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Goldman $3.2bn profit masks $600m subprime writedown
Goldman Sachs has posted impressive returns for the last quarter of 2007, but has confirmed losses of around $600 million in its mortgage business.
ECB takes further steps to improve liquidity
The European Central Bank (ECB) has boosted levels of liquidity over the Christmas period by lending €348.6 billion in a main refinancing operation that matures on January 4.
RBS to subsume ABN Amro wholesale brand
Royal Bank of Scotland, which teamed up with Benelux bancassurer Fortis and Spain’s Santander to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro for €70 billion in October, will do away with the ABN Amro brand in the wholesale banking arena. The merged division will be run in…
EEX and Powernext agree to merge
The board of Germany’s European Energy Exchange (EEX) has agreed plans for the exchange to pool its power spot and futures markets with France’s Powernext exchange, laying the foundations for a pan-European energy exchange.
Citi bails out struggling SIVs
Citigroup has bailed out seven of its own structured investment vehicles (SIVs), taking their $49 billion in non-cash assets onto its own balance sheet, as they continue to reduce in size.
Central banks offer $20bn auctions to revive liquidity
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the central banks of the UK, Canada and Switzerland have agreed upon a series of auctions to provide billions for credit-starved financial institutions.
Banks not ready for Sepa, says report
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Renewables set to lose out as Energy Bill stalls in Senate
US Republicans have forced Democrat supporters of the Energy bill to drop a controversial tax provision that would have cut tax breaks to major oil companies in an effort to boost spending on renewables.
Northern Rock’s CEO departs
Adam Applegarth, Northern Rock’s chief executive, has left the bank. He will be replaced by Andy Kuipers, subject to the UK Financial Services Authority’s approval.
Australian banks prepare for Basel II
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Citi names Vikram Pandit as CEO
Citi has appointed Vikram Pandit as a replacement for its previous chief executive officer, Charles Prince, who stepped down in November after the bank faced writedowns of billions of dollars on its mortgage-backed securities business.
Nymex Launches Green Exchange
Nymex Holdings, the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), is to form a new exchange trading environmental futures, options and swaps contracts.
Another CDO head leaves Calyon
Edouard Bremond, previously global head of cash collateralised debt obligation (CDO) structuring, has left Calyon.
BGC hires head of fixed-income e-commerce
Andrew Stone has been appointed head of fixed-income products for e-commerce at London-based interdealer broker BGC.
TSX to take over Montreal exchange
TSX Group, which owns the Toronto Stock Exchange, is to buy the Montreal Exchange, after overcoming resistance from its management.