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BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
David Fairlamb |
Bargain-Sniffing In The States European banks are once again shopping aggressively for American acquisitions.   |
U.S. Banker
August 2004
John Engen |
Conquerors, Come All Capital-rich foreign banks are scouring the U.S. in search of targets to offset tough growth prospects at home. Someday soon, the notion of banking as a merely national, not global, endeavor might seem quaint. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
John Hackett |
Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed... |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
The Two Faces of Bank Mergers Despite all the talk about the "seamlessness" of the mergers being planned in the nation's fast-consolidating banking industry, CFOs of bank customers aren't all that convinced. And their concerns are both financial and personal: Will the merger of their bank hurt their access to capital, they ask? And how will their relationship with bank officers change? |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
Laura Cohn |
The Best Of Times For British Banks Strength in the economy and savvy management are adding up to fat profits |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Stanley Reed |
Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Bank of America and FleetBoston: Dud Deal? It was the third largest bank merger in history, promising to create a mega-bank that would span the country. But though bank executives promise economies of scale and cross-selling opportunities, investors have not been impressed. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
John Rossant |
Where Are Europe's Superbanks? Unless cross-border mergers begin, the banks may be left in the global dust. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Vincent Ryan |
Land of Opportunity Can foreign banks succeed where U.S. megabanks failed to tread? |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
Who's Courting BofA? With banking mergers and acquisitions heating up, some big U.S. and European banks are eyeing Bank of America as a possible partner. |
U.S. Banker
April 2007
Lee Conrad |
Financial M&A Sees Third-Highest Year on Record Mergers and acquisitions in the bank and thrift market staged a major comeback in 2006. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Bucking ze Trend, non? French bank BNP Paribas shows the world how it's done. Despite crisis-related losses of $872 million for the quarter, the bank managed to post a $1.48 billion profit. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Grow East, BancWest French banking giant BNP Paribas' American division expands once again through acquisition. Although the shares trade over the counter in this country, the company might be worth a further look for those with an itch to gain more exposure to global (particularly European) banking. |
U.S. Banker
August 2003
John Engen |
Hitting for the Cycle Citizens CEO Larry Fish runs his $68 billion bank like a ball club, mixing the art of dealmaking with a healthy dose of home-grown talent. With 20 mergers under his belt and organic growth making for 40 percent of its rise in deposits, can the official bank of the Phillies keep it up? |
CFO
January 1, 2004
Roy Harris |
The Start of Something Big? A blockbuster fourth quarter gives even pessimists hope that M&A activity has finally turned the corner. |
U.S. Banker
February 2003
John Engen |
Blocking Consolidation in Canada Canadians' love-hate relationship with the "Big Five" banks -- the largest and best employers and sponsors of community activities like pee-wee hockey teams -- is at the core of their collective merger angst. With two mergers nixed, it's beginning to rub local bankers the wrong way. |
U.S. Banker
April 2004
Karen Krebsbach |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World HSBC has focused on the well-heeled client for more than a century. Now the london-based behemoth is finding that going downscale can be profitable too. |
U.S. Banker
January 2007 |
The Opportunists The banking industry turned in another round of record profits in 2006, but you wouldn't know it by listening to bankers. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Joseph Rosta |
Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up It's a hostile merger and acquisition world out there and the depressed bank and thrift market has not been spared. |
U.S. Banker
June 2007
Lee Conrad |
Banks' Insurance Operations: Are Painful Lessons Paying Off? Banks clamored for years for the right to underwrite and sell insurance, but few have proven adept at it. There are signs of progress, however, as some banks embrace the brokerage side and gain revenue. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011
Charles Keenan |
Who Says Banks Can't Grow Revenues? Banks looking to generate revenues must recognize that things are now different than before the recession. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 30, 2003
Steven Marlin |
Careful What You Wish For: Technology Is Key to BofA/Fleet Deal Bank of America and FleetBoston must decide how best to assimilate their systems. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Todd Wenning |
Royal Bank of Scotland's Right Royal Mess Royal Bank of Scotland is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its 12 billion rights issue was the biggest in U.K. corporate history, and now, it reveals its first loss in 40 years. |
U.S. Banker
April 2005
John Engen |
Battleground State Ohio is headquarters to four of the nation's biggest banks, and plenty more have laid claims there. The competition is good for the Buckeye state's consumers and businesses. But is it good for the banks? |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Golden Opportunity for Wachovia Will its far-reaching services help the bank keep rewarding investors? |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 29, 2005
