Team Assistant maternity cover Investment Banking From Guardian Maternity cover long term temp role for top tier Investment Bank based in the City. Supporting a team of five including one Managing Director and two Vice Presidents, this role will involve extensive use of Outlook to ensure organised diary schedules. There will be a high volume of meetings to organise as well as travel organisation, expense processing, phone coverage and the booking of cars, couriers and client visits.

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Goldman Names Investment Banking Head in Europe From New York Times Blogs Moving to streamline management at a key part of its business, securities giant Goldman Sachs has named Yoel Zaoui as the sole head of investment banking in Europe. Mr. French will become Goldman's chairman of investment banking in Europe, while Mr. Westerman will continue as sole head of Goldman's European financing group within the investment banking division.

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Nigeria: Etranzact to Sponsor Regional Banking Confab From AllAfrica.com James Emejo Lagos eTranzact, a leading multi-channel payment platform and mobile payment technology provider has announced its Lead Sponsorship of the 3rd African Banking Technology Conference scheduled to hold in May. AITEC Africa, the continent's leading organiser of ICT programmes, is hosting the event theme, "Competing in a Borderless World". Deon van Heerden, VP MEA Sales & SA Country Manager, Clickatell, South Africa will speak on "The mobile device as next generation channel for...

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South Africa: Charter Row 'May Hurt Bid to Extend Banking' From AllAfrica.com Regis Nyamakanga Johannesburg THE number of South Africans with access to banking had risen to the highest level in five years, but FinMark Trust warned yesterday that if the financial sector charter was not gazetted in its present form, many would be shorn of access to financial services. The m zansi account was launched in 2004, in line with the banking sector's commitments in the financial sector charter, to help improve access to financial products and services by the poor. "Car...

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Banking group cool to Paulson's plan From MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The nation's banks reacted coolly Thursday to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's suggestion that the industry trim back dividends as a means of preserving capital. "Every bank will say that what he is suggesting is something we are already doing," said Wayne Abernathy, executive director for financial institutions policy and regulatory affairs at the American Banking Association. Reaction to Paulson's dividend suggestion from the banking industry was mixed, with...

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