Sir Moir wearily insists that many of the problems stem from under-investment by Network Rail, which owns the tracks, and points to his own firm's investment in new rolling stock.
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Then he shredded the firm's investment banking unit, another moneylosing operation only about 30 out of 300 investment bankers remain.
Meanwhile, Mack has emphasized the firm's investment bank and asset management areas, striking several deals to acquire hedge fund managers, for example.
He discussed the firm's investment outlook for the year, noting a near-bottom in the European market and looming interest rate increases domestically.
Late Monday, the chief executive announced management changes that has resulted in the resignations of three rising stars in the firm's investment banking operations.
By 1998, the group that Mr Flowers headed at Goldman, which advised financial institutions, was producing as much as one-third of the firm's investment-banking revenues.
Then he decimated the firm's investment banking unit, another moneylosing operation.
But given the levels of disclosure required in America, offering tantalising detail about a firm's investment strategy and returns, it is no wonder other management companies are moving cautiously.
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In a bold and symbolic move in February, he hired Michael Mayo, a banking analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston who had outraged that firm's investment bankers by knocking the stocks of commercial banks the investment bankers wanted merger and underwriting deals from.
In a bold and symbolic move in February, he hired former Credit Suisse First Boston banking analyst Michael Mayo, who had outraged that firm's investment bankers by knocking the stocks of commercial banks from which the investment bankers wanted merger and underwriting deals.
In 2005, the last full year before the firm's initial ICBC investment, Goldman ranked fifth.
Speculation centres on which assets Yukos will be forced to sell, and whether the process will end up prising control of Yukos away from jailed ex-CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky's investment firm Menatep Group.
Warren Buffett 's investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway (nyse: BRKa - news - people), and Leucadia International (nyse: LUK - news - people) will bail out embattled finance company Finova Group (nyse: FNV - news - people).
PLC, London-based BlueBay Asset Management LP and U.S. investment firm Pacific Investment Management Co.
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The Smithfield deal including assumed debt would eclipse the Chinese purchase of a stake in a big U.S. investment firm as well.
Sumitomo Metal, for example, would be expected to give a decent chunk of its pension money to Sumitomo Bank's investment advisory firm.
The board of Alliance Trust has defeated a bid by a rebel shareholder to force a comprehensive review of the investment firm's operations.
About 500 workers have been recruited this year in the firm's biggest single UK investment programme for a decade, raising the total workforce to 3, 500.
Then an executive in the family's private investment firm, the younger Thompson could easily have dropped out of business for something less stressful -- missionary work, say.
Then an executive in the family's private investment firm, the junior Thompson could easily have dropped out of business for something less stressful -- missionary work, say.
It is being built in conjunction with investment firm River's Rock, and Pinewood said it expected construction to begin immediately.
Tim Levy, director of Future Capital Partners, a firm specialising in film investment schemes, admitted that over half of the firm's 255 investments had subsequently been investigated by HMRC.
Christopher Dodd (D-CT) calls for hearings on the Federal Reserve's role in saving investment firm Bear Stearns.
Yahoo settled its proxy fight with Third Point LLC, the activist investment firm controlled by Daniel S. Loeb, who had been seeking four board seats.
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Besides attracting prestige, membership of the FTSE 100 offers some support to a firm's share price, by attracting investment from so-called tracker funds, whose performance is designed to mirror that of the index.
However, the nation's No. 1 investment firm said the agreement "represents neither evidence nor admission of wrongdoing or liability"--a bit short of Spitzer's initial goal of an admission of wrongdoing, which investors' attorneys said would've helped restitution efforts.
In addition to Buffett and Munger, Berkshire's octogenarian directors include billionaires Walter Scott and David Gottesman, principal at investment advisory firm First Manhattan Co. and one of Berkshire's largest investors.
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