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☆ Wall Street's succession summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first, it's the summer of succession — and no, we're not talking about the TV show. Wall Street CEOs pretend that succession planning is another chore, like hashing out the annual budget or organizing an earnings call. But behind the boring press announcing their succession plans is often a story of intrigue and drama. And then, of course, there's Jamie Dimon, Wall Street's longest-serving CEO. Earlier this week, Insider highlighted 17 young analysts poised to shine.

☆ Lazard's new CEO once inspired a fan blog called Orszagasm.com. Here are 5 fascinating facts about Peter Orszag, Wall Street's newest chief.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Orszag has been named CEO of investment bank Lazard, effective October 1. Orszag is best known as Barack Obama's director of Office of Management and Budget. Investment bank Lazard announced on Friday that Peter Orszag, CEO of its financial advisory business, would replace Kenneth Jacobs as CEO. But he is also no ordinary Wall Street CEO. He only made the switch to Wall Street from Washington in 2011.

☆ Lazard Names Peter Orszag to Succeed Ken Jacobs as C.E.O.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lazard announced on Friday that Peter Orszag, who leads its core financial advisory business, will succeed Ken Jacobs as the company’s chief executive on Oct. 1. Mr. Jacobs will stay on as executive chairman and continue to advise clients. Mr. Orszag, a former Obama administration official, will oversee a 175-year-old financial institution with a long history of advising on major corporate deals at a time when its mainstay business faces huge challenges. “Over his career spanning both banking and government, Peter has proven to be a strategic, visionary and decisive leader, with deep relationships across the industry and the ability to effectively lead Lazard through evolving global markets and complex geopolitical dynamics,” Richard Parsons, the firm’s lead independent director, said in a statement. Lazard did not say when its succession planning began, but Mr. Orszag, 54, wrote in a memo to employees on Friday that the move followed a “selection process that has been in the works for quite some time.”

☆ Lazard CEO Jacobs set to step down, Orszag to take helm -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jacobs' decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard's stock has lost about 17% this year, giving the independent investment bank a market capitalization of just over $3 billion. Orszag, 54, was previously was head of North America M&A at Lazard and joined the bank from Citigroup in 2016. Jacobs, 64, joined Lazard from Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N) in 1988 and took over as CEO in 2009 after the death of his predecessor, Bruce Wasserstein. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ A new class of executives on Wall Street is gaining a ton of power
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I still need questions for a future mailbag. As Wall Street grapples with how to deploy AI, the executives overseeing the tech are rising in prominence. Bianca mapped out the 12 executives leading AI strategy at Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Meet the 12 executives leading the AI strategy at the biggest US banks. The bank run on Silicon Valley Bank, which was helped along by social media, has bank executives reconsidering their online presence, Reuters reports.

☆ Lazard CEO Ken Jacobs set to step down
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Lazard lead director Richard Parsons declined to provide details of the succession plan in a statement. "We have a succession plan that we have had in place for quite some time and our plan is on track," he said. The appetite for mergers and acquisitions has soured in recent months amid volatility in the capital markets, geopolitical tensions and rising interest rates. Investment banking units at large Wall Street firms have cut bonuses and laid off staff in recent months as stock market listings stalled and companies slamming the breaks on deals. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag on Tuesday's critical debt ceiling meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag on Tuesday's critical debt ceiling meetingPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview President Biden's debt ceiling meeting with top congressional leaders, and why the administration shouldn't simply agree to a one-year debt ceiling reprieve.

☆ Here's what Lazard's Peter Orszag thinks the best option is if a debt ceiling deal can't be reached
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's what Lazard's Peter Orszag thinks the best option is if a debt ceiling deal can't be reachedPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview President Biden's debt ceiling meeting with top congressional leaders, and why the administration shouldn't simply agree to a one-year debt ceiling reprieve.

☆ Pressure grows for US regulatory intervention as bank rout deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Investors are clearly continuing to focus on remaining players that are deemed the weakest," wrote UBS banking analyst Erika Najarian on Thursday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. did not respond to a request for comment. Critics say increasing deposit insurance could encourage risk-taking, and note regulators have fewer tools to rescue banks following the 2008 financial crisis. The latest crisis began in March when runs on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank led to their abrupt closures, leading depositors to move their cash to bigger banks. To stem the contagion, regulators took emergency steps to reimburse all customers at the two banks, while the Fed offered lenders additional liquidity.

☆ The market is looking for the next 'domino' to fall, keeping banks under pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After an intense few days in which the fate of ailing lender First Republic was finally determined, veteran banking analyst Christopher McGratty was looking forward to some calm. Minutes after the start of regular trading, however, the regional bank stocks he covers for KBW began plunging. "I was like, 'Hey, it's a good day to catch up, it seems like an orderly kind of day,'" McGratty said in a phone interview. "I get back to my desk, and I had 40 emails and 10 voicemails, and my screen was completely red." The sharp selloff in regional banks sparked by the March failure of Silicon Valley Bank resumed Tuesday, catching Wall Street analysts and investors off guard.

