Read more investment bankers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8855/investment-bankers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:04:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71838/wassersteins-death-triggers-188m-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt'll take more than just death to stop legendary Wall Street dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein making money. The Lazard chief's death on Wednesday triggered the vesting of $188 million in stock options, swelling a fortune recently estimated at $2.2 billion and cementing his status as one of the highest-paid bankers...http://www.newser.com/story/71838/wassersteins-death-triggers-188m-payout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 4:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71724/wall-st-dealmaker-wasserstein-dead-at-61.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBruce Wasserstein, the CEO of Lazard Ltd. and one of Wall Street's most prominent dealmakers, is dead at 61. He had been hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat on Sunday. Wasserstein had been a fixture on Wall Street since the 1980s. He worked on such landmark deals as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts'...http://www.newser.com/story/71724/wall-st-dealmaker-wasserstein-dead-at-61.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:16:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68208/palin-to-make-first-trip-to-asia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce pilloried for her lack of foreign policy experience—except for Russia, which she said she could see from Alaska—Sarah Palin will make her first trip to Asia in September. The former Alaska governor will visit Hong Kong to address the CLSA Investors Forum, a prominent conference of global...http://www.newser.com/story/68208/palin-to-make-first-trip-to-asia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 7:57:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62695/in-lieu-of-bonuses-citi-gives-i-bankers-50-raises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup will raise salaries for investment bankers and traders as much as 50% to offset a steep falloff in bonus pay and keep the company’s compensation package competitive, Bloomberg reports. Other employees, like those in the consumer banking section, will receive smaller raises. Citi, which took $45 billion in federal...http://www.newser.com/story/62695/in-lieu-of-bonuses-citi-gives-i-bankers-50-raises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 12:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60377/cia-wants-you-i-banker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA is looking for a few good bankers to track down millionaire bad guys and stymie financial terrorism, the New York Post reports. Ads on Bloomberg Radio ask money whizzes to use their “intelligence for the work of a nation.” The $160,000 salary will probably be a pay...http://www.newser.com/story/60377/cia-wants-you-i-banker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 15:50:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56670/livid-wall-streeters-see-themselves-as-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMain Street doesn’t hold a monopoly on victimhood, Gabriel Sherman writes in New York . From AIG execs and their disappearing bonuses to Wall Street bankers who get dirty looks, the once-privileged feel like they’re shouldering too much blame. “It is difficult to sympathize with these people,” Sherman writes, “but you...http://www.newser.com/story/56670/livid-wall-streeters-see-themselves-as-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 16:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49085/wall-street-loses-sex-appeal-as-big-guns-struggle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe gravitational pull of Wall Street on the nation's best and brightest students has weakened dramatically, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in the New York Times , as ridiculous pay packages and the thrill of risk-taking give way to layoffs and anxiety. "The whole cult and ethos of Wall Street, which lured...http://www.newser.com/story/49085/wall-street-loses-sex-appeal-as-big-guns-struggle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 12:34:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47779/stockbrokers-in-high-demand-on-back-to-basics-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith investment bankers and trading desks disgraced by crippling losses, the everyday stockbroker is enjoying a renaissance as Wall Street firms look to stay relevant to customers and investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The likely deal between Morgan Stanley and Citigroup that would create the world’s largest brokerage unit...http://www.newser.com/story/47779/stockbrokers-in-high-demand-on-back-to-basics-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 12:56:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47629/jobs-to-ditch-before-the-recession-does-it-for-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to keep your job this year? Steer clear of these professions, which a new study says will be hard-hit by the recession, Australia's News Network reports: Car salesperson Real estate agent Investment banker Prawn fishermanhttp://www.newser.com/story/47629/jobs-to-ditch-before-the-recession-does-it-for-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 16:56:48 CST