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What's behind the Barclays move to divest BlackRock?
Barclay's announcement that it will sell its entire stake in asset management powerhouse BlackRock, which is worth more than $6 billion, was huge news.
Private equity firms significantly undervalued?
It's no secret that private equity firms have been lackluster stocks.
Bank reporting period on deck
JPMorgan Chase gets the bank reporting period underway this week, as it is scheduled to release its fourth quarter results on Friday. While analysts are less bearish on JPMorgan than they are on
Smaller investment banks, boutiques under pressure
So what will the New Year bring for investment banks? Obviously, they've been in downsizing mode. Banks slashed jobs as macro concerns squashed the early year bump in core advisory and deal business.
Race to lead Facebook IPO
So who will win the coveted role of lead underwriter for the expected Facebook initial public offering? The expected deal ranks with the IPOs of Google and Microsoft in terms of strategic
Investment banking fees slump
We've been discussing commercial bank fees ad nauseam recently and speculating about how the big consumer banks would make up for a variety of lost fees. But consumer banks are hardly the only ones
Wall Street home to inside sympathizers
Dealbook offers an interesting commentary suggesting that there are quite a few Wall Street executives who take a surprisingly positive view of the Occupy Wall Street movement. These tend to be
For banks, a new era of reduced expectations
In previous posts, we've suggested that the banking industry is still struggling to find the next big thing, that is, the next major revenue source that will serve as a gravy train for the entire
Volcker Rule could be looming disaster for investors
Not too long ago, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said he was quite sure that customers of big investment banks would rise up and vociferously oppose the Volcker Rule, joining with the banks
Mortgage market prognosis: Little change
For all the angst in the mortgage market since the financial crisis tanked the economy, we have yet to really find any consensus about an all new market structure. The problems of the past were
