Firm Spotlight
WestLB
WestLB AG is a commercial bank domiciled in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most densely populated federal state and it is one of Germany´s leading providers of financial services.
KEY FACTS
Founded: 1969
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany
Products: Global Financing, Financial Markets, Asset Management, Real Estate Finance
Website: www.westlb.de
WESTLB ON HITC
Top Firm Should 'Shut Down' FICC Business, Another Firm Cuts Equities Jobs
Reuters reports that the latest reshuffling of the ranks over at UBS Investment Bank has given rise to further thoughts that the Swiss bank might be better off without at least some of it.
Job Cuts Loom At Several Firms - Details
All the talk of bonuses and games of hiring musical chairs has kind of distracted us from focusing on that big train coming down the tunnel - layoffs.
Who'll Be Hiring In 2011 - League Table
The early part of every year - after bonuses have been paid out - is usually when firms start to really beef up their payrolls (provided the outlook for the economy justifies it).
The 2010 'Doughnut' Bonus League Table
Speculation is already mounting about the firms that are likely to pay the most 'doughnut' bonuses (i.e. nothing) to staff this year-end.
And The 2010 Bank Of The Year Award Winners Are...
The International Financing Review (IFR) released details of its 2010 Awards last week.
