Lehman Brothers

Lehman Brothers, one of the largest investment banks in the United States, filed for bankruptcy in the early hours of September 15, 2008, after an exodus of clients, drastic falls in its stock prices and downgrades by credit rating agencies. Its collapse has been described as a key point in the global financial crisis, with some commentators referring to a “Lehmans Moment”.

Plugging the gaps in financial regulation in HK

4 Oct 2012

When I became the first non-executive chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in 2006, the world was cruising on a path of moderate growth, stable employment and subdued inflation...

JPMorgan says London Whale didn’t cause Lehman bankruptcy

1 Mar 2013

The former JPMorgan Chase trader known as the “London Whale” was not responsible for Lehman Brothers Holdings’ bankruptcy and should not be dragged into a US$8.6 billion (HK$66.7 billion) lawsuit...

Talking Points

19 Nov 2012

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Three Australian councils win case against Lehman Bros unit

21 Sep 2012

Three Australian councils on Friday won their case against a Lehman Brothers subsidiary over losses they incurred on complex investment products that crashed during the global financial crisis.

Global economy 'to take toll' on BOCHK loans

24 Aug 2012

Bank of China Hong Kong, the overseas arm of Bank of China, expects loan demand to weaken even further in the current half as Hong Kong's economy suffers from the uncertain outlook in Europe and...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Surviveand thrive

The Student

Melody Liu had been working in banking for six years when the world was rocked by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent global financial crisis.

On the move

Monica Lee-Muller
Managing director
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management)

With that sort of pay packet, Joe, shut up and cop the flak

'I have adequate grounds to seek a judicial review. But it is difficult to confront the entire political engine with my own force.'

Joseph Yam Chi-kwong

Former HK...

Lawmakers deny HK$28m report was waste of money

The Legislative Council report on the Lehman Brothers fiasco cost taxpayers HK$28 million - the most expensive Legco investigation ever.

Lehman criticism played down

Two senior government officials should not be held politically accountable for the Lehman Brothers investment fiasco of 2008, the head of a legislature subcommittee on the issue said yesterday....

Not all minibond buyers were innocent

Local investors like to boast how clever they are - unless they bought Lehman Brothers minibonds and other related derivative products. These Lehman investors have since gone out of the way to...