European bank shares were pummelled overnight, while the cost of insuring bank and government debt hit record highs, writes Karen Maley, of Business Spectator.
Deutsche Bank
Forget CEO pay, investment banks laughing all the way to the bank
During the Global Financial Crisis, when Australian companies clamored to raise precious capital to shore-up their balance sheets, investment bankers and their favoured institutional clients made out like bandits.
The real-time carbon emissions counter
Deutsche Bank has installed the world’s first real-time scientifically-calculated, carbon counter on a billboard — and it’s going up at a scary 800 tons a seconds.
The BrisConnections bolt from the blue
A resolution of the BrisConnections mess is inevitable, despite Nicholas Bolton’s opportunistic $4.5 million vote sell-off.
Deutsche bank discovers St George financials under threat
The Australian banks’ safe haven status is increasingly coming under pressure amidst what only can be described as ongoing freezing temperatures on global debt and credit markets. The latest victim could well be Australia’s fifth largest bank, St George, writes Rudi Filapek-Vandyck.
