Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 8, 2012
(Reuters) – Wall Street has been lashing out against the Volcker rule since it was proposed, but a senior Goldman Sachs executive said on Wednesday the trading restriction might actually help the investment bank’s profitability.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 7, 2012
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS posted a loss at its investment bank and warned that the unit’s poor performance would also affect first-quarter results as the euro zone debt crisis and worries about the health of the U.S. economy hurt business.



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Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on February 2, 2012
Redwood Capital Group, a New York-based investment bank offering restructuring, corporate finance, v…
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Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on February 1, 2012
Investment bank Lazard Ltd. tapped former Obama Administration manufacturing policy adviser Ron Bloo…
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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 29, 2012
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp is shaking up the leadership of its investment bank as it looks to find its footing in a difficult market environment.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 28, 2012
(Reuters) – Citigroup has cut bonuses for its investment banking division by about 30 percent on average, Bloomberg said, citing a person briefed on the matter.



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Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on January 27, 2012
Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald expanded its credit fixed income team as it hired Jack Oestreicher…
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Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on January 20, 2012
CSG Partners, a New York-based investment bank that provides restructuring, corporate finance and ot…
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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 16, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Investment bank Morgan Stanley plans to tell employees this week that bonuses will drop, with cash payouts capped for now at $125,000, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 12, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland is to axe 3,500 investment bank jobs and sell or shut equities and advisory business under a 3-year plan to further reduce risk and focus more on domestic retail and corporate banking.



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