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More analysts open their own shops
When it comes to big-name analysts opening up their own shops, we hear a lot about Meredith Whitney. But there are hundreds of others, notes Bloomberg , which calls them "Research Renegades."
The rise of these small independent shops has been nothing short of stunning. The number of indepen
Citigroup's stealth poison pill
Lost somewhat amid the exchange offer launch at Citigroup, was the announcement that the bank had adopted a "tax benefits preservation plan" that seeks to address an old tax law that might prevent the company from using its deferred tax assets if someone amassed more than 5 percent of the common s
New perspective on credit derivatives
The world has been buzzing about the looming launch of a central clearinghouse for credit derivatives, something many see as a crucial step toward imposing order on the market. We have voiced our
CDS market solutions ramping up
Finally, after a long stretch of hand wringing about credit default swap trade processing, it seems like we're about to get some real progress. There are several exchanges and other entities in the
Migrate CDS trading to an exchange?
We've been talking about more automation in the credit default market for a long time now. Despite official prodding, we've really only seen piecemeal activity toward that goal. On top of that, we're
Citi's research move a good idea
Citi has confirmed that it is indeed moving its stock research unit out of Smith Barney, where it was placed following the stock research scandals of yesteryear, and back into institutional clients' business. It will become part of a new research unit that will combine fixed income and economi
