The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. today announced several appointments designed to bolster its European investment banking division. Paul Abecassis has been appointed to the newly…
Bank hikes quarterly dividend
Most officers not prepared to give up control of established U.S. accounting standards, survey finds
Firm to select and monitor investment managers
Larger continue to display superior loan granularity when compared with smaller institutions
A new 15-point bill of rights for taxpayers will also be introduced
Gross insurance premiums up 11.5%
$65.5 billion of private equity capital under management in 2006
Governments must search out new ways of conducting business
TD will pay $225 million for the investment support services business
Laval-based firms were fined a total of $300,000
Gains from the Julius Baer stake will be used to buy back shares in the coming months as part of UBS’s share repurchase program
The new entity will create a transatlantic rival to NYSE Euronext
Conntinuing strong earnings from Canadian banking and wealth management segments
Galileo Global Equity Advisors
Sci-tech strategy is a good piece of public policy
Company becomes associate member
Cross-border transactions continue to be a key dynamic
Money manager for the affluent to remain an independent firm
Strong quarter for Canadian banking and wealth management
But firm cancels announced 3-1 forward split; speculative buy rating reiterated
China will also allow foreign securities firms to expand their operations in China to include brokerage, proprietary trading and fund management
New entity will offer financial advisory services throughout South America
But combined results don’t include any revenue or cost-saving synergies that may be achievable subsequent to the completion of the merger