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The big picture: Will tremors spread?

March 17, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The great fear is that the run on liquidity at Bear Stearns will spread to other tottering institutions. Read more...

Shadow banking system any clearer?

December 18, 2007 — 7:59am ET
There's been some big-picture talk as of late about the so-called shadow banking system. The banking world of old was all about gathering assets, making loans and selling bonds. That world hasn't... Read more...

Hedge fund industry still strong

October 24, 2007 — 6:59am ET
In the third quarter, hedge funds added $45.2 billion in new assets, says Hedge Fund Research. The good news is that industry is on pace to break last year's annual record of about $130 billion. The... Read more...

Bank of America builds equity team

October 12, 2007 — 6:59am ET
On Wall Street, equity trading hasn't been the place to be for a long time. Let's face it-- the margins are really thin and the services seem commoditized. The places to be were in exotic securities... Read more...

Hedge fund outflows to moderate?

September 6, 2007 — 6:59am ET
A report by TrimTabs Investment Research and Barclay Hedge says hedge fund outflows hit $32 billion in July. That's the largest outflow since 2000, according to FINalternatives. The issue is where... Read more...

E-brokerages embrace social networking

September 5, 2007 — 6:59am ET
The MySpace phenomena hasn't gone unnoticed in the discount brokerage industry. Increasingly, brokerages are embracing social networking, convinced it will lead to more trade volume. According to... Read more...

A winning hedge fund strategy?

August 28, 2007 — 6:59am ET
August hasn't been all that kind to the hedge fund industry. An index published by Credit Suisse/Tremont shows that funds on average... Read more...

Credit crisis rolls on

August 22, 2007 — 6:59am ET
The world is still reeling from the on-going credit crisis, and all eyes for the moment are on the Federal Reserve Board. Read more...

But wasn't the risk supposed to be offloadable?

August 22, 2007 — 6:59am ET
It's a cliché that securitization and derivatives allow for risk to be offloaded. When it comes to the top banks, it hasn't rung true. Standard & Poor's argues that some banks in fact may... Read more...

Rumor: Messaging delays irk traders

June 7, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Wall Street has embraced electronic messaging and ordering, of course, just take a look at the NYSE... Read more...

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