Bear Stearns Companies Inc. – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Bear Stearns Companies Inc. – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 NY Fed completes financing for J.P. Morgan, Bear Stearns deal https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/ny-fed-completes-financing-for-j-p-morgan-bear-stearns-deal/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/ny-fed-completes-financing-for-j-p-morgan-bear-stearns-deal/ The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has completed financing arrangements to facilitate J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s acquisition of Bear Stearns Companies Inc.The New York Fed has extended a $28.82 billion loan, and J.P. Morgan Chase has extended a $1.15 billion loan, to a Delaware limited liability company. The LLC, which will be consolidated […]

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]]> Could Bear Stearns scenario happen in Canada? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/news-44365/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:11:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-44365/ The U.S. government’s bailout of the investment bank introduces a new take on the notion of “too big to fail”

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]]> J.P. Morgan agrees to increase price for Bear Stearns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/j-p-morgan-agrees-to-increase-price-for-bear-stearns/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/j-p-morgan-agrees-to-increase-price-for-bear-stearns/ Revised terms hike price to US$10 a share

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]]> Fitch affirms ratings of J.P. Morgan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fitch-affirms-ratings-of-j-p-morgan/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/fitch-affirms-ratings-of-j-p-morgan/ Ratings agency to upgrade debt ratings of Bear Stearns following takeover

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]]> J.P. Morgan Chase to acquire Bear Stearns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/j-p-morgan-chase-to-acquire-bear-stearns/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/j-p-morgan-chase-to-acquire-bear-stearns/ Ailing investment bank sold for US$2 a share

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]]> Bear Stearns troubles bode ill for financial firms, says Cooper https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bear-stearns-troubles-bode-ill-for-financial-firms-says-cooper/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/bear-stearns-troubles-bode-ill-for-financial-firms-says-cooper/ There’s more pain to come for financial firms, as signaled by the bailout of Bear Stearns Companies Inc., says Sherry Cooper, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.“The announcement this morning of the Bear Stearns bailout by the Federal Reserve through J.P. Morgan Chase has sent reverberations throughout all markets worldwide, not only because this is […]

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]]> Fitch downgrades Bear Stearns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fitch-downgrades-bear-stearns/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/fitch-downgrades-bear-stearns/ Financial performance in 2008 will be “particularly challenged”

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]]> Bear Stearns gets help from J.P. Morgan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bear-stearns-gets-help-from-j-p-morgan/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/bear-stearns-gets-help-from-j-p-morgan/ Investment bank admits liquidity has "significantly deteriorated"

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]]> Strong performance of Canadian bonds will continue: BCA Research https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/strong-performance-of-canadian-bonds-will-continue-bca-research/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:40:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/strong-performance-of-canadian-bonds-will-continue-bca-research/ Firm says strong loonie and struggling economy good for bonds

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]]> New CEO to head Bear Stearns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/new-ceo-to-head-bear-stearns/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/new-ceo-to-head-bear-stearns/ Bear Stearns Companies Inc. today named Alan Schwartz to succeed James Cayne as CEO.While Cayne will retire from the firm, effective immediately, he will stay on as chairman of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank.Schwartz joined Bear Stearns in 1976. He became executive vp and head of the Investment Banking Division […]

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