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Blackstone IPO: It's on--and soon

June 19, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A week earlier than expected, Blackstone will price its IPO--probably on Thursday. It will... Read more...

Mutual funds eschew cash

June 5, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

There was once a day when fund managers were expected to hedge against market gyrations via cash holdings. Right now, that tactic has gone out the door. Cash levels may be at their lowest point... Read more...

Do good bankers make good managers?

May 8, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

It's almost a cliché in sports: The star quarterback may not make a good coach. Does the same hold for investment bankers? Financial News Online notes a trend toward banks making... Read more...

NYSE shuffles top management

February 27, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The NYSE Group has hired another big name Goldman Sachs executive. Duncan Niederauer will join the company as president and co-chief operating officer. He'll be in charge of cash equities... Read more...

Advisors to rely more on alternative investments?

February 27, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A MarketWatch columnist notes Rydex's new "National Survey of Registered Investment Advisers," has found that 43 percent of advisers have "moderately" boosted their use of alternatives... Read more...

Technical research on the rebound?

November 28, 2006 — 8:01pm ET
It was big news last year when Louise Yamada and Ralph Acampora, two of the biggest names in technical research, were let go by Citigroup and Prudential. Many people proclaimed the death of... Read more...

Female traders still rare on Wall Street

November 2, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Trading, even in this electronic age, is still something of a man's game. Only 10 percent of traders are female, by one estimate. Still, the game is changing, and there are some definite success... Read more...

Complex BONY deal shows new thinking

July 31, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Like an empty "big block" megastore, the way for financial services "supermarkets" to gain may be to convert it into a mall. So says Jane Wheeler, a partner at high-end boutique Evercore who heads... Read more...

Golden era for private equity funds continues

July 20, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A MarketWatch commentary puts it bluntly: "Private-equity funds rule Wall Street." These funds are drawing the brightest minds from finance and even from the government--not to mention... Read more...

Morningstar expands hedge-fund product line

July 17, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Morningstar apparently wants to play the same role in the hedge-fund universe that it does in the mutual funds universe. To that end, it announced it will spend $10 million to acquire the... Read more...

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