☆ Peter Orszag: JPMorgan's cost to the FDIC was smaller than what it could've been
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPeter Orszag: JPMorgan's cost to the FDIC was smaller than what it could've beenPeter Orszag, Lazard Financial Advisory CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the fallout with the banking system, the deal between the FDIC and J.P. Morgan and what the Federal Reserve should do now.

BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) CEO Charlie Scharf said on Tuesday the banking industry is "extremely strong" but added he expects more volatility as market participants assess the health of financial institutions. "Talking about regional banks as one - it just makes absolutely no sense," Scharf said at the Milken Institute Global Conference. "Unfortunately, there will be a lot of volatility and turmoil," he said, adding that "the majority of the banks that we look at are still extremely strong." He did not expect more bank failures comparable to the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. Lazard advised First Republic Bank (FRC.N) before it was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan on Monday.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss House Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal, the potential credit crunch, and the Fed's rate plan.

☆ The debt ceiling is an added source of volatility in the economy, says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe debt ceiling is an added source of volatility in the economy, says Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss House Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal, the potential credit crunch, and the Fed's rate plan.

NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - Firms find that investors penalize their stock less for high greenhouse gas emissions if they voluntarily disclose that data, researchers at Lazard's climate center said on Friday. For energy companies the effect was more pronounced: Disclosure actually increased their P/E measure by 0.8%. "People might assume the worst if you don't disclose," said Peter Orszag, chief executive of financial advisory at Lazard. Many firms have pledged in recent years to reduce their carbon emissions, but the report found this had little observable impact on their valuations. "Investors may not interpret pledges as bearing material weight, but rather as ... bolstering public relations," the report said.

Some industry executives said the central bank should prioritize financial stability now. “Go fast and hard on financial stability; go gradual and slow on price stability,” said Peter Orszag, chief executive of financial advisory at investment bank Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N). The central bank declined to comment. Others have joined in, with the European Central Bank raising rates by 50 basis points earlier this week. The events this past week correspond to a 1.5% increase in the Fed funds rate, Slok wrote.

☆ Regional banks relied on a business model that relied on uninsured deposits: Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRegional banks relied on a business model that relied on uninsured deposits: Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Silicon Valley Bank filing bankruptcy, the proposal to insure all bank deposits, and the move for more regulation of regional banks.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank faces 'classic run on a bank', says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSilicon Valley Bank faces 'classic run on a bank', says Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, joins CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss Friday's premarket action and the potential fallout from trouble at Silicon Valley Bank.

☆ Premarket stocks: What we learned at Davos: The economy is a mess, but there's still hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Friday marks the end of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, an elite gathering of some of the wealthiest people and world leaders. The meetings between CEOs, politicians, and global figures at Davos can help set the tone for the year ahead. CEOs and political officials are also worried about the United States hitting its borrowing cap on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking “extraordinary measures” to keep the government open. If an agreement isn’t reached, markets could plunge (like they did the last time this happened in 2011) and the United States risks having its credit rating downgraded again. China’s removal of strict coronavirus restrictions late last year is also expected to unleash a wave of spending that may offset economic weakness in the United States and Europe.

The world's largest economy risks defaulting on its debt for the first time in modern history this summer as politicians wrangle over raising the country's debt limit, currently capped at $31.4 trillion. The U.S. is expected to reach its debt limit Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said last week. But coming to a deal to increase the U.S. debt limit won't be easy in a political environment that's grown even more polarized in the past decade. While conservative members of his caucus insist they do not want the country to default on its debt, McCarthy is under pressure to demand deep spending cuts. Another top Wall Street CEO said he planned to push lawmakers at Davos to focus more on spending cuts rather than the debt ceiling.

☆ Peter Orszag: Davos seems a bit more downcast than usual this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPeter Orszag: Davos seems a bit more downcast than usual this yearPeter Orszag, Lazard Financial Advisory CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss what Orszag thinks will happen on the debt ceiling, what's happening in Davos, and more.

☆ The Fed's tightening will 'wallop' the US economy if inflation is cooling on its own anyway, a Lazard CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US economy won't feel the impact of the Fed's tightening until 2023, Peter Orszag told CNBC. If inflation is coming down anyway, it will be walloped by unneeded monetary policy, the Lazard CEO said. The lame-duck Congress needs to move on the debt limit soon — otherwise, it's "playing with matches." "The point is, if inflation is coming down anyway, then you're going to get walloped with the lagged effect of the monetary policy tightening, when you don't really need it," he said. "I would highlight the imperative on the debt limit in particular.

☆ We haven't seen the lagged effect of Fed tightening, says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe haven't seen the lagged effect of Fed tightening, says Lazard's Peter OrszagLazard's Peter Orszag joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the today's market rally and the midterm election's impact on the market.

☆ Accounting for lead time when calculating the pace of monetary policy with Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAccounting for lead time when calculating the pace of monetary policy with Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, Lazard Financial Advisory CEO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss tightening of central bank monetary policy, the cooling effect of dollar strengthening, and material declines in residential and non-residential investments.

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