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Och-Ziff: Proxy for industry

One nice thing about the fact that Och-Ziff trades publicly is that we have a rough proxy for the entire industry. So, the good news is that the alternative investment firm beat analysts'... Read more...

Why the bailout has not lifted confidence

We've seen some amazing government moves in the last few days: the bailout plan; the decision to directly buy short-term commercial paper from companies; the decision to provide yet more liquidity to... Read more...

European banks bent on more capital

Now this is eye popping: Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a $24 billion sale of stock, the biggest offering in British corporate history, according to the AP. The new capital is sorely needed to... Read more...

More on the global worry over SWFs

We mentioned previously that there is a bill in the California assembly that would effectively prevent California pensions from investing in Read more...

Bank risk controls still an issue?

Credit Suisse says its nearly $3 billion writedown of asset-backed credit stemmed from a simple mistake: traders were using out of date prices. There is one view that, perhaps, this was intentional.... Read more...

Blackstone, new investment banking power

The Blackstone Group has taken some PR lumps this year. Recall the long New Yorker article. But as of late. Wall Street is buzzing about the... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Bank of America resizes in Europe; TD Ameritrade averts credit debacle; and much more...

Company News:> Bank of America resizes in Europe. Article > TD Ameritrade averts credit debacle. Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Overseas Employees

Have you noticed that fewer employees want overseas assignments? Especially in Europe, the dollar is making things difficult. Many companies have adjusted, of course. Read more...

Fund offerings in Amsterdam to continue?

HarbourVest Partners, of Boston, has listed its HarbourVest Global Private Equity closed-end fund on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, joining KKR, which also listed in Amsterdam, and Apollo.... Read more...

How hard will M&A fees be hit?

Most people assume that the deal machinery will have to slow in 2008. There seems to be no way, yet another volume record could be broken. So the issue is how hard bankers will be hit. Financial News... Read more...

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