HSBC is the latest bank to be hit by attempted fraud, which Euromoney was first to report.
We’re here to save the world and we don’t need any questions
May 2008
The crunch has precipitated a world where good credits can turn bad overnight. Research teams must adapt to the new circumstances while clients increasingly have their own expertise. Jethro Wookey reports.
Banks are paying the price for hanging on to their stuck leveraged loans for so long.
New organization for the merged RBS/ABN business is unveiled.
March 2008
February 2008
November 2007
September 2007
July 2007
June 2007
A colleague of mine over from New York is used to seeing his deals close in a couple of weeks. He gets here to work on a Chinese deal and discovers the credit committee of the acquirer meets precisely once a month and won’t deviate from that schedule. Four months later we’re still waiting on a decision
Business can happen at a different pace in Asia, as a banker at a US firm working on buyouts in Hong Kong relates