for counter-party risk, he said. If that happened, it would affect t