Salomon Brothers
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Salomon Brothers was a prominent Wall Street investment bank known for its influential role in the bond market and its aggressive trading culture in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salomon Smith Barney | 3 |
| Salomon Brothers canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial services company
ⓘ
investment bank ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Citigroup
ⓘ
Travelers Group ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedIn | Liar's Poker ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1990s
ⓘ
1998 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur Salomon
ⓘ
Herbert Salomon ⓘ Percy Straus ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
aggressive trading environment
ⓘ
risk-taking culture ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
dominant bond trading house in the 1980s
ⓘ
major Wall Street firm ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception |
1910
ⓘ
1910s ⓘ |
| industry |
bond trading
ⓘ
investment banking ⓘ securities trading ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
U.S. Treasury securities market
ⓘ
corporate bond market ⓘ mortgage-backed securities market ⓘ proprietary trading ⓘ |
| keyBusinessUnit |
fixed income trading
ⓘ
proprietary trading desk ⓘ |
| keyProduct |
U.S. Treasury securities
ⓘ
corporate bonds ⓘ mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableEmployee |
Henry Paulson
ⓘ
John Meriwether ⓘ Lewis Ranieri ⓘ Meredith Whitney ⓘ Michael Lewis ⓘ Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1991 U.S. Treasury auction bidding scandal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive trading culture
ⓘ
mortgage-backed securities innovation ⓘ role in the U.S. bond market ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Citigroup
ⓘ
Travelers Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salomon Brothers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Salomon Smith Barney
|
| regulatoryIssue | sanctions related to Treasury auction violations ⓘ |
| successor |
Salomon Brothers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salomon Smith Barney
|
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William E. Simon
this entity surface form:
Salomon Smith Barney
this entity surface form:
Salomon Smith Barney
this entity surface form:
Salomon Smith Barney