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The truth about Asian investment banking

June 2008

Fortress takes hits

Fortress’s first-quarter earnings sparked some concern among market participants but chief executive and chairman Wesley Edens says the worst is now over.


"The risk of a systemic financial crisis has now diminished. We’re now in a credit crisis rather than a liquidity crisis," he said on a phone call in May.

Fortress reported a loss of $69 million in the first quarter. Earnings for the period were $58 million compared with $220 million for the first quarter in 2007. "Our business...


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