MacPherson, Perry & Phelan |
Doing Diligence Attempts to buy growth through M&As take forethought and care. At its best, an effective bank merger is a backstage production - smooth, well-orchestrated and invisible to an audience of consumers. |
U.S. Banker
January 2006 |
The Best in Class Put Fundamentals Into Play Without question, the CFO has become the new face of financial services. A key player in any organization's strategic team, the CFO today must also juggle financial, risk and compliance efforts. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Well-Protected Wachovia The banking giant is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
U.S. Banker
August 2002
John Engen |
A Remade Mellon When Mellon opted out of retail in favor of asset management, shareholder services and human resources consulting a year ago, analysts praised CEO Martin McGuinn for his ambition as Pittsburgh locals groaned. Turning Mellon on its ear wasn't easy. |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Jack Ewing |
European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt. |
U.S. Banker
January 2006
John Engen |
Fabulous on the Fundamentals The first three quarters of 2005 were the most profitable in banking history, with record earnings of $102 billion. But already in 2006, analysts see signs of change in the overall approach bankers take to the business. |
Entrepreneur
August 2002
C.J. Prince |
Take This Hand Banks are looking to find a nice entrepreneur and settle down. |
U.S. Banker
May 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Smaller Is Better Smaller was better in 2001 among the nation's 100 largest banks and thrifts. For the most part, the success of the smaller companies reflects their ability to focus on highly profitable niches -- especially mortgage originations during last year's boom... |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2010
Cliff D'Arcy |
Anyone Want to Buy a Used Bank? Banking heats up as several investors get set to snap up surplus banks. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
UBS Joins the Long Cost-Cutting Line UBS cuts 3,500 jobs to stay profitable. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
MacAskill & Menon |
No End in Sight for Britain's Bank Rescue By holding its shares in RBS and Lloyds, the U.K. may earn a profit. Meanwhile, the cost of carrying the stakes continues to rise. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
David Holding |
RBS Back With a Vengeance Royal Bank of Scotland's generally upbeat results follow similar announcements this week from Barclays, HSBC, and Lloyds Banking Group. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Laura Cohn |
Investment Banks Are Hiring In Europe Europe's leading investment banks, flush with profits from niche businesses, are adding thousands of employees. And they're finding ways to make money despite scarce deals. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway? A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business, along with their stock ratings. |
CIO
April 1, 2004
Alice Dragoon |
Banks Fight Customer Fligtht Following mergers, banks used to sacrifice customer service in favor of speedy integration and cost-cutting. But no more. Here's how CIOs are helping banks implement a new postmerger mandate to focus on customer service. |
U.S. Banker
October 2007
John Engen |
Revving Up Revenues Employing customized approaches in individual markets is merely one piece of a multi-pronged strategy that CEO Richard Davis hopes will spur greater organic revenue and earnings growth in U.S. Bancorp's core banking business. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Karen Krebsbach |
SEC Allows Shareholder Vote On Equator Principles Proposal Shareholders of Citi and Bank of America have a right to know the green-washing policies of the banks' lending policies, the Securities and Exchange Commission says. |
CFO
August 1, 2006
Wu Chen |
View from China In the rush to gain a foothold in a market of 1.3 billion people, multinationals are pursuing mergers and acquisitions in China more religiously than ever. But the social tension that simmers beneath the rich/poor divide in China is now spilling over into foreign acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
What's on Deck for Investment Banks? It looks like there could be some tougher times for the industry. Investors, there's a lot of uncertainty right now, but keep an eye out for the appearance of a Goldman Sachs or a Merrill Lynch in that ol' bargain bin -- it could happen. |
U.S. Banker
December 2003
John Engen |
An Investor's Kind of Guy M&T Bank chief Robert Wilmers' penchant for bank buys hints at his willingness to take risks. Yet it is his bank's disciplined execution and annual returns that have made billionaire Warren Buffett and other shrewd investors believers in Wilmers' block-and-tackle game. |
FDIC FYI
May 18, 2004 |
An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Trends in Community Banking... The Declining Number of U.S. Banking Organizations: Will the Trend Continue?... Community Banks: Their Recent Past, Current Performance, and Future Prospects... |
U.S. Banker
April 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Trading Places National City is making a bold play for underserved U.S. middle-market firms wanting to do business in China. |
U.S. Banker
September 2007
Lee Conrad |
Woes Cause Gloom To Spread The mortgage problems that market prognosticators have been expecting for a couple of years are finally coming. And they've quickly soured the mood in financial services M&A. |
U.S. Banker
January 2002 |
BNP Getting Serious Baudouin Prot, director and chief operating officer of BNP Paribas, is breaking into a gallop... |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2010
Simmons & Foley |
Michael Cohrs' Bittersweet Exit from Deutsche Bank The financial crisis was a boon for the bank's M&A business, now second only to Goldman Sachs' in the U.S., and Cohrs was its chief architect |
