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Deutsche Bank wins best prices crown, Goldman falls

So, who gets the crown for getting the best stock prices for institutional clients globally? Bloomberg has awarded the title to Deutsche Bank ( NYSE: DB ) in something of surprise. The broker displaced Goldman Sachs ( NYSE: GS ), the winner the previous year (for the 12 m

Securities lending backfires on banks

Securities lending has a reputation as a sleepy sort of backwaters on Wall Street, rife with rough-and-tumble practices as unsavory brokers search for shares that can be lent. Wall Street banks, sensing opportunity, created programs that called for big institutional clients, mainly pensions an

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit engages analysts, investors

Michael Mayo ( Mike Mayo news) must be cringing. He has been promised an audience with top executives, but I doubt they'll roll out the red carpet. It's unclear whether that audience will include CEP Vikram Pandit ( Vikram Pandit news). Meanwhile, Sanford C. Bernstein bank analyst John

Morgan Stanley launches research app for iPhone

Will other banks follow Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS ) lead and launch more iPhone and iPad apps? The "Morgan Stanley Research App" allows institutional clients to view analysts work on more than 2,600

Q2 2009 Earnings Reports

Second quarter earnings reports from Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.   Bank of America ( BAC ) Earnings Report Highlights: Bank of America Earns $3.2 Billion in Second Quarter Strong Pretax, Pre-provisio

End of an era in stock research?

What to make of the independent research movement? Whether you think it has altered the research landscape profoundly or not, it is about to morph again. Business Week reports that the "trend of shrinking coverage is expected to continue for two reasons: The financial woes of Wall Street firms

Citi to combine commercial and investment banking

There was a day, long ago when anti-trust regulators thought it wise to separate investment banking from commercial banking. But in the modern era, the idea seems quaint. According to media reports, Citi is creating a new unit that would officially combine the two disciplines. For many clients, th

Dark pool universe continues to morph

What's the hottest broker-dealer-owned dark pools service right now? Most people would say Goldman Sach's Sigma X, whose stature as a trading venue is growing, pushing

Citi's research move a good idea

Citi  has confirmed that it is indeed moving its stock research unit out of Smith Barney, where it was placed following the stock research scandals of yesteryear, and back into institutional clients' business. It will become part of a new research unit that will combine fixed income and economi