International Business News - Banks http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Banks in the United States need higher capital than they currently have, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve told a Mumbai conference via satellite on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/us-banks-need-have-higher-capital-greenspan.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:24:07 EDT Two Sunbelt banks filed for initial public offerings on Wednesday to raise money that would be used in part to pay off money owed to the U.S. Treasury, setting the stage for the first U.S. IPOs by banks in more than two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/texas-fla-banks-seek-ipo-pay-off-tarp.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:36:08 EDT Toronto's main stock index finished the session higher on Tuesday on strength in financial shares after Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO) kicked off quarterly earnings results for Canada's big banks with a surprisingly strong performance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/canada-stocks-tsx-closes-higher-on-banks-us-data.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:57:20 EDT In late August's quiet trading, four troubled financial companies have accounted for a big piece of total volume on the New York Stock Exchange, in what one analyst referred to as a "dash for trash." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/four-banks-dominate-august-market-dash-trash.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:27:28 EDT French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised on Tuesday to fight for tougher controls on bankers' bonuses at a meeting of the Group of 20 leaders next month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/sarkozy-pushes-french-banks-on-bonuses-before-g20.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:33:10 EDT Early signs of a manufacturing rebound, already strong in Asia, lend hope for some modest recovery from today's deep global recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090731/banks-and-bailouts.htm Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:51:21 EDT U.S. banks that received billions of dollars of taxpayer money to bolster their capital could place bets on the same toxic assets that got them into trouble in the first place -- and with government support. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/211631-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/banks-could-bet-on-toxic-assets-with-taxpayers-039-money.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/banks-could-bet-on-toxic-assets-with-taxpayers-039-money.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:32:16 EDT A year ago, I predicted that the losses of US financial institutions would reach at least $1 trillion and possibly go as high as $2 trillion. At that time, the consensus among economists and policymakers was that these estimates were exaggerated, because it was believed that sub-prime mortgage losses totaled only about $200 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090223/roubini-banks-nationalize.htm Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:16:11 EST The most recent phase of the financial crisis, since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, has been characterized by large bank losses and the continued threat of bank collapses. The size of the calamity raises the question of whether small countries can really afford bank bailouts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090212/banks-states-financial-crisis.htm Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:03:18 EST The recession in emerging Europe will be more severe than elsewhere due to large imbalances, and will put the financial strength ratings of local banks and their western parents under pressure, Moody's said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/e-europe-banks-crisis-weighs-on-bank-ratings-moody-039-s.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:01:25 EST