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The road to TARP payback
Lots of banks have been talking about repaying their TARP funds early. But which ones will actually do it? According to new Treasury guidelines noted by the Financial Times , banks will be able to repay the funds only if they are able to issue debt without government guarantees. So far, up to $
A look at the "Texas ratio" and stress tests
A lot is riding on the so-called stress tests that are currently underway for banks with more than $100 billion in assets. We're starting to see a lot of analysis around which banks are more likely to fare well and which will likely need more capital. TheStreet.com takes an interesting look, f
Perspective on the private equity bloodbath
It's not news that the private equity industry has been battered by the credit crisis. TheDeal.com puts some perspective to the carnage; it notes S&P data showing that 218 companies with private equity and venture capital funding filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2008, up 86 percent from
Citigroup to combine debt and equities units
Financial News Online reports that Citigroup has plans to combine its equity and debt capital markets origination divisions into a single unit. The move follows like-minded moves by JPMorgan Chase and UBS. The point is to unlock efficiencies that might result from integrated product offeri
Goldman Sachs bids to regain crown in ECM
Mighty Goldman Sachs had a tremendous 2007, a year that people still are talking about, almost wistfully. It was common to suggest that if the bank had a weakness, it was in hedge funds. But Financial News Online notes that the bank also lost its luster in the equity capital market arena.
