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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley duel for top spot in league tables
The league tables matter when it comes to investment banking. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Whether they admit it or not, top bank executives care a whole lot about bragging rights, and there is an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to get the tally-keepers, Dealogic and Thoms
Who's on top of the league tables?
So, who really ruled the mergers and acquisitions tables in 2009? Well, you might guess Goldman Sachs ( GS ) or Morgan Stanley ( MS ), and you would be right; but who really won? The New York Times reports you could look at it in several ways. Thomson Reuters figures Morgan Stanley wil
Goldman Sachs golden all over again?
Goldman Sachs has held up perhaps better than any other of the top banks, judging by its stock price and its CDS spreads. A MarketWatch columnist now says the bank's future looks "brilliant." That it is still profitable speaks volumes in this market. Certainly, it has built some momentum recen
JPMorgan raises $1.6 billion
JPMorgan Chase was able to raise $1.6 billion to buttress its balance sheet, but the money did not come cheap. The preferred debt issue carries a whopping 8.7 percent interest rate. The Financial Times reports that this is the highest rate offered by the bank on preferred debt since the bi
SPOTLIGHT: SWFs
New Dealogic data show that investments by sovereign wealth funds hit $25 billion in the first quarter, compared with $3.9 billion last year. SWFs accounted for about half the global volume of private equity investors. Article
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