Main Street vs. Wall Street battle on real estate
Once home prices were battered into submission, private equity firms rode to the rescue, sensing the deal of a lifetime.
Social impact bonds starting to take off
I noted not too long ago that Goldman Sachs was pioneering an approach to social engineering via so-called social impact bonds.
Bank of America ranks high in EPS growth
When Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) released earnings for the first quarter of 2013 last month, it counted as a downside surprise, as the bank reported a fully diluted $0.20 per share vs. expectations of about $0.23 per share.
JPMorgan confronts Bloomberg
A cynic might argue that JPMorgan's foray into the great controversy over the Bloomberg snooping is an attempt to deflect attention away from its shareholder annual meeting woes, where the media narrative hasn't been great. Just about every article includes a listing of all the bank's woes, especially the regulatory and enforcement woes, suggesting that Jamie Dimon might be forced to give up the Chairman title.
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Hedge fund managers face the hazards of poker
Image counts a lot in the hedge fund industry. So if you are a hedge fund manager and you let it be known that you also play poker, you had better play pretty well. Poker is taken quite seriously in the industry. Success in poker is something that you would definitely want on your resume.
SAC Capital investigation heating up
Criminal investigators have sent a new, apparently quite aggressive round of subpoenas to SAC Capital. The requests seem to be pushing the high-profile investigation to the moment of truth in the quest to bring criminal charges against the embattled hedge fund and its founder Steven Cohen.
Jamie Dimon and what a banker ought to be
Could Silver Lake walk away from Dell deal?
Most in the industry believe that the dismal state of Dell's earnings strengthens Michael Dell's hand when it comes to the leveraged buyout offer he and Silver Lake have on the table. The deal for $13.65 looks richer and richer as the company's operating prospects tumble.
Main Street vs. Wall Street battle on real estate
Once home prices were battered into submission, private equity firms rode to the rescue, sensing the deal of a lifetime.
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Larry Tabb, of the Tabb Group, has come forth with a timely report on Reg NMS, one of my favorite topics .
Audit firms have certainly had their difficulties lately.
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