Tag Archives: mortgage


RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Costas launches boutique bank and a 2nd act

CNN Money – John Costas, who helped make UBS AG into one of the world’s biggest investment banks, wants to build a lasting Wall Street player — and put the 2007 demise of hedge fund Dillon Read Capital Management behind […]

Obama’s Interview on ‘The Tonight Show’ / regarding hedge funds and AIG

FOXNews – MR. LENO: Tell people what happened. I know people have been over it, just — MR. OBAMA: Well, look, here’s what happened. You’ve got a company, AIG, which used to be just a regular, old insurance company. Then […]

HK’s Bank of East Asia posts first loss in four decades

Forbes – Bank of East Asia, Hong Kong’s fifth-largest lender, posted a bigger-than-expected second-half loss and slashed its dividend, after selling a debt portfolio at a steep loss. The bank (BEA), which reported its first half-year loss since the 1960s, […]

dealReporter adds Laura Stavro-Beauchamp to reporting team

Journalism.co.uk – Laura Stavro-Beauchamp has been appointed as a reporter for Financial Times service, dealReporter. Previously employed as deputy news editor on weekly title Mortgage Strategy, Canadian-born Stavro-Beauchamp will put her global and financial background to good use by providing […]