More Bank Writedowns


2007 08 09 BNP Paribas Freezes Funds as Loan Losses Roil Markets
2008 08 04 BNP Paribas Dodges Bullet a Year After Freezing Funds
2008 10 05 BNP Paribas to Purchase Fortis’s Units in Belgium, Luxembourg
2008 11 05 Banking crisis wipes 56% off BNP Paribas profits


2008 03 05 Credit Agricole hit by sub-prime
2008 05 15 Credit Agricole to sell $7.72-billion in assets
2008 05 19 Crédit Agricole boosts risk controls after writedowns hit €3.3bn
2008 08 28 Agricole, Natixis earnings plunge on market turmoil
2008 08 28 C.Agricole Q2 profit plunges on Calyon loss
2008 10 27 Agricole brokerage arm takes pay cut
2008 11 13 Credit Agricole Net Falls on Writedowns, Provisions


2008 08 28 Agricole, Natixis earnings plunge on market turmoil
2008 11 12 Natixis’s Investment Banking Arm Took a Hit in Oct.


2008 03 06 High-profile hedge fund collapses


2008 01 28 Scandal stings not just bank, but French pride, too
2008 04 17 Société Générale Chief to Step Aside
2008 11 03 Profits slump at Societe Generale

Australia


2008 07 28 ANZ hit by credit costs
2008 10 23 ANZ Bank’s Second-Half Profit Drops 35% on Provisions


2007 08 29 Basis Yield Files Bankruptcy Over Subprime Defaults

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2008 11 13 CBA to take $1b hit over bad debts

Macquarie Bank
2008 11 16 Writedowns to hit Macquarie profits


2008 07 25 NAB rating outlook revised to negative
2007 08 25 National Australia
Bank tumbles on new $830m provision

2008 09 30 NAB to take $400m hit over CDO writedowns
2008 10 21 NAB full-year earnings drop 10.7% on bad debts
2008 11 10 NAB plans to raise $2b with share sale
2009 01 07 NAB bond issue raises $3.5b


2008 10 28 Aegon gets €3bn in government capital


2007 04 29 Battle of the banks
2008 01 28 Fortis warns of sub-prime losses
2008 06 26 Fortis launches urgent €1.5bn cash call
2008 07 11 Fortis Ousts Chief Votron After ABN Amro Deal Depletes Capital
2008 08 04 Fortis Second-Quarter Net Drops 49% After Writedowns
2008 09 29 Fortis rescued but bank woes spread
2008 10 03 Dutch part of Fortis is nationalised


2008 05 14 ING’s Net Falls in ‘Challenging’ Market
2008 05 14 ING profits down on writedowns
2008 10 20 ING Gets $13.4 Billion Injection From the Netherlands
2008 10 21 ING Groep’s Senior Debt Rating Cut to Aa3 by Moody’s
2008 11 12 ING Posts Its First-Ever Loss


2008 11 06 Belgium’s KBC Swings to 3Q Loss on Writedowns
2008 10 15 S&P says may cut KBC ratings on news of expected loss

Brazil
2008 11 06 Itau Leads Brazilian Banks Higher on Consolidation


2007 11 01 After Write-Down, Credit Suisse’s Profit Falls 31%
2007 11 14 Credit Suisse Asset Write-Down Values Holding Up
2007 11 23 In Reversal, Safe Is Risky, Risky Is Safe
2008 02 19 Credit Suisse Reveals $2.85 Bln Writedowns
2008 02 20 New $2.8 Billion Write-Down Jolts Credit Suisse
2008 04 14 Credit Suisse to face writedown of 3-5 billion Swiss francs
2008 04 24 Credit Suisse Q1 writedowns of $5.3B drives $2.1B loss
2008 06 19 UBS, Credit Suisse Face More Writedowns, Goldman Says
2008 07 06 Credit Suisse cuts cost of top team in Europe
2008 07 24 Credit Suisse Profit Falls 62%, Beating Estimates
2008 10 16 Swiss banks raise emergency funds to fight crisis
2008 10 23 Credit Suisse Posts Third-Quarter Loss on Writedowns

Swiss Life
2008 11 12 Swiss Life warns on profit, ING posts first loss


2008 08 05 Swiss Re Second-Quarter Net Falls 53% on Writedown
2008 09 25 Swiss Re Sees Further SF277 Million CDS Writedowns
2008 11 04 Swiss Re reports surprise deficit


2007 05 03 UBS to close its hedge fund arm
2007 10 01 Banks reveal U.S. mortgage losses
2007 12 10 UBS posts fresh $10bn writedown
2008 01 31 In Europe, Questions Over Continuing Write-Down
2008 02 14 UBS confirms sub-prime loss woes
2008 04 01 UBS doubles sub-prime writedowns
2008 04 01 UBS writes down another $19 billion
2008 04 01 UBS Says Ospel Resigns After Writedowns Lead to Loss
2008 04 17 Crisis-hit UBS to axe 900 London bank jobs
2008 04 20 How a staid Swiss bank let ambitions lead it into folly
2008 04 30 HSH to sue UBS over subprime losses
2008 05 06 UBS to cut 5,500 jobs in subprime wake
2008 05 22 UBS prices $15.6 bln share sale at 31% discount
2008 05 22 UBS sells $22bn of securities to BlackRock
2008 05 26 UBS Falls After Saying More Mortgage Losses Possible
2008 06 09 Citigroup, Merrill, UBS Face Further Writedowns, Whitney Says
2008 06 11 Banks face $10bn monolines charges
2008 06 19 UBS, Credit Suisse Face More Writedowns, Goldman Says
2008 07 04 UBS Says It May Avoid Loss, Doesn’t Need More Capital
2008 07 05 UBS piles $7.5bn on to its writedown bill
2008 08 08 UBS is latest bank to settle auction-rate probe
2008 08 12 UBS Posts Loss on Debt Writedowns, Settlement Costs
2008 10 03 Swiss bank UBS to cut 2,000 jobs
2008 10 16 Swiss banks raise emergency funds to fight crisis
2008 11 04 UBS says money outflows slowing, wary on fourth quarter
2008 11 10 Former UBS Chief to Forego $10 Million in Exit Pay


2008 11 10 Santander to Raise $9.2 Billion in Rights Issue
2008 10 28 Santander buoyed by robust retail business


2008 10 28 Danske Cuts Outlook After Net Slumps on Loan Losses

Carnegie
2008 11 10 Sweden’s Carnegie to Raise $152 Million


2008 09 22 Nomura buys Lehman Brothers Asia units
2008 09 23 Nomura Acquires 2 More Lehman Units
2008 10 28 Nomura on Course for Record Loss on Lehman, Iceland


2007 10 26 Japan’s Mizuho Securities posts loss on credit woes
2007 11 23 Japan’s subprime exposure hits $12bn
2008 02 13 Japan’s sub-prime losses double
2008 06 01 Japan firms post Y1.9 trillion in subprime losses
2008 07 01 Subprime Losses Hit Development Bank of Japan
2008 07 31 Mizuho’s Profit Advances 14% as Bad-Loan Costs Fall

2008 10 29 Sumitomo Mitsui First-Half Profit Falls on Bad Loans
2008 11 13 Mizuho to sell $3.2bn of preferred securities

Latvia
2008 11 10 Latvia takes over Parex after run on bank


2007 09 04 China reserves ‘not in sub-prime’

Italy
2008 10 30 Generali Profit Falls on Writedowns, Life Insurance

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