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Banks vulnerable over auction rate securities mess

June 29, 2008 — 8:33am ET | By Jim Kim
We've noted often that prosecutions and regulatory activity follow scandals. The New York Times highlights an area that many have identified as rife with conflicts: the auction rate securities... Read more...

Not even Goldman Sachs can escape the turmoil

August 10, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Just a month ago, Goldman Sachs was the envy of Wall Street for its prowess in alternative investments. It seemed to have cracked the nut, making money every which way, dealing with the conflicts.... Read more...

Goldman works hard to avoid conflicts

June 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

There has been a lot of hand-wringing over the many conflicts that top investment banks have... Read more...

Blankfein leads Goldman Sachs to new heights

June 10, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Remember the old days of Greed and Glory on Wall Street? It used to be that traders and bankers were at constant loggerheads. Traditionally, the genteel bankers held the real power. But... Read more...

Worries remain over consultants and institutions

June 3, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The issue of consultants who advise institutions on where to invest and whether they should receive fees from money managers has lingered long in the industry. More seem to be cognizant of the... Read more...

Anatomy of a modern private equity deal

May 23, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Fortune has a thoughtful look at the deal for Kinder Morgan. Hard to believe but when the $13.5 billion deal was announced about a year ago, it was the second largest in history.... Read more...

Delaware courts take a closer look at private equity

May 22, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A few cases in Delaware suggest that the courts are going to be more active in resolving some of the conflicts Read more...

More on dark pools and trading

May 14, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The rise of dark pools has been noted by many. Such execution services now handle about 10 percent of all shares traded each day. They sport cool names like Liquidnet, Sigma X, VortEx and the... Read more...

Bank, private equity conflicts to spread?

April 19, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Not too long ago, a few banks shied away from private equity activity because they did not want to compete with their clients. Lehman Brothers for one has stuck to this. That proved to be a... Read more...

Citigroup on trial in Australia

March 26, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Just when you thought that Citigroup's overseas woes were over. It is on trial in Australia, and the case is being seen as test of how banks manage proprietary trading and the possible conflicts... Read more...

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