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U.S. IPO market faring well
Not too long ago, politicians and industry lobbyists were fretting that the U.S. initial public offering market was being eclipsed by the IPO market in other countries. The decline of the Nasdaq and the rise of AIM in London were often noted. It was often highlighted as part of a bigger point abou
Should Barclays to move to New York?
Will big British banks move to the United States? Not too long ago, people were debating whether London had displaced New York City as the financial capital of the world. The talk centered on the lackluster IPO market in the United States, compared with the then-thriving AIM market in London.
Will trading migrate overseas?
There is always talk that onerous regulations will lead global Wall Street firms to engage in a kind of regulatory arbitrage and shift trading operations to the most favorable regions. Not too long ago, the many vociferous critics of Sarbanes-Oxley ( Sarbanes-Oxley news) argued that the law was
U.S. IPO Redux?
Money from initial offerings is set to hit levels last reached during the dotcom era, according to the Financial Times . NYSE and NASDAQ deals have raised $51 billion this year, compared with $46 billion on the LSE and AIM. Interesting. So if this holds, it will mark the first time in three ye
Firm offers easier escape from hedge fund snafus
We haven't seen a lot of hedge fund failures --fortunately--but they do happen. Enough so that a
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So you wanna start a bank
Consolidation in the banking industry has been a big story; the number of banks in the U.S. has fallen to 7,402 in 2006 from 14,411 banks in 1977. But just when you think that big-ness is taking
More exchanges embrace Sarbox-like rules
The frisson was palpable in Europe when the NYSE-Euronext and Nasdaq-LSE deals were being debated. The big fear--and I mean big--was that any such merger would facilitate the export of
Goldman eyes boomers in Japan
The Baby Boomer phenomena is not limited to the U.S. In Japan, a coming wave of retirees has galvanized a lot of financial services firms, who aim to benefit in many ways. Goldman Sachs has come
Fund managers still wary of activism
The annual meeting season is upon us. While there will be more shareholder resolutions up for a vote than ever before, it's a fair bet that top mutual funds will most often side with management.
